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Jefferson Quizizz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who purchased the Louisiana Territory from France? 
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
2.
Who passed the Embargo Act to band trade with other countries? 
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
3.
Who carried out the Alien Act to make it more difficult for someone to become a citizen of the U.S.? 
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
4.
Who carried out the law that limited the freedom of speech and freedom of press? 
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
5.
In which landmark Supreme Court case was the power of Judicial Review established? 
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Roe v. Wade
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
6.
How did Thomas Jefferson go against his own political party beliefs when purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1801?
a)
He interpreted the Constitution strictly to purchase land
b)
He interpreted the Constitution vaguely to purchase land
c)
Because he was weakening the Federal Government
7.
George Washington warned that political parties would...
a)
destroy federal power
b)
destroy state power
c)
divide the nation
d)
unite the nation 
8.
The Election of 1800 was decide by? 
a)
The Electoral College
b)
The House of Reps
c)
The Senate
d)
The popular vote
9.
What department handles relation with other countries? 
a)
The State Department
b)
The Treasury Department
c)
The Justice Department
d)
The Department of War
10.
What prohibited trade with other countries? 
a)
The Embargo Act
b)
The Sedition Act
c)
Hamiliton's tariffs
11.
Democratic Republicans believed in state governments and 
a)
a national bank
b)
high tariffs 
c)
rule by the people
d)
rule by the elite
12.
Who is associated with the XYZ Affair? 
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
13.
What was unique about the outcome of the election of 1800?
a)
Jefferson won all the electoral votes
b)
Jefferson and Burr tied
c)
Burr was thrown in jail for murder
d)
Adams decided not to run for a 2nd term
14.
Which amendment was ratified because of the tie in the election of 1800 that ended with Jefferson elected President?
a)
12th amendment
b)
1st amendment
c)
5th amendment
15.
How did Jefferson double the size of the United States in 1803?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The purchase of California
c)
The Treaty of Ghent
16.
Which country was hurt the most by the Embargo Act?
a)
America
b)
France
c)
England
17.

British forcing American sailors into the British Navy (onto their ships)

a)

Containment

b)

Impressment

c)

Customs duty

d)

Impeachment

18.
Which of the following statements about the Lewis and Clark Expedition IS TRUE? 
a)
The Expedition left from St. Louis, Missouri with 85 men
b)
The Expedition was important because it informed Americans about the people, plants and animals that were in the Louisiana Territory and led to Americans moving West
c)
The Expedition travelled all the way to the Atlantic Ocean
d)
It was discovered that gold was an abundant resource in the Rocky Mountains
19.
Which of the following men killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in July of 1804?
a)
George Washington
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Knox
20.

What would the Barbary States do to the Europeans and Americans sailing the Mediterranean if they did not pay TRIBUTE?

a)

Barbary pirates would capture the ships and imprison the crews

b)

Barbary pirates would issue condemnations in the United Nations

c)

Barbary Pirates would destroy the captured ships and kill the crews

d)

Barbary pirates would return captured prisoners

21.

Washington crushed this uprising over whiskey taxes using the new federal army

a)

Judiciary Act of 1789

b)

Farewell Address

c)

Whiskey Rebellion

d)

Shays' Rebellion

22.
Which of the following did George Washington *NOT* warn against in his Farewell Address?
a)
Political Parties
b)
Ratifying the Constitution
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Foreign Entanglements
23.

The Whiskey Rebellion proved the strength of which document?

a)

Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Declaration of Independence

24.

This party wanted a national bank

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

25.

This party was led by Thomas Jefferson

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

26.

This term means an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow.

a)

precedent

b)

civic virtue

c)

domestic policy

d)

foreign policy

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