Ch 9 Study Set

What was the United States’ initial involvement in the conflict between Britain and France?

• American merchants provided weapons and provisions to Britain.

• American merchants provided weapons and provisions to France.

• American merchants provided weapons and provisions to France and Britain.

• American merchants were prohibited from trading with France and Britain.

Which state shared a border with the Louisiana Purchase?

• Ohio

• Virginia

• New York

• Tennessee

What was the purpose of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

• to build trails through the Louisiana Territory to aid settlement

• to discover the source of the Mississippi River

• to explore the land west of the Mississippi and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• to claim the lands west of the Louisiana Territory for the United States

Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• He did not think it was valuable after losing Saint-Domingue.

• He knew that the United States planned to form an alliance with Spain.

• An outbreak of yellow fever had killed too many French settlers in Louisiana.

• He was afraid that Jefferson would form an alliance with Toussaint L’Ouverture.

What power did Marbury v. Madison help to establish?

• judicial review

• land acquisition

• freedom of speech

• presidential commissions

The map shows the Louisiana Purchase. Which statement is supported by the information in the map?

• The Louisiana Purchase allowed the Spanish to control the port of New Orleans.

• The Louisiana Purchase gave the United States control over the Colorado River.

• The Louisiana Purchase included territory from New Spain and Canada.

• The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.

Which event led to Marbury v. Madison?

• Adams’s appointment of “midnight judges”

• Adams’s decision to run for reelection in 1800

• Adams’s win in the presidential election of 1800

• Adams’s selection of a chief justice for the Supreme Court

Why did Spain return Louisiana to France?

• Spain wanted France to sell Louisiana to the United States.

• Spain decided Louisiana was too expensive to maintain and unprofitable.

• Spain wanted to help Napoleon invade the United States from the west.

• Spain knew it could not defend Louisiana from an invasion by the United States.

What is judicial review?

• the Supreme Court's right to determine the rights of the individual

• the Supreme Court’s right to review every presidential appointment

• the Supreme Court’s right to invalidate a law that is unconstitutional

• the Supreme Court’s right to review a law before Congress passes it

Which individual helped Thomas Jefferson win the presidency over Aaron Burr?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• William Marbury

• Alexander Hamilton