Ch 8 Jeffersonian Era

Who won the 1800 election and how would you describe that election?

• Jefferson won the tied election

• Burr won in a landslide

• George Washington was the only candidate

• Jefferson won in a landslide

What power did Marbury v. Madison enforce?

• Judicial Act of 1789

• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers

• Check and Balances

The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...

• Declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president unconstitutional

• Review the Constitution and make laws

• Review the Constitution and veto laws

• Impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional

Which was a goal of Thomas Jefferson as he was elected to the Presidency?

• to declare war on Britain

• to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution

• to reduce the size of the federal government

• to reduce the powers of the state government

What piece of land was purchased from France by America during Jefferson's presidency in 1803?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?

• For control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans

• To spy on the Spanish

• To control Haiti

• For gold and silver

Thomas Jefferson hired ________ and ________ to explore the Louisiana Purchase as well as find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean.

• John and Locke
• Lewis and Clark
• Francisco and Samuel
• Stewie and Brian

Britain and France were at war with each other (Napoleon) and they both interfered with American neutrality by...

• impressing American sailors
• invoking their written military alliance
• attacking American ships
• bribing American to choose a side

What is the defintion of impressment in the context of the early 1800s?

• British capturing American sailors
• Showing off to the person next to you
• Forcing Native Americans west of the Mississippi
• British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans 

Which of the following of Jefferson's policies negatively affected the Americans ability to fight the British in the War of 1812?

• increase of federal taxes

• purchase of the Louisiana Territory

• reduction of the military

• the Embargo Act of 1807