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Jefferson test review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was strange about the 1800 election?

a)

the people got to vote for president for the first time

b)

Jefferson and Burr tied in the Electoral College

c)

Adams won even though he had died

d)

Jefferson lost by 1 vote but still was declared the new president

2.

Pick 2 answers. Jefferson started a trend of presidents who were...

a)

Federalists

b)

D-R

c)

a former secretary of state

d)

a former secretary of the treasury

3.

What amendment required the electoral college to use separate ballots to vote for the president and vice-president which would avoid ties?

a)

12th

b)

11th

c)

9th

d)

14th

4.

What case established Judicial Review?

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Gibbons v Ogden

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Falkenberg v O'Malley

5.

After _______________, Jefferson asked Congress for an Embargo.

a)

the Chesapeake Affair

b)

the Louisiana Purchase

c)

Gaspee Incident

d)

XYZ Affair

6.

Who was the last Federalist to run for president?

a)

Rufus King

b)

John Adams

c)

John Q, Adams

d)

Charles Pinckney

7.

What did Dolly Madison do that has an effect on your life?

a)

she saved the Constitution, therefore we still have a government

b)

she saved a portrait of Washington which is on the dollar bill

c)

she saved the portraits of all the presidents used to design Mt. Rushmore

d)

she saved a portrait of Jefferson which is on the nickel

8.

War Hawks wanted to go to war with Britain and to

a)

take Canada

b)

take Mexico

c)

make France an ally in the war

9.

Many westerners wanted war with Britain because

a)

they liked France/Napoleon

b)

they wanted to take Mexico from Britain

c)

they claimed the British were stirring up the Indians

d)

they were Federalists

10.

How many wars have the US and Britain fought against each other?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

11.

In Baltimore, the British...

a)

lost at Fort McHenry

b)

forced the US to sign a treaty

c)

won 2 battles

d)

captured Andrew Jackson

12.

How did Andrew Jackson affect you?

a)

because Jackson conquered Spanish forts, the US ending up buying Florida in a treaty

b)

he defeated the Spanish in Indiana, and thus Indiana became a state

c)

he invented paper money, and thus he is on the $20 bill

13.

Whose defeat during the War of 1812 meant bad news to the US?

a)

Jackson

b)

Perry

c)

Napoleon

d)

Bud Ogie Dough

14.

How did the US enforce the Monroe Doctrine at first?

a)

with our navy

b)

with a border wall

c)

with Britain's help

d)

with Spanish help

15.

The British in Washington...

a)

lost badly

b)

walked into a French trap

c)

burned the presidential mansion

16.

"Status quo ante bellem" means

a)

the way things are before war

b)

Britain lost the war

c)

the US lost the war

d)

the US pays money for some British land

17.

The US and Britain have been friendly since the War of 1812.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

A rumor about the Hartford Convention was

a)

the US would re-sell the Louisiana Purchase

b)

the secession of the New England states

c)

the secession of the Southern states

d)

the US would buy Canada

19.

The Hartford Convention was seen as an act of Treason, and thus it killed which party?

a)

D-R

b)

Federalist

c)

Whig

20.

What battle was fought after the peace treaty had been signed?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Washington DC

c)

New Orleans

d)

Fort McHenry

21.

Impressment is the kidnapping of...

a)

soldiers

b)

sailors

c)

infants

d)

farmers

22.

The Embargo Act

a)

was Jefferson's greatest success

b)

worked and thus Britain gave in to our demands

c)

failed because it hurt the US more than Britain

23.

The Treaty of _______ ended the War of 1812.

a)

Portsmouth

b)

Paris

c)

Ghent

d)

Greenville

24.

_______was the Supreme Court Chief Justice during this time period

a)

Jay

b)

Marshall

c)

Kavanaugh

d)

Roberts

25.

Who killed Tecumseh?

a)

Sophie

b)

no one knows

c)

Harrison

d)

Jackson

26.

Why was the Battle of Fort McHenry important to us?

a)

It was the turning point of the War of 1812

b)

it was the Battle which won the War of 1812.

c)

the Star Spangled Banner was written

27.

We (did or did not) care when the British took their own men off US ships.

a)

did

b)

did not

28.

What battle vindicated our army after an embarrassing loss?

a)

Washington DC

b)

New Orleans

c)

Fort Detroit

d)

Canada

29.

The War of 1812 would probably not have happened if...

a)

France had gone to war first

b)

modern technology likes phones had existed

c)

Britain had just agreed to our demands

30.

Which statement about the War of 1812 is true?

a)

it was a draw, but most Americans thought we had won it

b)

the US lost

c)

the US won

31.

The Transcontinental Treaty (Adams-Onis Treaty) was with this country_________ , and the US was given _______

a)

Britain, Florida

b)

Spain, Maine

c)

Spain, Florida

d)

Britain, Maine

32.

Which area of the map was known as the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

B

d)

E

33.

In the Adams/Onis Treaty, Spain agreed that the US owned F. What land did Spain sell to us?

a)

G

b)

D

c)

B

d)

E

34.

Who was president of the US during the War of 1812?

a)

Madison

b)

JQ Adams

c)

Jackson

d)

Jefferson

35.

Who led the US victory in the Battle of New Orleans, and this helped him become a future president?

a)

Madison

b)

JQ Adams

c)

Jackson

d)

Jefferson

36.

Who wrote the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Madison

b)

JQ Adams

c)

Jackson

d)

Monroe

37.

Judicial Review is in the US Constitution.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

The Federalist party...

a)

died out

b)

became the modern Republican party

c)

became the modern Democratic party

d)

had 4 presidents

39.

Jefferson was worried about what during the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

if the US could afford it

b)

if the people would hate the idea

c)

too many Native Americans in the area

d)

if the purchase was unconstitutional

40.

Since the War of 1812 was a draw, why did it matter?

a)

both of the other answers are correct

b)

the US had an increase in manufacturing

c)

Americans had a feeling of pride for their country called patriotism

41.

Why was the admission of Missouri as a state a problem?

a)

it was big enough to be 3 states

b)

It would upset the balance of free and slave states in the Senate

c)

Southerners thought the North would gain too much power

42.

What free state was created as part of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Maine

b)

Vermont

c)

Iowa

d)

New Hampshire

43.

How was the 36 30 line important?

a)

Slavery was not allowed below the line as written in the Constitution

b)

Slavery was not allowed above the line in the Louisiana Territory as determined by the Missouri Compromise

c)

It set the border between the US and Canada

44.

What was the effect of the Embargo Act?

a)

it worked well and Britain gave in to our demands

b)

it ruined the US economy

c)

it worked well and France gave in to our demands

d)

it worked well and helped Jefferson win another term

45.

What body picks the president if the Electoral College does not give a majority of votes to a candidate in an election?

a)

Senate

b)

Supreme Court

c)

the US Governors

d)

the House

46.

The Monroe Doctrine said Europeans were...

a)

not allowed to create future colonies in the Americas

b)

allowed to create future colonies by first getting US permission

47.

The Monroe Doctrine stated that the US would not interfere in....

a)

Europe

b)

other countries in the Americas

48.

The major cause of the War of 1812 was...

a)

Britain interfering with US shipping

b)

the US giving money to Napoleon

c)

Britain wanted to take the old colonies back

d)

Britain and the US argued over Florida

49.

Why was Tecumseh considered a threat to the United States?

a)

he built a confederacy and wanted to stop Americans from moving into new lands

b)

he wanted to stop the Louisiana Purchase

c)

he tried to kill Lewis and Clark

d)

he wanted to give 40 math problems per night

50.

What was the effect of John Marshall as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

He decided that the Supreme Court should take fewer cases

b)

The cases he decided (like Marbury v Madison) gave the Judicial branch and the federal government more power

c)

He got the number of judges reduced so he could have more power

51.

Who ruled that the power to tax ¨is the power to destroy, and you cannot destroy the US government. ¨

a)

John Jay

b)

John Marshall

c)

Joe Barry Carroll

d)

Alexander Hamilton

52.

Why was the Louisiana Purchase important?

a)

it got us into a war and was a big waste of money

b)

it allowed us to build a transcontinental railroad

c)

it doubled the size of the US

53.

The "war hawks" wanted

a)

war with Britain and to take Canada

b)

Madison to solve issues with Britain peacefully to avoid war

c)

war with Spain and France

54.

What is a sense of pride in your country such as after the War of 1812?

a)

patriotism (nationalism)

b)

sectionalism

c)

Americanism