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Chapter 6- Jefferson's presidency

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Laissez-faire?
a)
Walk away from trouble
b)
Let people do as they choose
c)
Government should have total control
d)
Totalitarianism
2.

What was the most significant way Jefferson reduced the national debt?

a)

Canceling the "midnight judges"

b)

He hired John Marshall and cut down the amount of Supreme Court judges.

c)

The Judiciary Act

d)

He cut the size of the military, scaling down the army by 1/3 and reducing the amount of navy ships in use.

3.

Who was the 3rd president, first Republican- Democratic president, and the one who purchased the Louisiana Territory?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Meriwether Lewis

d)

William Clark

4.
Nationalism is..
a)
Showing loyalty to ones nation
b)
When the president is impeached
c)
When a trial goes to the Supreme Court
d)
The 12th amendment
5.
What is judicial review?
a)
The right to look at judges before a trial
b)
The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution
c)
The right to ignore the Constitution
d)
The right to ignore a case in trial
6.

What was the Louisiana Territory?

a)

The Spanish Territory (including Florida)

b)

An enormous area of land, extending west of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.

c)

The area that is California today

d)

The east coast of the United States

7.
One goal of the expedition was to find a water route through the interior of the North American continent to the ________ __________.
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
8.
President ______ _________
sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on an expedition to explore America's newly acquired territory?
a)
George Bush
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Jon Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
9.

Who did Thomas Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

King George III, leader of England

b)

Charles IV, leader of Spain

c)

Napoleon, leader of France

d)

Sammy Hagar, the leader of Cabo San Lucas

10.

Who did the President choose to head the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

a)

50 -year old Snoop Dogg

b)

28- year old Meriwether Lewis (who asked William Clark to lead with him)

c)

40-year-old Alexander Hamilton

d)

16-year-old Sacagawea

11.

What huge mountain range did the expedition have to travel through?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Sierra Navadas

d)

Mammoth Mountain

12.

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

a)

15 million

b)

50 million

c)

300 million

d)

315 million