wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Thomas Jefferson

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The 1807 Embargo Act prohibited trade with other countries.
a)
True 
b)
False
2.

Whom did President Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

The Spanish

b)

The English

c)

The German

d)

The French

3.
What was the Lewis And Clark Expedition?
a)
A group of Native American explorers that were trying to reach the rocky mountains.
b)
An adventure that took place in 1984 that Lewis and Clark led.
c)
An group of explorers that were trying to explore the Louisiana territory.
d)
An expedition led by Louis and Clark. The expedition was exploring the Mississippi River.
4.

Which of these means Judicial Review?

a)

power to make laws

b)

declaring laws unconsitutional

c)

enforcing the law

5.

What is the main duty of the Supreme Court?

a)

make laws

b)

interpret laws

c)

enforce laws

6.
Whiskey Rebellion
Bank of the US
Alien and Sedition Acts
Marbury v. Madison
The above were all -
a)
Causes of the War of 1812
b)
Examples of the domestic issues faced by the leaders of the New Republic time period
c)
Reasons for the Monroe Doctrine
d)
Causes of the XYZ Affair
7.
What did Marbury v Madison establish?
a)
Made the banks legal
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Railroads
d)
Segregation
8.
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court was given the authority to determine the ______________ of laws.
a)
constitutionality
b)
impressment
c)
value
d)
stupidity
9.
When the French kidnapped American sailors and put them into their navy, it was an example of ______________.
a)
impressment
b)
sedition
c)
states' rights
d)
the movie Taken
10.

John Marshall was Chief Justice over what branch of the federal government?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Presidential

11.

How did the appointment of “midnight judges” by president Adams impact future Supreme Court cases?

a)

explained the creation of the chief justice position

b)

allowed presidents to decide important cases

c)

resulted in the ruling of McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

led to the principle of judicial review

12.
President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from what French Emperor?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Andre the Giant
c)
Charles de Gaulle
d)
Bonjour Cradle
13.
Which country was hurt the most by the Embargo Act?
a)
America
b)
France
c)
England
14.
What did Jefferson do to punish the British for Impressing American sailors?
a)
The Embargo Act
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Sugar Act
15.

Why is the Election of 1800 so significant?

a)

It was the transfer of power from Federalist to Democratic-Republican

b)

It was the transfer of power between Democratic-Republican to Federalist

16.

Who did Thomas Jefferson run against in the 1800 Presidential Election?

a)

Charles Pinckney

b)

Lewis Clark

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington