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The Jefferson Era

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Vote of the People is called the

a)

electoral vote

b)

popular vote

c)

political vote

2.

The 12th Amendment allowed us to vote separately for

a)

Governor

b)

Senators and Representitives

c)

President and Vice President

3.

The Barbary Pirates lived along

a)

The East African coast

b)

The Mediterranean

c)

The Caribbean

4.

The Louisiana Purchase changed the size of the U.S. by

a)

Doubling the size

b)

Tripling the size

c)

Decreasing the size

5.

The ruler of France who sold us the Louisiana Territory was

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

Coco Channel

6.

The Louisiana Purchase was bought for this much in 1803

a)

10 million dollars

b)

15 million dollars

c)

25 million dollars

7.

Which of the two men was a military man, gathered men for the trip, and made maps of the journey exploring Louisiana?

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

William Clark

c)

Zebulon PIke

8.

Which did Sacagawea NOT do for the journey?

a)

She was a guide across the land

b)

She served as interpretor to the tribes

c)

She kept a journal of the trip

9.

Zebulon Pike explored this land

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Canada

10.

The reason Americans are fighting the British in 1812 is mainly because of

a)

Impressment of our sailors by the British

b)

The Embargo Act of 1807

c)

War Hawks want a war to show America is great

11.

The Indians in 1811 did the following

a)

Took the side of the America to fight the English

b)

Took the side of the English to fight America

c)

Did not take sides in the war

12.

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun were

a)

War Hawks

b)

Congressmen who did not want war

c)

President and V.P.

13.

America thinks the best way to get back at England is to take

a)

Mexico

b)

Alaska

c)

Canada

14.

A privateer was a

a)

Navy sailor on a U.S. ship

b)

Sailors not in the navy using their own boats

c)

An American soldier fighting on the land

15.

He wrote the Star Spangled Banner from Baltimore Harbor

a)

James Madison

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

Andrew Jackson

16.

What does the Star Spangled Banner say that the flag represented the morning after the Battle?

a)

Land of the Free and the Hope of the Brave

b)

Land of Opportunity and Equality

c)

Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

17.

Which Battle was fought after the treaty was signed?

a)

Battle of Baltimore

b)

Battle of Washington

c)

Battle of New Orleans

18.

This treaty ended the War of 1812, Christmas Eve 1814

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Versailles

19.

Sacagawea is so famous, her face is on all of these EXCEPT

a)

A U.S. gold dollar coin

b)

A U.S. stamp

c)

A U.S. dollar bill

20.

Who was the leader in the Battle of New Orleans?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison