WorksheetsCh 8 - Defining the Nation Part 1 (p209-219)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who called Thomas Jefferson's election "the revolution of 1800" and said that it was "as real a revolution in the principles of our government as that of 1776 was in its form"?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
What was one of the major ways in which Jefferon attempted to reduce the size of the American government?
By reducing spending, especially on the military
By cancelling the National Bank
By purchasing the Louisiana Territory
By passing the Monroe Doctrine
Based on the case of Justice Samuel Chase's impeachment, what constituted a reason for removal from office?
Treason, and nothing less
Actual criminality, not mere political disagreements
Criticism of the opposing political party in the press
What is the term for the Supreme Court's ability to negate or nullify (cancel) any law passed by federal or state governments?
partisan press
separation of church and state
Midnight appointments
judicial review
After being indicted for the murder of Alexander Hamilton, VP Aaron Burr attempted to create an empire in American territories in the West. For this, he was brought to trial for (a) .
Noah Webster's dictionary tried to make American English more "republican" in that words would be spelled
how they sounded
in a way that would require a proper education
based on ancient languages
in a way that aligned more directly with British Englist
Eli Whitney's cotton gin resulted in all of the following EXCEPT...
growth of westward expansion to plant more short-staple cotton
increase in demand for field slaves to harvest cotton
the French and Indian War
greater need for access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans
The Louisiana Purchase ensured that the US would...
always be in debt
abide by Jefferson's vision of limited government
control the mouth of the Mississippi River
become a country dedicated to slavery
Who never received wages for their involvement in the Corps of Discovery's exporation of the Lousiana Territory? Check all that apply.
Sacagawea
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Clark's slave York
Who led a pan-Indian resistance to American expansion?
Tecumseh (and his brother Tenskwatawa)
Sacagawea
York
Charles William Peale
