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Jeffersonian Democracy

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The election of 1800 was decided by...

a)

The Electoral College

b)

The Popular Vote

c)

The U.S. Senate

d)

The House of Representatives

2.

What happens when there is a tie in the electoral college or no candidate wins a majority of the electors?

a)

The U.S. Senate chooses the president

b)

The Supreme Court chooses the president

c)

The House of Representatives chooses the president

3.

Who urged Native Americans to return to the customs of their ancestors and reject the ways of the white man?

a)

The Prophet

b)

Tecumseh

c)

Chief Little Turtle

d)

Sacajawea

4.

Which amendment addressed the problems of the presidential election of 1800?

a)

12th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

22nd Amendment

d)

26th Amendment

5.

Chief Justice John Marshall increased the Supreme Courts power when the ruled a law unconstitutional. What court case established the principle of Judicial Review?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Mapp v. Ohio

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Roe v. Wade

6.

Put a check by the leaders chosen to explore the Louisiana Territory.

a)

Merriweather Lewis

b)

York

c)

Sacajawea

d)

William Clark

e)

Jaquez Charbonneau

7.

“We do not own the land! Land is like air and water. No one owns it.”


To who is the quote attributed?

(a)  

8.

Which U.S. government official was tasked with stopping Tecumseh's pan-Indian alliance?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

William Clark

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Daniel Boone

9.

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

a)

Baltimore

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

York (modern Toronto)

d)

New Orleans

10.

When Lewis and Clark left St. Louis, what direction were they going?

a)

upstream

b)

downstream

11.

What year did Lewis and Clark travel on different routes for some of their journey?

a)

1804-1805

b)

1805-1806

12.

What caused manufacturing to increase during the presidency of James Madison?

a)

The government offered financial incentives for new factories.

b)

The British blockade of the coast during the War of 1812.

c)

Many men left their farms to find work in the city.

d)

New inventions created an influx of industry.

13.

Jefferson believed in reducing the size and scope of the federal government, a philosophy he called...

a)

statism

b)

judicial review

c)

laissez-faire

d)

Constitutional Restraint

14.

Prior to 1802, who owned the Louisiana Territory?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Britain

d)

the United States

15.

What were the results of purchasing the Louisiana Territory? Check all that apply.

a)

It doubled the size of the United States

b)

It helped Jefferson save his legacy

c)

It ended the threat of a French empire in North America

d)

It helped the nation win the war of 1812

16.

What politician died as a result of a duel?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

James Monroe

d)

Andrew Jackson

17.

In what ways did the British violate our neutral rights? Check all that apply.

a)

They seized cargo from our trade ships

b)

They impressed American sailors

c)

They armed Native Americans on the frontier

d)

They burned our capitol

18.

What act did Jefferson sign that devastated our trade with other countries?

a)

The Fair Trade Act

b)

The Laissez-Fair Act

c)

The Embargo Act

d)

The Neutrality Act

19.

Check all of the causes of the War of 1812

a)

Impressment of U.S. Citizens

b)

Interference with American Trade

c)

Increased manufacturing in the New England states

d)

British support of Native American resistance

e)

Exploration of the Oregon Country by Lewis and Clark

20.

Which of the following things happened as a result of the War of 1812? Check all that apply.

a)

It weakened the Native American resistance on the frontier.

b)

The Federalist Party disappeared for taking an unpopular stance on the war.

c)

A spirit of National pride swept the nation.

d)

Manufacturing decreased as trade resumed.

e)

James Madison was elected to a third term.

21.

What are the reasons some people argue that the National Anthem should be changed. Check all that apply.

a)

It is too difficult to sing.

b)

It isn't well liked by most people.

c)

It was written by a slave owner.

d)

It is unoriginal

22.

Which river on the map is the Missouri River?

(a)  

23.

Which river on the map is the Columbia River?

(a)  

24.

Which term means "let it be"

a)

laissez-faire

b)

frigates

c)

War Hawks

d)

Federalist

25.

What name was given to Congressmen who pushed for war with Britain because they wanted to expand into Canada?

(a)  

26.

Because we didn't have a large Navy, our country relied on citizen owned ships called (a)   to help fight the war.

27.

What letter on the map marks the location of the Colorado River?

(a)  

28.

Which letter on the map represents the Ohio River?

(a)  

29.

Which letter on the map shows the river that Zebulon Pike explored?

(a)