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Jefferson Era 10 Takeaways

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Congress do to prevent a deadlock in presidential elections?

a)

added the 12th Amendment

b)

suspended the Electoral College

c)

renumbered the states Electoral College votes

d)

added amendments to state constitutions

2.

What established courts for the United States with 16 judges and many other judicial officials?

a)

Judiciary Act of 1801

b)

U. S. Constitution

c)

Supreme Court

d)

12th Amendment

3.

Who is named in the lawsuit that established the judicial review?

a)

Marbury v. Madison, 1803

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

c)

Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

4.

What action increased the westward expansion in 1803

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Pinckney Treaty

c)

Jay Treaty

d)

War for Texas Independence

5.

Who was Jefferson’s Secretary of State?

a)

James Madison

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Aaron Burr

d)

John Adama

6.

Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

John Jay

c)

Thomas Scott Edwards

d)

James Madison

7.

Who helped Lewis and Clark on their westward expansion?

a)

Sacajawea

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Osceola

d)

Little Turtle

8.

What General was named “Tippecanoe” for his actions in the War of 1812?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

David Farragut

d)

George Rogers Clark

9.

What city did the British burn during the War of 1812?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York City

d)

Boston

10.

Who won the War of 1812?

a)

England

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Undecided