WorksheetsJefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why did Jefferson want to purchase Louisiana Territory?
To rid the United States of the threat of the French military stationed along the Mississippi River
To gain access to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico for trading purposes
To defy British attempts to cut off trade at the Port of New Orleans
To expand slavery throughout the Southern United States
Why did Napoleon agree to sell Jefferson Louisiana Territory?
To get back at Britain for their blockades against French ships
To make money to build and interstate highway system throughout Europe
To advance his empire throughout Africa and the Middle East
To finance his war against Britain
Who were the two men commissioned by Jefferson to explore Louisiana Territory?
Livingston and Monroe
Lewis and Clark
Monroe and Clark
Boone and Crocket
How did Jefferson hope to reduce the size of the federal government?
Cutting government expenses and reducing the size of the military
Expelling corrupt government officials and appointing conservative federal judges
Raising taxes and creating a national bank
Reducing the number of Supreme Court justices and offering a strict constructionist view of the Constitution
What were the primary arguments against the purchase of Louisiana Territory?
The land was unexplored and uninhabitable
The Constitution did not specifically state it was within the President's rights to purchase land
Native American tribes within the territory were hostile toward white settlers
The territory was too expensive for a young nation already in debt.
Which political party opposed the purchase of Louisiana Territory?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Loose Constructionists
Which political party supported the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Strict Constructionists
Which act reduced the number of judges on the Supreme Court bench so Jefferson could not appoint his own judges?
The Judicial Review of 1801
The Judiciary Legislative Supreme Court Act of 1799
The Judiciary Act of 1801
The Alien and Sedition Acts
What was particularly interesting about the election of 1800?
The House of Representatives voted 35 times on a candidate before deciding on Jefferson
There were six different political parties that ran in the election
Jefferson was marginally elected over Adams creating political division throughout Congress
Adams was elected to a second term, carrying on the precedent established by Washington
Jefferson, a strict constructionist, left the Presidency having reduced the size of the federal government
True
False
