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Worksheets3rd President Thomas Jefferson
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Thomas is best remembered for writing the ______________.
a)
Constitution
b)
Declaration of Independence
2.
Significance of Marbury v Madison
a)
Veto power
b)
Judicial Review
3.
Declaring acts of Congress unconstitutional
a)
Veto
b)
Ammendment
c)
Judicial Review
4.
President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from what French Emperor?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Andre the Giant
c)
Charles de Gaulle
d)
Bonjour Cradle
5.
The Marbury vs. Madison case established _____________________which gave the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
a)
Judicial Act of 1789
b)
Presidential vetoes
c)
Constitutional amendments
d)
Judicial Review
6.
How did Jefferson double the size of the United States in 1803?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The purchase of California
c)
The Treaty of Ghent
7.
Which country was hurt the most by the Embargo Act?
a)
America
b)
France
c)
England
8.
What did Jefferson do to punish the British for Impressing American sailors?
a)
The Embargo Act
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Sugar Act
9.
What were Lewis and Clark looking for when they explored the new territory?
a)
A water route to the Pacific Ocean
b)
A water route to the Atlantic Ocean
c)
The Rocky Mountains
d)
Justin Bieber's pants
10.
Why is the Election of 1800 so significant?
a)
It was the transfer of power from Federalist to Democratic-Republican
b)
It was the transfer of power between Democratic-Republican to Federalist
11.
The Embargo Act meant to punish _________ and _________.
a)
Spain and Britain
b)
Britain and France
c)
Batman and Robin
d)
U.S. and Mexico
12.
What is the location of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
From the Missouri River to the Appalachian Mountains
b)
From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
c)
From the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains
d)
From the Atlantic Ocean to The Weekends House
13.
Who did Thomas Jefferson ask to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Lone Ranger
b)
Lewis and Clark
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
14.
Why was the port of New Orleans so important?
a)
It was the best place to go fishing
b)
It was a party town
c)
It was the Catholic headquaters
d)
It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
15.
Which of the following laws was passed by Thomas Jefferson in order to prevent foreign interference with American trading ships?
a)
Alien & Sedition Acts
b)
Embargo Act
c)
Neutrality Proclamation
d)
Barbary Act
16.
John Marshall was Chief Justice over what branch of the federal government?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
Presidential
17.
What did Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton have in common?
a)
They were both advisors to President George Washington.
b)
They both served in the Army during the Revolutionary War.
c)
They both ran for president in 1796.
18.
The election of 1800 was viewed as a revolution, because it was
a)
Violent
b)
Contested
c)
Peaceful
19.
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from which foreign country?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
20.
What did Jefferson do to punish the British for Impressing American sailors?
a)
The Embargo Act
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Sugar Act
21.
What did Jefferson do as soon as he was sworn in as President?
a)
He got rid of laws, parts of government, most of the military
b)
He passed laws, added a new department, hired judges
c)
He increased the size of the Navy, removed Congress, added a Secretary
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