A New Nation Take Home QUIZ #2 The Age of Jefferson

1. One of Thomas Jefferson's goals as President was to

• A. increase the size of the army
• B. stop paying off state debts
• C. reduce the power of the federal government
• D. increase the size of government departments

2. As a result of the Louisiana Purchase, the United States

• A. brought land from Spain
• B. went to war with France
• C. lost control of New Orleans
• D. doubled in size

3. Lewis and Clark were sent to

• A. remove Native Americans from Louisiana
• B. explore and map the Louisiana Purchase
• C. defeat the Spanish
• D. Europe to buy Louisiana from France

4. When Britain and France seized American ships, they

• A. impressed American sailors into their navies
• B. used the captured ships against the American navies
• C. forced American sailors to become British subjects
• D. returned the American sailors unharmed

5. Which of the following laws allowed the United States to trade with all nations except Britain and France?

• A. Nonintercourse Act
• B. Embargo Act
• C. Stamp Act
• D. Pinckney Act

6. The War Hawks wanted all of the following EXCEPT

• A. to seize Canada, a British colony
• B. to stop from seizing American ships
• c. to give aid to Native Americans in th eWest
• D. to take Florida fro Spain

7. The War of 1812 was a result of American conflicts with both the

• A. French and the British
• B. British and the Native Americans
• C. British and the Spanish
• D. French an dthe Native Americans

8. The meeting of the Hartford Convention was a clear sign that

• A. not everyone supported the war
• B. the feeling of nationalism was strong in New England
• C. the end of the War of 1812 was near
• D. New Englanders supported the war

9. during which battle of the War of 1812 were American forces led by Andrew Jackson?

• A. Battle of New Orleans
• B. Battle of Lake Erie
• C. Battle of Thames
• D. Battle of Washington D. C.

10. One result of the War of 1812 was

• A. a United States victory
• B. increased American Pride
• C. a British victory
• D. a blockade of American ports