Jefferson's Presidency

Which of the following WAS NOT TRUE of Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807?

• It banned trade with ALL foreign nations

• It banned trade with Britain and France

• The Embargo was a disaster as the American economy suffered and Britain bought goods from other nations

• Jefferson and Congress passed it to pressure Britain and France to stop attacking American ships

Which of the following vocabulary words means to prohibit trade with a foreign nation?

• Embargo
• Boycott
• impressment
• blockade

Which of the following statements about the election of 1800 WAS NOT TRUE?

• Democratic-Republican candidates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied with 73 electoral votes
• Because of the tie, the election was to be decided by the House of Representatives
• Alexander Hamilton broke the tie by voting for Thomas Jefferson
• Congress passed the 13th Amendment to make sure that there was never a tie again between a presidential and vice-presidential candidate

Who was President when William Marbury was appointed?

• a. Thomas Jefferson
  

• b. George Washington
  

• c. John Adams
  

• d. James Madison

What was the name of the POLITICAL PARTY that organized behind Jefferson's political principles?

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• Democratic-Republicans
• Whigs

Who/what determined who would be president in the election of 1800?

• Andrew Jackson
• House of Representatives
• the People
• Electoral College

What troubled Jefferson about his decision to purchase Louisiana from Napoleon?

• He was afraid he could not convince the Senate to ratify the treaty.

• The Constitution didn't clearly give the president power to do it.

• While the U.S. would benefit from this, his home state of Virginia would suffer.

• He thought he was paying too much for the land.

The Louisiana Purchase - 

• doubled the size of the U.S.
• tripled the size of the U.S.
• cut the U.S. size in half
• gave thousands of acres to the Spanish

Which of these events would be considered a POSITIVE of Jefferson's presidency?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Embargo Act
• XYZ Affair
• Farewell Address

Which event in 1807 led to the sharp DECREASE of imports and exports?  

• Embargo Act
• Louisiana Purchase
• Marbury v. Madison
• Proclamation of Neutrality