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Chapter 10 - The Jefferson Era

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who won the election of 1800?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Charles Pinckney

d)

Aaron Burr

2.

The electoral tie between Burr and Jefferson was decided by which government body?

a)

The Senate

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

The people

d)

The House of Representatives

3.

Jefferson supported a large federal government.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Jefferson reduced...

a)

national debt

b)

military spending

c)

custom duties

d)

federal government workers

5.

Which president made "midnight" appointments to preserve Federalist control of the court system?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

6.

Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

7.

The Louisiana Territory was purchased from which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

Canada

8.

Napoléon lost interest in the Louisiana Territory due to his defeat in...

a)

Great Britain

b)

Canada

c)

Saint Domingue

d)

Cuba

9.

Thomas Jefferson used what powers of the Constitution to make the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

taxation

b)

currency

c)

foreign policy

d)

treaty making

10.

The Louisiana Purchase gave America use of what two key waterways?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Missouri River

c)

The Port of New Orleans

d)

Lake Erie

11.

Who led the Corps of Discovery?

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

John Jay

d)

William Clark

12.

The goal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition was to...

a)

find a Northwest Passage to the Pacific

b)

discover plants and animals

c)

recommend sites for future forts

d)

document Native Americans

13.

The Lewis & Clark Expedition left from what city?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Chicago

c)

Saint Louis

d)

Lexington

14.

Which Native American was instrumental in the success of the Corps of Discovery?

a)

Squanto

b)

Tecumseh

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Samoset

15.

Zebulon Pike explored what areas?

a)

The Oregon Territory

b)

present-day Colorado

c)

northern Mexico

d)

southern Texas

16.

The final straw in disputes between Hamilton and Burr was...

a)

Burr's loss in the election of 1800

b)

Burr's failed campaign for New York governor

c)

Burr's missed appointment as diplomat to France

d)

Hamilton's accusation of treason for secession

17.

The practice of forcing people to serve in the navy is called...

a)

imprisionment

b)

impressment

c)

encampment

d)

enlistment

18.

Which country was impressing American sailors?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

the Barbary States

19.

While France and Britain were fighting each other the U.S. prospered in trade with both countries.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The British would wait outside American harbors to search American ships.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What ship was attacked that resulted in American outrage?

a)

Constitution

b)

Leopard

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

Chesapeake

22.

What Act prohibited trade with ALL countries?

a)

Embargo Act

b)

Nonintercourse Act

c)

Navigation Act

d)

Townshend Acts

23.

What Act prohibited trade with just France and Great Britain?

a)

Embargo Act

b)

Nonintercourse Act

c)

Navigation Act

d)

Townshend Acts

24.

The Embargo & Nonintercourse Acts were...

a)

successful

b)

unsuccessful

25.

Which president was elected in 1808?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

26.

In 1810, Congress blocked trade from Britain or France?

a)

Britain

b)

France

27.

What Native American chief tried to united many different tribes, creating a Pan-Indian Alliance?

a)

Tenskwatawa

b)

Metacomet

c)

Tecumseh

d)

Pontiac

28.

What future president attacked Prophetstown?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

Zachary Tyler

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Martin Van Buren

29.

What future president destroyed the Creek Indians?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

Zachary Tyler

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Martin Van Buren

30.

What political group was calling for war against Great Britain?

a)

The Federalists

b)

The Democratic-Republicans

c)

The Whigs

d)

The War Hawks

31.

This British agreed to end the policy of search and seizure before the War of 1812, but news did not reach Washington in time.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

How were the Americans unprepared for the War of 1812?

a)

small fighting force

b)

aged commanders

c)

lack of navy

d)

lack of support

33.

What was not an American victory?

a)

Detroit

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Lake Champlain

d)

New Orleans

34.

British resources were freed up after the French defeat in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What city did the British burn?

a)

Baltimore

b)

Detroit

c)

York

d)

Washington

36.

The "Star Spangled Banner" was written after what battle?

a)

York

b)

Baltimore

c)

New Orleans

d)

Thames

37.

What battle convinced the British that the was too costly and not worth fighting?

a)

Lake Champlain

b)

Lake Erie

c)

New Orleans

d)

York

38.

What treaty ended the War of 1812?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Treaty of Ghent

d)

The Treaty of Warsaw

39.

What battle was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed?

a)

Washington

b)

Baltimore

c)

Plattsburgh

d)

New Orleans

40.

Who emerged as a presidential war hero from the War of 1812?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

William Henry Harrison

c)

James Monroe

d)

Oliver Perry