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WorksheetsJefferson Era Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which statement best reflects the principles of Judicial Review? (Check all that apply)
The Judicial Branch can declare laws unconstitutional
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land
Any laws that conflict with the Constitution cannot stand
The Executive Branch must uphold the Constitution
What was the purpose of the 12th Amendment passed after the election of 1800?
To allow congress to make treaties with natives regarding land
To avoid War with Britain and France
To avoid another tie after the election of 1800
To set Judicial Review in the Supreme Court
The significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison is that the decision:
advanced civil rights for minorities
limited Presidential control of foreign policy
upheld the constitutionality of a national bank
established the power of judicial review
Which of the following statements ARE TRUE about the Presidential Election of 1800? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
Because of the tie, the election was decided in the Senate and the House of Representatives
Alexander Hamilton broke the tie by persuading the House of Representatives to vote for Thomas Jefferson, making him President in 1800
James Madison Became the Vice President in 1800
Democratic-Republican candidates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied with 73 electoral votes each
Which of the following statements about the Louisiana Purchase ARE TRUE? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
French leader Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to use Louisiana to build an empire in the EASTERN Hemisphere
Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States because he needed money to fight wars in Europe and because his army was defeated in the Haitian Revolution
The United States paid $14 million for the Louisiana Purchase
President Jefferson was worried about the Louisiana Territory because American farmers needed access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans to ship their crops/goods
The Louisiana Purchase was 728,000 square miles in area
Which of the following was one of the major effects of the Louisiana Purchase?
It made Jefferson a dictator.
It doubled the size of the United States.
It put the port of New Orleans in danger.
It started a war between France and Britain.
What is impressment?
When Americans went back on their promises to Native Americans
A ban on trade with ALL foreign goods
A tax on imported goods
Forcing captured sailors to serve in the military
Who won the Presidential election on 1808?
Federalist Thomas Jefferson
Democratic- Republican Thomas Jefferson
Federalist James Madison
Democratic- Republican James Madison
Which of the following is TRUE of the Battle of Tippecanoe? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
Tecumseh tried to build a confederacy with other Native tribes to put a stop to US expansion
The defeat of the Native Americans led Tecumseh to make an alliance with the French
The defeat of the Native Americans led Tecumseh to make an alliance with the British
Indiana Governor, William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe
How did the United States avoid war between Britain and France?
The French put up a blockade around the US
The US used the policy of neutral rights
Britain and France raised tariffs on the United States
The British began impressing American sailors
Which of the following words means to prohibit trade with a foreign nation?
Impressment
Tariff
Embargo
Blockade
Why was the Embargo Act of 1807 an economic disaster?
It cut off trade with all foreign nations
It cut off trade with Britain and France
It raised tariffs on all imported goods
It lowered tariffs on all imported goods
Why did Jefferson urge Congress to pass the Embargo Act of 1807?
To end the high tariffs Britain had placed on the US
To make Britain and France stop attacking US trade ships
To avoid being drawn into European wars
So Jefferson could buy the Louisiana Territory from France
Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
Aaron Burr
Which of the following ARE Barbary States?
Tripoli
Morocco
Algiers
Egypt
Ghana
All of the following are true of Stephen Decatur's role in the War with Tripoli EXCEPT?
No one died in the raid
He entered the harbor in Tripoli on a captured pirate ship
Decatur burned the US ship Philadelphia so the Pirates couldn't use it
Decatur and his men were captured by pirates
Under the Treaty of Ghent, that ended the War of 1812, which of the following occurred?
The U.S. gained Canada, and the British were forced to stop impressing US sailors
The British gained land in North America and there was no mention of British Impressment.
No borders changed and there was no mention of British Impressment of US sailors
The US gained Florida and there was not any mention of impressing US sailors
Which person below gained their fame as a General in the War of 1812 because of the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Aaron Burr
James Madison
What event happened during Jefferson's Presidency that led to an outcry of war from the American people?
The British blockaded American harbors so, the US couldn't trade with France
The British warship Leopard fired on the US ship Chesapeake which killed 3 Americans
The French blockaded American harbors so the US couldn't trade with Britain
The French warship Leopard fired on the US ship Chesapeake which killed 3 Americans
Which of the folllowing statements about the Lewis and Clark Expedition ARE TRUE? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
The Expedition left from St. Louis, Missouri with 85 men
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were both generals in the U.S. military
The Expedition travelled all the way to the Pacific Ocean
The Expedition was important because it informed Americans about the people, plants and animals that were in the Louisiana Territory and led to Americans moving West
It was discovered that fur was an abundant resource in the Rocky Mountain
