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Jefferson Era Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because the Election of 1800 ended in a tie, whose job was it to decide the election?

a)

The Vice President

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Supreme Court Justices

d)

Senators

2.

All of the following were established from the case of Marbury v. Madison except?

a)

the Constitution is the supreme law of the U.S.

b)

the judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional

c)

how elections ending in a a tie would be settled

d)

the Constitution must be followed when there's conflict with another law

3.

Before it was transferred to the French in 1802, the Louisiana Territory belonged to which country?

a)

Spain

b)

United States

c)

Great Britain

d)

Mexico

4.

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Canada

d)

France

5.

Why did Federalists in the Northeastern U.S. worry about westward expansion?

a)

they were afraid of losing political power

b)

they did not want to take Native American land

c)

they did not feel the land was valuable farming land

d)

they wanted to restore the Proclamation of 1763

6.

How did the United States react to the war between France and Great Britain?

a)

the U.S. sided with France

b)

the U.S. remained neutral

c)

the U.S. sided with the British

7.

What issue was the cause of the battle of Tippecanoe?

a)

slavery

b)

taxes

c)

conflict with Native Americans

d)

shipping rights

8.

Which group of Americans pushed for war against Great Britain leading up to the War of 1812?

a)

War Hawks

b)

Federalists

c)

Tories

d)

One Republic

9.

Who wrote the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner" that would later become the national anthem?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Justin Bieber

d)

Francis Scott Key

10.

Which U.S. general was considered to be the "Hero of the Battle of New Orleans"?

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

William Henry Harrison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

William Hull

11.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution

b)

Spain secretly transferred control of Louisiana territory to France

c)

A revolution in Santo Domingo (present-day Haiti) ended Napoleon's dream of a Western Empire

d)

Napoleon needed money to finance his war against Britain

12.

All of the following are true of the Lewis and Clark expeditions EXCEPT?

a)

Lewis and Clark were the first people to find and map the Northwest Passage

b)

Lewis and Clark's goals were to find the Northwest Passage and document the new territory's people, plants, geography, and animals.

c)

Lewis and Clark were hired and sent on their expedition by Thomas Jefferson

d)

Lewis and Clark's findings inspired people to move westward

13.

Which statement reflects a principle of judicial review established by Marbury v. Madison?

a)

The executive branch may override laws created by the judicial branch.

b)

Laws that conflict with the Constitution are acceptable.

c)

State law takes precedence over federal law.

d)

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

14.

led the slave revolt against France in present-day Haiti:

a)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Andrew Jackson

15.

the hero of the Battle of New Orleans

a)

James Madison

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

16.

president during the War of 1812

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

e)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

17.

because of a tie in the Election of 1800, the House of Representatives selected this person to become 3rd president of U.S.

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

James Madison

18.

French leader who dreamed of a Western Empire for France

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

d)

Andrew Jackson

e)

Napoleon Bonaparte

19.

Location of a slave revolt against France

a)

Santo Domingo (present-day Haiti)

b)

Great Britain

c)

United States

d)

Mexico

20.

Political group that opposed the Louisiana Purchase because they westward expansion they felt it would weaken New England's power in political and economic affairs:

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalists

c)

War Hawks

d)

Whigs

21.

What happened as a result of the Embargo Act of 1807?

a)

It hurt the U.S. economy by wiping out trade with other nations.

b)

It forced Americans to find new markets for their goods.

c)

It was effective in stopping Britain from violating America's neutrality rights.

d)

It made the nation's economy stronger as Americans had to buy and sell more American goods.