Jeffersonian Era

Who won the election of 1800?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Adams

• George Washington

One of the goals of Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807 was to avoid a war with

• Mexico & Spain

• Great Britain & France

• Spain & France

• Russia & Ukraine

The Embargo Act of 1807

• banned all U.S. imports and exports
• increased the amount of exports to France
• placed a heavy tax on all imported goods
• led to war with England

What did Jefferson do when he was sworn in as President?

• He enlarged government, violated the Constitution & appointed Federalist judges

• He downscaled government, focused on an agrarian economy, decreased the military

• He increased the size of the Navy, removed Congress, added a Secretary

Which major US river is in the Louisiana Territory?

• Hudson

• Potomac

• Ohio

• Mississippi

Which of the following describes the area of the Louisiana Purchase?

• From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
• From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
• From the Appalachian Mountains to the Rocky Mountains
• from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean

Name the piece of Land.

• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession 
• Louisiana Purchase 
• Florida Cession

The expedition of Lewis and Clark was successful because

• they won Brazil from Portugal

• they converted Native Americans to Christianity
• they brought back valuable information about the land west of the Mississippi River

• all of the above

The Adams-Onis Treaty (Florida, nice!) was an agreement between the U.S. and

• Mexico

• England

• France

• Spain

How did the United States get possession of the Oregon territory?

• The United States bought the area as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

• The United States bought it from a Native American tribe living in the area.

• England gave up its claim to the area as part of a treaty with the United States.

• Spain gave it to the United States in an attempt to prevent the Mexican War.