Chapter 10 Quiz

What political party did Jefferson represent at the Election of 1800?

• Federalist

• Democratic-Republican

• Anti-Federalist

• Whig

True or False: The Louisiana Purchase can be considered unconstitutional because there is NO section that says a President can buy new land.

• True

• False

Who did Thomas Jefferson send out to explore the new Louisiana Territory?

• Alexander Hamilton and John Adams

• George Washington and Aaron Burr

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

• Bill and Ted

This act blocked trade with foreign nations and was meant to hurt England and France.

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• Proclamation of Neutrality

• The Slave Trade Act

• The Embargo Act

Who becomes the 4th President of the United States in 1808?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Adams

• Abraham Lincoln

The election of 1800 showed that

• power could pass peacefully from group to group in a democracy.

• Federalists would remain in power for decades.

• Adams wanted to turn the nation into a monarchy.

• Hamilton had become a Republican.

The 12th Amendment

• explains that citizens of one state cannot sue another state in federal court.

• was passed to prevent ties in presidential races.

• made political parties legal.

• limits presidential terms to two.

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

• led to war with France

• doubled the size of the nation

• led to a discovery of a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• limited trade opportunities

The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.

• $12 million
• $250 million
• $15 million
• $32 million

What Shoshone Indian joined the Corps of Discovery and acted as an interpreter?

• Sacagawea

• Pocahontas

• Pontic

• Tecumseh