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WorksheetsJefferson & War 1812
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who first won the election of 1800?
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson tied with Aaron Burr until the House of Representatives broke the tie
c)
Aaron Burr
d)
Alexander Hamilton
2.
Opponents of John Adams accused him of ____.
a)
wanting to crown himself king and take away rights (because he supported the Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
being an atheist (because he supported science)
c)
encouraging violence (because he supported the French in their Revolution)
d)
none of the above
3.
Lewis and Clark met with Native American tribes to ________.
a)
inform the Indians that the U.S. now owned their land, establish peace between tribes, and encourage trade.
b)
take away the weapons the British had been supplying
c)
establish a primary language to make it easier to trade and communicate among people
d)
capture any Indians suspected of helping to plot a rebellion against the white settlers
4.
One of the most significant early naval victories in the War of 1812 occurred when _______.
a)
the USS Constitution sunk several ships
b)
Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British at the
Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of Lake Erie
c)
the U.S. defended Fort Detroit against the British
d)
the British captured Fort McHenry
5.
The U.S. experienced a great moral defeat when the British ____.
a)
attacked and burned Washington, D.C.
b)
captured the Star-Spangled Banner
c)
captured the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA
d)
captured President James Madison for ransom
6.
The Shawnee chief Tecumseh led forces against Harrison at the Battle of ____.
a)
Canada
b)
Tippecanoe
c)
Fort Detroit
d)
Prophet's Town
7.
Judicial review refers to the Supreme Court's _______.
a)
ability to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
b)
ability to review old cases to see how similar issues were handled in the past (precedent)
c)
ability of the Chief Justice to review the written opinion of any justice on the Supreme Court and ask that he/she revise their opinion
8.
War Hawks took the lead in Congress in demanding ____.
a)
equal rights for Native Americans
b)
war against Great Britain
c)
war against France
d)
even stricter trade restrictions against Britain and France
9.
_____________ was president during the War of 1812.
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
10.
With the Louisiana Purchase agreement, the U.S. almost doubled its size by purchasing land for _____________ from _______________.
a)
$15 million from France
b)
$20 million from Portugal
c)
$13 million from Spain
d)
$18 million from various native tribes
11.
What Shoshone Indian woman served as a guide and interpreter on Lewis and Clark’s Expedition?
a)
Hiawatha
b)
Tecumseh
c)
Mangan
d)
Sacagawea
12.
______________ refers to the practice of forcing people into the navy or army.
a)
enlistment
b)
impressment
c)
detention
d)
detainment
13.
What 1807 Act basically banned all trade with foreign countries?
a)
Embargo Act
b)
Alien and Sedition Act
c)
Non-Aggression Act
d)
Foreign Trade Act
14.
This battle was a decisive victory for the U.S. at the end of the War of 1812 and made Andrew Jackson a national hero.
a)
Battle of New Orleans
b)
Battle of Lake Erie
c)
Battle of Fort McHenry
d)
Battle of Yorktown
15.
What treaty officially ended the War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of London
d)
Treaty of Madison
16.
This 3rd U.S. president favored strong state governments and reduced military spending, while encouraging Congress to let the Alien & Sedition Acts to expire.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
Aaron Burr
d)
George Washington
17.
Marbury v. Madison established the Supreme Court's power of __________ (the power to declare acts unconstitutional).
a)
judicial review
b)
taxation
c)
appointments
18.
The Supreme Court case of __________ increased the power of the Court and gave the Court power to "check and balance" the other branches of government by declaring acts/laws ________.
a)
Marbury v. Madison; unconstitutional
b)
Brown v. Board of Education; unfair
c)
Miranda v. Arizona; unconstitutional
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson; unenforceable
19.
Some of the reasons Tecumseh gives for waging war on the settlers include that ___________.
a)
there can be no peace with the white men, plus the settlers trade worthless/dangerous items in exchange for the beautiful gifts of the natives
b)
the white settlers will move back to Europe if the natives keep fighting
c)
the white settlers killed Tecumseh's entire family
d)
Tecumseh believes peace is not something that most natives want to have
20.
____________ living in the south and west often supported the War of 1812 because they were angry about ___________.
a)
Farmers and planters; British trade restrictions
b)
Farmers and planters; impressment
c)
Housewives and mothers; limited American ability to produce military supplies
21.
War Hawks __________ the War of 1812 for a variety of reasons, including __________.
a)
supported; protecting American liberty from the British impressing American sailors into their navy
b)
supported; testing to see if our military was strong enough to take on a powerful country
c)
opposed; our country wasn't ready for a war against powerful Britain
22.
Western farmers sometimes support the War of 1812 because ____________.
a)
attacking Canada would gain more land for farming and stop the British from giving weapons to the Native Americans on the frontier
b)
waging war on Britain would hurt business and drive up prices of goods
c)
wartime production in the east would stop people from moving out west
23.
Many Eastern Federalists and others opposed the War of 1812 because _________.
a)
we could only produce a fraction of the military supplies, our navy/army were smaller, and the war would hurt trade
b)
they said it would be easier to lose a few people to impressment than to lose many more to a war
c)
they were working on treaties with the Native Americans and thought that a war would interfere with this process
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