Thomas Jefferson

True or False: Thomas Jefferson wanted a strong federal government.

• True

• False

Thomas Jefferson believed in laissez-faire. What does laissez-faire mean?

• People should be as free as possible from government control; little government interference.

• The government should make as many laws as possible to ensure order.

• Fairs and carnivals should be held every Friday in the cities.

• People should vote in a government.

Why did Thomas Jefferson end the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• He had a personal vendetta against John Adams.

• He believed the acts were a threat to free speech.

• He wanted to make an act that was even stricter on free speech.

Who did the Embargo Act affect negatively?

• the British & French, just how Jefferson thought it would

• American merchants

• Canada

• women & children only

What are two things that Marbury v Madison established? (choose 2)

• the constitution is the highest law of the land

• the job of the courts is to make sure that the president is doing his job

• the constitution is flexible and applies only to certain people and situations

• the job of the courts is to see that the constitution is followed

Which French leader agreed to sell the Louisiana Territory for $15 million?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Charles de Gaulle

• Marie Antoinette

• Rene Descartes

The Louisiana Territory is land ____of the Mississippi River.

• east

• west

The Louisiana Purchase led to America having control of the Mississippi River. Why was this beneficial to the U.S.?

• It allowed them to use the Mississippi River for trade and transportation.

• It allowed the US to sneak past the Spanish.

• It meant that the US had easier access to the Gulf of Mexico to invade Mexico with more ease.

Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

• Napoleon

• Jefferson & Adams

• Lewis & Clark

• Lisa & Shark

The Louisiana Purchase __________ the size of the United States.

• tripled

• doubled

• did nothing for