WorksheetsJeffersonian Democracy
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 17mins
The election of 1800 was decided by...
The Electoral College
The Popular Vote
The U.S. Senate
The House of Representatives
What happens when there is a tie in the electoral college or no candidate wins a majority of the electors?
The U.S. Senate chooses the president
The Supreme Court chooses the president
The House of Representatives chooses the president
Who urged Native Americans to return to the customs of their ancestors and reject the ways of the white man?
The Prophet
Tecumseh
Chief Little Turtle
Sacajawea
Which amendment addressed the problems of the presidential election of 1800?
12th Amendment
14th Amendment
22nd Amendment
26th Amendment
Chief Justice John Marshall increased the Supreme Courts power when the ruled a law unconstitutional. What court case established the principle of Judicial Review?
McCullough v. Maryland
Mapp v. Ohio
Marbury v. Madison
Roe v. Wade
Put a check by the leaders chosen to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Merriweather Lewis
York
Sacajawea
William Clark
Jaquez Charbonneau
“We do not own the land! Land is like air and water. No one owns it.”
To who is the quote attributed?
(a)
Which U.S. government official was tasked with stopping Tecumseh's pan-Indian alliance?
Thomas Jefferson
William Clark
William Henry Harrison
Daniel Boone
What city did the British burn during the War of 1812?
Baltimore
Washington D.C.
York (modern Toronto)
New Orleans
When Lewis and Clark left St. Louis, what direction were they going?
upstream
downstream
What year did Lewis and Clark travel on different routes for some of their journey?
1804-1805
1805-1806
What caused manufacturing to increase during the presidency of James Madison?
The government offered financial incentives for new factories.
The British blockade of the coast during the War of 1812.
Many men left their farms to find work in the city.
New inventions created an influx of industry.
Jefferson believed in reducing the size and scope of the federal government, a philosophy he called...
statism
judicial review
laissez-faire
Constitutional Restraint
Prior to 1802, who owned the Louisiana Territory?
France
Spain
Britain
the United States
What were the results of purchasing the Louisiana Territory? Check all that apply.
It doubled the size of the United States
It helped Jefferson save his legacy
It ended the threat of a French empire in North America
It helped the nation win the war of 1812
What politician died as a result of a duel?
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
In what ways did the British violate our neutral rights? Check all that apply.
They seized cargo from our trade ships
They impressed American sailors
They armed Native Americans on the frontier
They burned our capitol
What act did Jefferson sign that devastated our trade with other countries?
The Fair Trade Act
The Laissez-Fair Act
The Embargo Act
The Neutrality Act
Check all of the causes of the War of 1812
Impressment of U.S. Citizens
Interference with American Trade
Increased manufacturing in the New England states
British support of Native American resistance
Exploration of the Oregon Country by Lewis and Clark
Which of the following things happened as a result of the War of 1812? Check all that apply.
It weakened the Native American resistance on the frontier.
The Federalist Party disappeared for taking an unpopular stance on the war.
A spirit of National pride swept the nation.
Manufacturing decreased as trade resumed.
James Madison was elected to a third term.
What are the reasons some people argue that the National Anthem should be changed. Check all that apply.
It is too difficult to sing.
It isn't well liked by most people.
It was written by a slave owner.
It is unoriginal
Which river on the map is the Missouri River?
(a)
Which river on the map is the Columbia River?
(a)
Which term means "let it be"
laissez-faire
frigates
War Hawks
Federalist
What name was given to Congressmen who pushed for war with Britain because they wanted to expand into Canada?
(a)
Because we didn't have a large Navy, our country relied on citizen owned ships called (a) to help fight the war.
What letter on the map marks the location of the Colorado River?
(a)
Which letter on the map represents the Ohio River?
(a)
Which letter on the map shows the river that Zebulon Pike explored?
(a)
