Chapter 14 - President Thomas Jefferson

_______ _______ was the 3rd president of the United States.

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

An atheist is a person that believes ________.

• In the existence of God.

• that there is no God.

• there are many gods.

• if a god exist, such a being can't be personally known

Because of a tie for the presidency, the House of Representatives voted ________ times trying to break the tie.

• 12 times

• 20 times

• 3 times

• 35 times

Marbury v Madison established Judicial Review by the US Supreme Court. Judicial Review established the Supreme Courts power to ______________.

• Create new laws

• impeach a president

• nullify a law by declaring it unconstitutional

• change the U.S. Constitution

Which early American hero and leader was killed in a duel?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Aaron Burr

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana territory from France for $_____ million and doubled the size of the nation.

• $5 million

• $10 million

• $20 million

• $15 million

This Native American woman helped Lewis and Clark in their Westward exploration.

• Poccahontas

• Sacagawea

• Sagebush

• SquattingBear

An embargo (like the Embargo Act of 1807) is when the government decides to _____________.

• stop trade with other countries

• increase trade with other countries

• declare war on other nations

• only sells goods to other countries, but will not buy from them.

The slave revolt in this island territory ruined Napoleon's plans to take over North American.

• Puerto Rico

• Jamaica

• Haiti

• Cuba

This river is the most important commercial river in the United States. It runs from the North to the South ending in New Orleans.

• The Ohio River

• The Chattahouchee River

• The Ouachita River

• The Mississippi River