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WorksheetsChapter 10 - The Jefferson Era
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who won the election of 1800?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Pinckney
Aaron Burr
The electoral tie between Burr and Jefferson was decided by which government body?
The Senate
The Supreme Court
The people
The House of Representatives
Jefferson supported a large federal government.
True
False
Jefferson reduced...
national debt
military spending
custom duties
federal government workers
Which president made "midnight" appointments to preserve Federalist control of the court system?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from which country?
France
Spain
Great Britain
Canada
Napoléon lost interest in the Louisiana Territory due to his defeat in...
Great Britain
Canada
Saint Domingue
Cuba
Thomas Jefferson used what powers of the Constitution to make the Louisiana Purchase?
taxation
currency
foreign policy
treaty making
The Louisiana Purchase gave America use of what two key waterways?
The Mississippi River
The Missouri River
The Port of New Orleans
Lake Erie
Who led the Corps of Discovery?
Meriwether Lewis
Zebulon Pike
John Jay
William Clark
The goal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition was to...
find a Northwest Passage to the Pacific
discover plants and animals
recommend sites for future forts
document Native Americans
The Lewis & Clark Expedition left from what city?
New Orleans
Chicago
Saint Louis
Lexington
Which Native American was instrumental in the success of the Corps of Discovery?
Squanto
Tecumseh
Sacagawea
Samoset
Zebulon Pike explored what areas?
The Oregon Territory
present-day Colorado
northern Mexico
southern Texas
The final straw in disputes between Hamilton and Burr was...
Burr's loss in the election of 1800
Burr's failed campaign for New York governor
Burr's missed appointment as diplomat to France
Hamilton's accusation of treason for secession
The practice of forcing people to serve in the navy is called...
imprisionment
impressment
encampment
enlistment
Which country was impressing American sailors?
France
Great Britain
Spain
the Barbary States
While France and Britain were fighting each other the U.S. prospered in trade with both countries.
True
False
The British would wait outside American harbors to search American ships.
True
False
What ship was attacked that resulted in American outrage?
Constitution
Leopard
John Paul Jones
Chesapeake
What Act prohibited trade with ALL countries?
Embargo Act
Nonintercourse Act
Navigation Act
Townshend Acts
What Act prohibited trade with just France and Great Britain?
Embargo Act
Nonintercourse Act
Navigation Act
Townshend Acts
The Embargo & Nonintercourse Acts were...
successful
unsuccessful
Which president was elected in 1808?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
In 1810, Congress blocked trade from Britain or France?
Britain
France
What Native American chief tried to united many different tribes, creating a Pan-Indian Alliance?
Tenskwatawa
Metacomet
Tecumseh
Pontiac
What future president attacked Prophetstown?
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Tyler
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
What future president destroyed the Creek Indians?
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Tyler
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
What political group was calling for war against Great Britain?
The Federalists
The Democratic-Republicans
The Whigs
The War Hawks
This British agreed to end the policy of search and seizure before the War of 1812, but news did not reach Washington in time.
True
False
How were the Americans unprepared for the War of 1812?
small fighting force
aged commanders
lack of navy
lack of support
What was not an American victory?
Detroit
Lake Erie
Lake Champlain
New Orleans
British resources were freed up after the French defeat in Europe.
True
False
What city did the British burn?
Baltimore
Detroit
York
Washington
The "Star Spangled Banner" was written after what battle?
York
Baltimore
New Orleans
Thames
What battle convinced the British that the was too costly and not worth fighting?
Lake Champlain
Lake Erie
New Orleans
York
What treaty ended the War of 1812?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Warsaw
What battle was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed?
Washington
Baltimore
Plattsburgh
New Orleans
Who emerged as a presidential war hero from the War of 1812?
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
James Monroe
Oliver Perry
