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Jefferson Era

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the two presidential candidates for the Federalist party in 1800?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Pickney

d)

Aaron Burr

2.

Who were the two presidential candidates for the Democratic-Republicans in 1800?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Pickney

d)

Aaron Burr

3.

How many electoral votes did Thomas Jefferson in 1800?

a)

64

b)

65

c)

73

d)

74

4.

How was the election of 1800 decided?

a)

The House of Representatives had to break the tie

b)

The Senate had to break the tie

c)

There were 36 revotes

d)

Thomas Jefferson threatened to beat up anyone who didn't vote for him

5.

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Marbury v. Madison was decided?

a)

John Jay

b)

John Roberts

c)

John Marshall

d)

John Washington

6.

What power did Marbury v. Madison give the Supreme Court?

a)

Power to overrule the President

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Summative Review

d)

Power to decide who will be president

7.

Who did we purchase the Louisiana territory from?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Portugal

8.

How much did we pay for the Louisiana territory?

a)

$15,000

b)

$15,000,000

c)

$1,500

d)

$15,000,000,000

9.

What did Spain use Louisiana for?

a)

A buffer to protect silver in Mexico

b)

A buffer to protect gold in California

c)

To keep Americans out of the Rocky Mountains

d)

To protect Spain's claim to the Mississippi River

10.

How did the closure of New Orleans hurt US farmers?

a)

It was more expensive to get goods shipped to the rest of the world

b)

It was more difficult to make money

c)

It prevented them from getting water of their crops

d)

Blocked them from getting silt from the Mississippi River

11.

Why did Napoleon need to sell the Louisiana territory?

a)

War with Spain

b)

War with Great Britain

c)

Rebellion in Haiti

d)

Rebellion in Jamaica

12.

Thomas Jefferson wanted to create preserves for who in the Louisiana territory?

a)

the French

b)

Native Americans

c)

Americans

d)

the Spainish

13.

Who led the expedition to explore the newly purchased Louisiana territory?

a)

Meriweather Lewis

b)

William Lewis

c)

Meriweather Clark

d)

William Clark

14.

Who was the Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark as a translator and guide?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Rebecca White

d)

Abigail Adams

15.

Where did Lewis and Clark's expedition reach in November 1805?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Southern Ocean

16.

How were American ships making a profit trading in the early 1800s?

a)

Trading with only Spain

b)

Exporting all of the cotton the world

c)

Trading with both Great Britain and France

d)

Forcing sailors to work for free

17.

The Non-Intercourse Act said that US ships could trade with all countries except for ___________ and ____________.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

18.

What did the Embargo Act of 1807 do to the US economy?

a)

Caused a crash

b)

Caused a boom

c)

Kept it the same

19.

The Embargo Act of 1807 banned trade with which countries?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Everyone

20.

How was Britain harassing American before the War of 1812 began?

a)

Attacking US ships and impressment of sailors

b)

Providing weapons to Native Americans

c)

Attacking forts in the Northwest Territory

d)

Raising taxes on tea

21.

What were two main goals of the United States in the War of 1812?

a)

Assert itself as a sovereign nation

b)

Take the Louisiana Territory from France

c)

Attempt to take over Canada

d)

Take Mexico from Spain

22.

Who wrote the National Anthem?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Francis Scott Key

23.

Who became president because of his success at the Battle of New Orleans?

a)

George Washington

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

James Madison

d)

Andrew Jackson

24.

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The Treaty of Ghent

d)

The Treaty of London

25.

Who was the Shawnee chief defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe?

a)

The Prophet

b)

William Henry Harrison

c)

Tecumseh

d)

James Madison

26.

Who was the Indiana Governor at the Battle of Tippecanoe?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

Benjamin Bosse

c)

F.J. Reitz

d)

Henry North

27.

Which branch of the government has the power to declare war?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial