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TJ

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Napoleon needed $ so he

a)

offers to sell the entire Louisiana territory

b)

threatens to go to war with the US

c)

refuses to meet with the US

2.

One of the most important parts of Marbury v Madison is that it established what?

a)

A new voting system

b)

A large group of newly appointed Federal judges

c)

The power of judicial review

d)

A high-quality video project from a younger Mr. Hatch

3.

True or false: James Madison sued William Marbury to become a judge.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is judicial review?

a)

When the Judicial Branch removes a president from office

b)

The Supreme Court’s power to say laws of Congress are unconstitutional

c)

A judge's ability to make their own laws

5.
Jefferson reduced the size of all of the following except...
a)
Military
b)
Government
c)
US Territories
6.

This political party believed only wealthy people should hold political office

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalists

7.
All of the following helped to explore the Louisiana Territory except
a)
Sacajawea
b)
Meriwether Lewis
c)
William Clark
d)
Daniel Boone
8.
Appointed the Midnight Judges
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Madison
d)
Washington
9.
The election of 1800 was viewed as a revolution, because it was 
a)
Violent
b)
Contested
c)
Peaceful 
10.
What did the Embargo act of 1807 do?
a)
Allowed American merchants to trade with whoever.
b)
Banned American merchants from trading with foreign nations.
c)
Raised taxes on imported goods.
11.

President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from what French Emperor?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Charles de Gaulle

d)

Bonjour Cradle

12.
Which country was hurt the most by the Embargo Act?
a)
America
b)
France
c)
England
13.

What were Lewis and Clark looking for when they explored the new territory?

a)

A route to the Pacific Ocean

b)

A route to the Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Rocky Mountains

14.
The United States paid __________ to France to purchase the entire Louisiana Territory.
a)
$5 Million
b)
$15 Million
c)
$50 Million
d)
$100 Million
15.
All of the below statements were goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition EXCEPT.... 
a)
Make maps of the newly explored land
b)

Find a route to the Pacific Ocean

c)
Find an overland passage to Alaska. 
d)
Make friends and trade partners with any Native Americans they encountered. 
16.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase important?
a)
it doubled the size of the U.S.  
b)
it allowed the U.S. to defeat the Spanish
c)
gold was discovered
d)
gave the U.S. a trade port on the Pacific Ocean
17.
British forcing American sailors into the British Navy
a)
Containment
b)
Impressment
c)
Customs duty
18.
What did Jefferson do to punish the British for Impressing American sailors?
a)
The Embargo Act
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Sugar Act
19.
Lewis and Clark intended to do all of the following EXCEPT
a)
take land from Native Americans
b)
map the geography
c)
collect plant and animal samples
d)
find a water route across America
20.
The Lewis and Clark expedition lasted for how long?
a)

2.5 years

b)

2.5 months

c)

2.5 weeks

d)
They never returned
21.

Which amendment was added to the Constitution because of the election of 1800?

a)

5

b)

12

c)

15

d)

27

22.

What food did TJ popularize by serving it at his fancy dinner parties?

a)

chicken nuggets

b)

mac and cheese

c)

pizza

d)

kale

23.

Bankers supported him in the election of 1800

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

George Washington

24.

Which river did Lewis and Clark follow west?

a)

Montana

b)

Mississippi

c)

Missouri

d)

Massachusetts

25.

What did Thomas Jefferson do about the Barbary pirates?

a)

blocked their harbors

b)

traded with them

c)

ignored them

d)

paid the increased demand for tribute