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WorksheetsThe Jefferson Era TEST (20 questions)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
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1.
Which of the following statements about the election of 1800 WAS NOT TRUE?
a)
Democratic-Republican candidates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied with 73 electoral votes
b)
Because of the tie, the election was to be decided by the House of Representatives
c)
Alexander Hamilton broke the tie by voting for Thomas Jefferson
d)
Congress passed the 13th Amendment to make sure that there was never a tie again between a presidential and vice-presidential candidate
2.
The significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison is that the decision:
a)
advanced civil rights for minorities
b)
established the power of judicial review
c)
limited Presidential control of foreign policy
d)
upheld the constitutionality of a national bank
3.
Which statement about judicial review IS NOT TRUE?
a)
The judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional.
b)
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land
c)
Laws that conflict with the Constitution may not stand
d)
The executive branch must uphold the Constitution
4.
Which of the following statements about the Louisiana Purchase IS NOT TRUE?
a)
President Jefferson was worried about the Louisiana Territory because American farmers needed access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans to ship their crops/goods
b)
Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States because he needed money to fight wars in Europe and because his army was defeated in the Haitian Revolution
c)
The United States paid $15 million for the Louisiana Purchase
d)
The Louisiana Purchase was 728,000 square miles in area
5.
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
6.
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
7.
Which of the following WAS NOT one of the Barbary States?
a)
Morocco
b)
Tunis
c)
Tripoli
d)
Nigeria
8.
Which of the following WAS NOT TRUE of American Naval Captain Stephen Decatur's heroic raid in the United States' war with Tripoli?
a)
He entered Tripoli Harbor on a a captured pirate ship
b)
Not one American died in the raid
c)
Decatur and his men burned the captured American ship the U.S.S. Constitution
d)
He and his men disguised themselves as Maltese sailors
9.
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
10.
Which of the following statements WAS NOT TRUE of the treaty between the United States and Tripoli of 1805?
a)
Tripoli would stop demanding tribute
b)
The United States would return prisoners from Tripoli
c)
Tripoli would return American prisoners
d)
The United States paid Tripoli $80,000
11.
How did the United States and President Jefferson respond when Britain and France went to war in 1803?
a)
Congress passed the Embargo Act of 1807
b)
The U.S. claimed neutral rights
c)
The United States joined the war as an ally of Britain
d)
The United States joined the war as an ally of France
12.
Tensions grew between the U.S. and Britain during Jefferson's Presidency due to the which of the following?
a)
British impressment of American sailors
b)
a trade embargo placed by the British
c)
A trade embargo placed by the French
d)
British immigration to the U.S.
13.
In June 1807 Americans called for war against Britain because a British vessel named the Leopard committed which act?
a)
The Leopard impressed 17 U.S. sailors
b)
The Leopard rammed the U.S. ship U.S.S. Constitution
c)
The Leopard impressed 27 U.S. Sailors
d)
The Leopard attacked the U.S. ship Chesapeake killing three Americans
14.
Which of the following WAS NOT TRUE of Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807?
a)
It banned trade with ALL foreign nations
b)
It banned trade with Britain and France
c)
The Embargo was a disaster as the American economy suffered and Britain bought goods from other nations
d)
Jefferson and Congress passed it to pressure Britain and France to stop attacking American ships
15.
Which of the following vocabulary words means to prohibit trade with a foreign nation?
a)
Embargo
b)
Boycott
c)
impressment
d)
blockade
16.
Which candidate won the Presidential Election of 1808?
a)
Democratic Republican Thomas Jefferson
b)
Democratic Republican James Madison
c)
Federalist Charles Pinckney
d)
Federalist Alexander Hamilton
17.
Answer the following question using the line graph above.
Which of the following is the reason for the change in U.S. exports and imports from 1808 to 1810?
Which of the following is the reason for the change in U.S. exports and imports from 1808 to 1810?
a)
The Embargo of 1807
b)
The Neutral Rights Act of 1803
c)
The British Boycott Act
d)
The Non-Intercourse Act
18.
Which of the following statements about the Battle of Tippecanoe IS NOT TRUE (only One)
a)
Americans began taking Native American lands in the Indiana Territory and breaking treaties formed with Native Americans
b)
Native Americans of the Northwest Territory began forming alliances with the French
c)
Shawnee Chief Tecumseh tried to form an alliance or confederacy amongst the Native Americans of the Northwest Territory
d)
Tecumseh's brother, "The Prophet" urged Native Americans to return to their ancient customs and reject the whiteman's way
19.
Which of the following statements about the Battle of Tippecanoe IS NOT TRUE?
a)
Indiana Governor William Henry Harrison warned Tecumseh and the Native Americans that the U.S. was too strong for them
b)
William Henry Harrison attacked Prophetstown while Tecumseh was away trying to expand the Indian alliance
c)
The Americans defeated the Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe forcing them to join forces with the British
d)
Tecumseh, the Prophet and the Native Americans defeated the Americans at the battle of Tippecanoe
20.
Which vocabulary word means the freedom or privileges that are granted nations that do not choose a side in a conflict or war?
a)
neutral rights
b)
conscientious objection
c)
embargo
d)
nationalism
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