Unit 4: Chapter 10 & 11 Test

Why did President Jefferson ask the U.S. Congress to pass the Embargo Act?

• to stop American merchant ships from making money

• to stop American merchant ships from avoiding taxes

• to stop Britain and France from seizing American merchant ships

• to stop Britain and France from asking the United States to remain neutral

According to the rules of the constitution, how was the tie broken in the election of 1800?

• By a re-vote

• By the Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court chooses

John Adams belongs to which political party?

• Republican

• Democratic

• Anti-federalist

• Federalist

What Amendment was added to the Constitution as a result of the election of 1800?

• the 11th amendment

• the 12th amendment

• the 13th amendment

• the 14th amendment

Who did Hamilton ultimately support in the election of 1800?

• Jefferson

• Burr

• Pinckney

Why did President Jefferson want to purchase New Orleans?

• He wanted to control New Orleans because its port links the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

• He wanted to reduce the price of the Louisiana Purchase by only purchasing the port of New Orleans.

• He wanted to eliminate French influence in North America.

• He wanted to eliminate Spanish influence in North America.

Lewis and Clark led an expedition to explore the land purchased from____________.

• Britain

• Spain

• France

• Mexico

Why did President Monroe establish this Doctrine?

• He wanted to have a war

• He wanted to let Europe know that the United States would not allow the European monarchies to regain power in the Americas

• He wanted to gain power for himself.

The US received what territory from the Adams-Onis Treaty?

• Texas
• Missouri
• Alabama
• Florida

What document tried to keep the European nations from creating new colonies?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Pickney's Treaty

• Monroe Doctrine

• Neutrality Proclamation