Chapter 8: The Jefferson Era

A major U.S. victory in the War of 1812 was fought on the Great Lakes. What was the name of the battle, and who was the commanding general?

• General Zebulon Pike/Battle of New Orleans
• General Andrew Jackson/Battle of New Orleans
• General William Henry Harrison/Battle of Lake Erie
• Commodore Oliver Hazzard Perry/Battle of Lake Erie

act that banned trade with Britain, France, and their colonies

• Non-Intercourse Act

• Colonial Trade Act
• Ban Act of 1807
• Trade Act of 1807

In the hotly contested election of 1800, supporters of ___________________________claimed that a Thomas Jefferson presidency would bring to America the chaos of the French Revolution.

• George Washington
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Adams

Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It cut the size of the land area of US in half.
• It doubled the size of the land area of US.
• It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.
• It cut the population of the US. in half.

French leader who sold Louisiana to the USA

• Napoleon Dynamite
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Francois Mitterrand
• Auguste Gusteau

What was the effect of the Battle of the Thames River?

• resulted in the end of British power in the Northwest

• the capture of the United States by the British.

• the victory of the British and their Native American allies.

• a stalemate between the British and the United States.

President who bought Louisiana from France for $15 million

• Jefferson Thomas
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton
• Barack Obama

What was one effect of the Embargo Act passed by Congress in 1807?

• American merchants lost money

• Imposed tariffs on foreign goods.
• Allowed American ships to trade freely with foreign nations.
• Encouraged American ships to trade with foreign nations.

The War of 1812 ended with the Treaty of _________________.

• Paris
• Ghent
• Spain
• Greenville

Andrew Jackson led the U.S. to victory at the Battle of

• Charleston
• Baltimore
• New Orleans
• St. Louis