Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy: Crash Course US History #10

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. tied As per the Constitution, the election went to the House of Representatives, where it took thirty-six ballots and the intervention of __ before Jefferson was finally named president.

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• Tony Danza

• John Adams

George Washington ____his slaves upon his death.

• Killed

• Freed

• Sold

• Fed

• Took them to Jerry Bob's

_ Rebellion was organized by a Richmond, Virginia blacksmith who hoped to seize the capital, kill some of its inhabitants, and hold the rest hostage until his demands for abolition were met.

• Gabriel's

• Shay's

• Whiskey

• Bobby Bland's

• Mrs. Greenwood's

His [Jefferson's] idea was to make the government __, and ____ taxes, shrink the military, and make it possible for America to become a bucolic, agrarian, empire of liberty, rather than an English-style, industrial, mercantile, nightmare landscape.

Choose all that apply

• smaller

• lower

• Raise

• Bigger

• eliminate

Jefferson appointed Republicans to most government positions, but he couldn't do anything about the Supreme Court because

• are appointed by Congress

• they serve for life

• Voted into office

• Are selected by lower courts

• they developed severe anxiety

Marbury v. Madison is so important because, in that decision, the Supreme Court gave itself the power of judicial review, which allows it to ___

• Legislate

• Write new laws

• Amend the Constitution

• uphold or invalidate federal laws.

• Were long black robes to symbolize the bottomless pit of despair that is the human condition

"Hey! How bout I sell you, this!" Jefferson couldn't turn down that deal, so he bought the whole kit and caboodle for $__ million, which is worth about $250 million today.

• 200

• 50

• 15

• 300

• 2

Jefferson imposed the ___ in order to punish Britain for its practice of impressing American sailors, as well as its blockade of France, with whom Britain was once again, or possibly just still, at war.

• Lama Tax

• War clause

• Supreme Court

• MIdnight Justices

• Embargo

the embargo devastated the American economy. I mean, exports dropped by __%.

• 1

• 80

• 300

• 6

• 0

imposing the embargo was a colossal use of federal power and it was also an imposition on people's _.

• time

• liberties

• Property

• Ideas

• Source of Guacamole