WorksheetsJefferson Era_v2020
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which political party (candidate) won the most electoral votes?
Federalist (J. Adams)
Democratic-Republican (Jefferson)
Federalist (Washington)
Territories
Which of the following is an outcome of the Marbury v. Madison (1803) case?
The president could appoint justices without approval from Congress.
The Supreme Court did not need approval of Congress to make a ruling.
The Supreme Court could end a law by determining it is unconstitutional.
The president could overturn a Supreme Court ruling.
One of the main ideas of judicial review is the principle that
the states have the right to nullify any federal law.
the President can veto a law passed by Congress.
the judicial branch is the supreme branch of government.
the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
"It is definitely the role and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is...if the two laws conflict each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each."
-Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
According to the quote, which branch of government has the power and responsibility to interpret the law?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Representative
The Supreme Court having the final say in the interpretation of the Constitution is known as
Marbury v. Madison
the Judiciary Act of 1801
the principle of judicial review
Democratic-Republicanism
What was the importance of the Marbury v. Madison decision?
States can ignore rulings from the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court can ratify the Constitution.
The Supreme Court can remove a president from office.
The Supreme Court can declare an act of Congress, or law, unconstitutional.
What was the significance of the Marbury v. Madison ruling?
The Supreme Court gained the power to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional.
Marbury won the right to own slaves in free states.
The Supreme Court ruled that slavery was illegal in the Louisiana Territory.
James Madison became the 4th President of the United States.
Why was the US interested in the Louisiana Territory?
The United States wanted to take more land from Native Americans.
Jefferson was trying to prevent a war with Great Britain.
Jefferson wanted to guarantee the US could maintain access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans.
Congress passed a law to create more states west of the Mississippi River.
Why was control of the Mississippi River an important part of the Louisiana Purchase?
Control of the Mississippi River helped ensure that the United States could continue its westward expansion.
The Mississippi River was important in the war against Great Britain.
It was important because settlers were prohibited from moving west of the Mississippi River.
The Louisiana Purchase could only be entered by traveling on the Mississippi River.
What worried President Jefferson about the Louisiana Purchase deal?
He thought that he was paying too much money for it.
Congress did not have the power to raise taxes to pay for the territory.
Jefferson doubted that he had authority from the Constitution to purchase territory.
He believed that slavery would continue to spread into the Louisiana Purchase.
What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the geography of the United States?
It doubled the size of the nation.
The Louisiana Purchase had no effect on the United States.
It quadrupled the size of the nation.
The border between the United States and Canada was established.
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Jefferson wanted to explore the land west of the Mississippi River and find a route to the Pacific Ocean.
Lewis and Clark wanted to establish new states in the west.
Jefferson sent the explorers to make peace treaties with Native Americans.
Congress required Lewis and Clark to collect taxes from settlers in the west.
EXAMINE the map. Lewis and Clark's route follows which river west across the Great Plains toward the Rocky Mountains?
Ohio River
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Arkansas River
"The only way to stop this evil [white settlement of Indian's land], is for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land as it was at first, and should be now--for it never was divided, but belongs to us all..."
-- Tecumseh
READ the excerpt above. What does Tecumseh suggest in this letter?
Native Americans should get a good price for selling their land.
Native Americans should give the land to white people.
Native Americans should work together to keep out white settlers.
Native Americans should sell the land and divide the profits equally.
Why did Tecumseh form an alliance with the British?
Tecumseh wanted help in his fight against the French in Canada.
Defeated after the Battle of Tippecanoe, Tecumseh wanted the British to help him against the Americans.
Native Americans and Tecumseh surrendered after the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Tecumseh hoped the British would help him form a Native American confederacy.
The British violated US neutrality rights when they impressed hundreds of American sailors captured from US merchant ships. Which sentence BEST describes impressment?
The practice of forcing people to work in the navy.
The army refusing to release prisoners of war after the battle.
The power of the Supreme Court to interpret the law.
The act of moving warships into port cities to block trade by ship.
Why were Americans angered by the British practice of impressment?
Americans believed that Great Britain wanted to go to war.
The British used impressment as a new way to tax Americans.
France gained the Louisiana Purchase as a result of Great Britain's actions.
Americans felt that the practice violated their neutrality.
What was one main cause of the War of 1812?
Great Britain wanted to claim the Louisiana Territory.
British impressment of sailors made Americans call for war with Great Britain.
The strength of the US economy threatened European markets.
US settlers wanted to take control of Canada.
EXAMINE the map key(s). What city did the British capture and burn in 1814?
New Orleans
Lake Champlain
Ft. McHenry
Washington, D.C.
Which of the following BEST describes an effect of the War of 1812?
The Federalist Party gained strength.
The U.S. gained status and respect from other nations.
Patriotism decreased in the years immediately following the war.
The U.S. was weakened as a result of the war.
