Causes of the War of 1812

Great Britain impresses American sailors. What does the word "impress" mean?

• To give aid to others

• To influence or persuade others to do something

• To take someone against their will, or kidnap

• To lead someone to a safe place

What is a precedent?

• something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

• a tax on imported goods

• a political party that believes in a strong central government

• a settlement of a dispute where each side gives up some demands

What motivated America to want to purchase the Louisiana colony?

• America wanted to have control of the diverse population there

• America wanted control of the Mississippi River

• America despised France and wanted to show Napoleon Bonaparte that France could not keep the territory

• America did not want Louisiana, they just took it to keep it from the British

We wanted to go to war with Britain. Who am I?

• War Hawks

• Privateer

• James Madison

• France

How did Thomas Jefferson present the purchase to the people of the United States?

• as a deal that he could not refuse

• as a good idea that he came up with in a dream

• as a treaty

• as a gift from Napoleon Bonaparte

Which court case establishes Judicial Review?

• Mculloh V Maryland
• Marbury V Madison
• Plessy V Ferguson
• Hamilton V Jefferson

The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.

• South to the Rio Grande River
• North to Canada
• West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains
• East from the Ohio River to New York

A Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark

• John Marshall

• Sacagawea

• Lewis and Clark

• Barbary Pirates

How did the Louisiana Purchase impact the United States of America?

• it nearly doubled the size of the land that the country possessed

• it made the United States more susceptible for invasion from France

• it made the United States and Spain have a better international relationship

• it made the people of America feel upset about having foreign citizens in their country

The Embargo Act of 1807 had a ____________ impact on American business

• positive

• neutral

• negative

Answer explanation

business fell 75% in one year after the Embargo