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Chapter 9 The Jefferson Era

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The election of 1800 was decided by

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

popular votes

2.

Who did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Portugal

3.

Who killed Alexander Hamilton?

a)

Burr

b)

Jefferson

c)

Edison

d)

Clay

4.

Which of the following means to prohibit trade with another country?

a)

Embargo Act

b)

smuggling

c)

impressment

d)

neutral rights

5.

The war of 1812 was ended with

a)

Treaty of Britain

b)

Treaty of Greenville

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of 1812

6.

Who broadened the Supreme Court's power?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Alexander Hamilton

7.

I was a French ruler. I had plans for empires in Europe and in the Americas.

a)

Troussaint-Louverture

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

8.

We were the leaders of the exploration of the Louisiana Territory.

a)

Hamilton and Jefferson

b)

Lewis and Jefferson

c)

Napoleon and Jefferson

d)

Lewis and Clark

9.

I wrote the National Anthem after witnessing the events of the Battle of Fort McHenry

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

James Madison

d)

Henry Clay

10.
The Principals of Judicial Review were established in this Supreme Court Case.
a)
McCullough v. Maryland
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Gibbons v. Ogden 
d)
Plessy v. Fergusen
11.

I built a strong confederation of Native Americans and aligned with the British in our fight with the Americans.

a)

Tripoli

b)

Blue Jacket

c)

the Prophet

d)

Tecumseh

12.

Money paid to the Barbary pirates for protection on the sea was known as

a)

laissez faire.

b)

war hawks.

c)

tribute.

d)

embargo.

13.

In the spring of 1812 President Madison asked Congress to declare war on

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Britain

14.

The Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution was passed following a deadlock between _________________________ and ______________________ in the Election of 1800.

a)

Thomas Jefferson/ Alexander Hamilton

b)

Aaron Burr/ Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Jefferson/ Aaron Burr

15.

_________________________________ from New England plotted to secede or break off from the Union to for a "Northern Confederacy.

a)

Republicans

b)

Federalists

c)

Democrats

16.

The lands west of the ______________________________ River mark the beginning of the lands of the the Louisiana Territory.

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

Oregon

d)

Arkansas

17.

One of the main causes of the War of 1812 was the __________________________ of U.S. sailors.

a)

purchasing

b)

mocking

c)

partying

d)

impressment

18.

Henry Clay and John Calhoun led a group of young Republicans who favored war with Britain. They were known as

a)

warhawks

b)

war doves

c)

democrats

d)

Electoral college

19.

Thomas Jefferson adopted this French philosophy during his presidency that put power in citizens and their choices.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Laissez Faire

c)

Tokenism

20.

Native American guide to Lewis and Clark's expedition.

a)

Tecumseh

b)

The Prophet

c)

War hawk

d)

Sacagawea