WorksheetsThe TJ Era
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which statement best describes the Election of 1800?
It was the first peaceful transition of power from one party to another
Federalists gained control of the legislature
TJ's life long dream of being president came true
It validated the existing electoral system
The Louisiana Purchase was significant because
included land in present day Arizona
it annexed territory formerly held by Spain
It doubled the size of the US
was strongly opposed by Mexico
The fundamental difference between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans revolved around...
choosing whether to support France of Britain in the ongoing European wars
the use of protective tariffs
the question of slavery
the powers of central government
The Native American guide for Lewis and Clark's expedition of the Louisiana Purchase was...
Tecumseh
Sacajawea
Pocahontas
Chief Black Hawk
British impressment, disruption of trade with Europe, attacks on frontier forts by natives were major causes of the...
American Revolution
French Revolution
War of 1812
French and Indian War
Marbury v. Madison was significant because it...
established the power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional
authorized the Monroe Doctrine
allowed for the annexation of the Louisiana Territory
prohibited states from taxing the federal government
The Federalists were led by...
James Madison
John Marshall
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
The two geographic regions Lewis and Clark explored were...
Southwest and Superior Uplands
Atlantic and the Appalachian
The Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains
Central Lowlands and Pacific
An outcome of the War of 1812 was...
confirmation of the independence of the US
continued impressment
increased migration of American settlers into California
the decline of the Federalists party
The group benefiting most from the acquisition of the port of New Orleans was
farmers in the Ohio River Valley
Native Americans in the Southwest
gold miners in Northern California
fur trappers in the Columbia River valley
Oregon was claimed by the US and...
Mexico
Spain
Britain
France
The main reason TJ wanted to purchase the Louisiana Territory was to...
establish a new settlement area
offer a buffer zone between the US and Mexico
control the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans
satisfy American desire of an empire from coast to coast
Who asked congress for a declaration of war in 1812?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
As a leader of the Federalist party, Alexander Hamilton supported
the creation of the national bank
making land available to farmers
states retaining most of the powers
strict interpretation of the Constitution
Due to their strong support of an agricultural society, farmers typically supported the...
Anti-Federalist party
The Federalist party
The Know-Nothing party
The Democratic-Republican party
Thomas Jefferson built a party around the agrarian ideal; Alexander Hamilton built a party around the ideal of
foreign alliances
wealthy political donors
farmers, artisans, and frontiersmen
commercial growth
The United States gained the Louisiana Territory by...
taking it in the Adams-Onis Treaty
purchasing it from Spain
buying it from Napoleon's France
winning it in the War of 1812
McCulloch v. Maryland established...
that McCulloch had to be exiled from Maryland
states had more powers than the federal government
that congress had the "implied" power of creating the national bank
that Maryland had the power to tax citizens for the national bank
In the election of 1800, incumbent President John Adams
was defeated by Thomas Jefferson when it went to the House of Representatives
refused to step down as president, causing rioting and other acts of civil discord
was defeated by both Burr and Jefferson in the electoral vote count
won reelection by defeating challengers Burr, Jefferson, and Pinckney
The Embargo Act...
was very successful in boosting the economy
cut off trading from France only
cut off trading from all European countries
cut off trading from Britain only
