Chapter 6 Quiz

According to the Constitution, the president is chosen by ______________.

• the people

• The House of Representatives

• electors

• Senate

President Adams made sure Federalists had control of the courts by appointing hundreds of judges during his last days in office.

• True

• False

Which case established the principles of judicial review?

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Worcester v. Georgia

Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he had given up his plan of a western empire and needed money for war.

• True

• False

New Orleans was important to settlers in the West because _____________.

• without it, they had no way to ship their goods

• they passed through the city on their way up the Mississippi River

• they made money from taxes collected in the city

• it was the capital of the new territory

When Jefferson refused to pay more tribute, ____ declared war on the United States.

• France

• Britain

• Barbary Coast

• Tripoli

How did Britain and France violate the neutral rights of the United States?

• by forcing the United States to take a side in their war

• by seizing and searching American ships

• by jailing American deserters

• by attacking American ports

The British took Washington, D.C., in August 1814, and left it to move on to Baltimore.

• True

• False

Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" after watching bombs bursting over ____ in September 1814.

• a fallen fort in Lake Erie

• Washington, D.C.

• Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor

• Plattsburgh, on Lake Champlain

Which is a result of the War of 1812?

• American patriotism declined.

• The United States gained respect in the world.

• The United States doubled in size.

• Federalist thoughts of secession gained support.