Jeffersonian America

Why is the Election of 1800 referred to as the Revolution of 1800?

• Because Federalists won a historic fourth presidential election

• Because it marked the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another

• Because Democratic-Republicans won a congressional majority for the first time

• Because Great Britain successfully overthrew the U.S. government and recolonized North America

What was President Jefferson's predominant message in his first inaugural address?

• War with Great Britain

• Democratic-Republican retribution against Federalists

• War with France

• National unity

The Supreme Court's ruling in Marbury v. Madison established which principle?

• Judicial review

• Stare decisis

• Trial courts are the finders of fact

• Marbury was entitled to his commission

Why did President Jefferson hesitate to agree to buy the Louisiana Territory from France?

• The territory was actually owned by Spain

• There was no explicit provision in the Constitution permitting him to do so

• The price per acre seemed to high

• He did not want to upset the lives of Indigenous peoples in the territory

Which of the following about the Embargo Act (1807) is NOT true?

• It was passed in response to a British attack on an American merchant ship, the Chesapeake

• It suspended all trade with Britain

• The act successfully harmed Great Britain's economy

• It was politically unpopular and was lifted in 1809

By the time of James Madison's presidency, which region of the country remained the only Federalist stronghold?

• The Northeast

• The West

• The South

• The Deep South

What was the name given to the new class of men in Congress who argued Britain's aggression against American trade was an attempt to re-colonize the U.S.?

• Doves

• Eagles

• Falcons

• Hawks

Why did many Americans desire the conquest of Spanish Florida in the early-19th Century?

*Multiple correct answers*

• It served as a refuge for escaped enslaved persons from the South

• It served as a staging ground from which Indigenous tribes orchestrated attacks on U.S. soil

• It provided access to valuable Gulf ports

• Its swamps and bayous contained valuable natural resources

Which of the following did NOT happen during the War of 1812?

• The British burned down the White House

• General Andrew Jackson fought the battle of New Orleans AFTER the peace had already been signed

• Indigenous chief Tecumseh was killed in battle

• The U.S. successfully invaded and conquered Canada

What was the PRIMARY reason the War of 1812 divided, instead of united, the nation?

• President Madison lacked authority over the Democratic-Republican Party

• Federalists relied more heavily on British trade and had little interest in annexing western lands

• Some Americans honestly desired to be re-colonized by Great Britain

• Democratic-Republicans wanted to protect Indigenous rights to ancestral lands