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Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These guys explored Louisiana for Jefferson and made a scientific, geographic, and anthropological survey of the lands they visited.

a)

Livingston and Monroe

b)

Hamilton and Madison

c)

Lewis and Clark

d)

Jackson and Harrison

2.

This man was the President during the Era of Good Feelings.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

James Monroe

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Madison

3.

In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden, the US Supreme Court ruled that the national government had the sole right to regulate

a)

state laws.

b)

interstate commerce (trade).

c)

banking.

d)

foreign trade.

4.

President Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine to prevent

a)

British interference in American expansion.

b)

Spain from establishing control of Florida.

c)

European nations from claiming territory in the Americas.

d)

France from trying to regain Canada.

5.

All of the following were causes of the War of 1812 EXCEPT:

a)

War Hawk Congressmen's desire to gain British land in Canada.

b)

the impressment of American sailors by the British navy.

c)

the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.

d)

the use of British weapons by Native Americans in attacks on western frontier settlers.

6.

Under the terms of the Missouri Compromise, the balance of free state and slave states was maintained and

a)

Missouri was admitted to the Union as a free state.

b)

slavery was banned in the Northern part of the Louisiana Purchase.

c)

Texas was admitted to the Union as a slave state.

d)

the South agreed to discontinue the slave trade by 1850.

7.

Which of the following is evidence of sectionalism rather than nationalism?

a)

the Missouri Compromise

b)

the Monroe Doctrine

c)

the writing of the Star Spangled Banner

d)

the Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland

8.

Which of the following is the BEST definition of Judicial Review?

a)

the power of the Supreme Court to determine whether to hear a case.

b)

the power of the Supreme Court to impeach a US President.

c)

the power of the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of a law.

d)

the power of the Supreme Court to confirm a Presidential appointment to sit on the Court.

9.

Why did Thomas Jefferson sign the Embargo Act of 1807 into law?

a)

He believed that it would keep American sailors safe from impressment by keeping them off the high seas.

b)

He believed it would benefit the Northern economy because American manufacturing would develop out of necessity.

c)

He believed an embargo of all foreign foods would make the United States more interdependent on other nations.

d)

He believed it would lead to a war with Britain, a country he despised.

10.

The Election of 1800 was an unusual one in that

a)

it led to the immediate replacement of a President after Burr killed Hamilton.

b)

it included a tie and a resolution of the tie in the House of Representatives.

c)

it led to the election of the first ever President from Virginia.

d)

it resulted in a President of one party and a Vice President of another.

11.

To resist American settlers on the Western frontier, Shawnee leader Tecumseh sided with which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Britain

12.

Which battle that happened at the end of the War of 1812 made a hero out of future President Andrew Jackson?

a)

The Battle of Fallen Timbers

b)

The Battle of Saratoga

c)

The Battle of Vicksburg

d)

The Battle of New Orleans

13.

Which Federalist Supreme Court Chief Justice was one of Adams' "midnight judges?"

a)

William Marbury

b)

John Marshall

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

14.

Which of Adams' "midnight appointments" never got his judge job?

a)

William Marbury

b)

James Madison

c)

James Monroe

d)

John Marshall

15.

Who was Jefferson's Secretary of State?

a)

William Marbury

b)

James Madison

c)

John Marshall

d)

James Monroe

16.

Who was Monroe's Secretary of State who helped him write the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

James Madison

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Quincy Adams

17.

Which Shoshone woman helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition - the Corps of Discovery?

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Tesquantum

c)

Sacajawea

d)

Sequoia

18.

Who wrote the words to the song that would later become our National Anthem?

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

James Madison

19.

Who sold Louisiana to the United States for $15 million?

a)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Edmund Genet

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

20.

Who swayed the Election of 1800 in favor of an old enemy?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

John Adams

d)

James Callendar

21.

Which sitting President lost the Election of 1800 to his own Vice President?

a)

John Adams

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson