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Chapter 9: The Jeffersonian Era Honors US History Study Guide

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first state from the Northwest Territory to join the Union?

a)

Ohio

b)

Illinois

c)

Michigan

d)

Indiana

2.

What was a direct result of the election of 1800?

a)

judicial review

b)

the Twelfth Amendment

c)

the lapse of the Judiciary Act

d)

the principle of implied powers

3.

Sacagawea was an Indian . . .

a)

military leader in the Mississippi Territory.

b)

interpreter for Anthony Wayne.

c)

assistant to Lewis and Clark.

d)

prophet in the Northwest.

4.

The Chesapeake affair was one reason for . . .

a)

Macon’s Bill Number Two.

b)

the Louisiana Purchase.

c)

the Embargo Act.

d)

the War of 1812.

5.

All the following men were explorers except . . .

a)

Anthony Wayne.

b)

Meriwether Lewis.

c)

William Clark.

d)

Zebulon Pike.

6.

Zebulon Pike explored all the following regions except the . . .

a)

Great Plains.

b)

Colorado Rockies.

c)

Pacific Northwest.

d)

Mexican Southwest.

7.

Tecumseh was a threat to the United States because he . . .

a)

promoted torture and attacks on frontier women and children.

b)

gave the British detailed information about American forts.

c)

preached against whiskey and the white man’s ways.

d)

attempted to unite the Indian tribes into one nation.

8.

Which of the following events occurred last?

a)

the Battle of New Orleans

b)

the Treaty of Ghent

c)

the Battle of Lake Erie

d)

the bombardment of Fort McHenry

9.

Which occurred during Jefferson’s administration?

a)

the Battle of New Orleans

b)

the Battle of Tippecanoe

c)

the defense of Fort McHenry

d)

the attack on Tripoli

10.

Which of the following was not one of the reasons Madison gave for declaring war on England?

a)

interference with American trade

b)

impressment of American sailors

c)

capture of Canada

d)

incitement of the Indians to violence

11.

Which president reportedly said, “Science is my passion, politics my duty”?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Monroe

d)

James Madison

12.

What advantage did the United States enjoy at the beginning of the War of 1812?

a)

America had a large standing army.

b)

America had a formidable fleet.

c)

Almost all Americans supported the war.

d)

The British were preoccupied in a war with Napoleon.

13.

What is America’s national anthem?

a)

“America the Beautiful”

b)

“The Star-Spangled Banner”

c)

“America”

d)

“God Bless America”

14.

Why was the USS Constitution called “Old Ironsides”?

a)

Enemy cannonballs bounced off its oak sides.

b)

Its guns launched deadly broadsides against the enemy.

c)

Its sides were covered with iron.

d)

It was the only American ship to win a duel against a British ship during the War

of 1812.

15.

Which of the following men was tried for treason?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Zebulon Pike

16.

Which word or phrase best describes Aaron Burr?

a)

inordinately ambitious

b)

patriotic

c)

brilliant militarist

d)

virtuous

17.

Which of the following was not an argument for purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

a)

It secured New Orleans.

b)

It was constitutional.

c)

Jefferson’s ministers in France warned him to hurry before Napoleon changed

his mind.

d)

It furthered Jefferson’s vision of more land for farmers.

18.

During what British attack did an American general surrender his entire force without a fight?

a)

the siege of Detroit

b)

the bombardment of Fort McHenry

c)

the advance on New Orleans

d)

the raid on Washington

19.

Which of the following was not a result of the Fallen Timbers campaign?

a)

The Indians surrendered all rights to the southern half of Ohio.

b)

Settlers flocked to the Ohio region of the Northwest Territory.

c)

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

d)

Many Indians became farmers.

20.

Which event led to the collapse of the Federalist Party?

a)

Chesapeake affair

b)

Embargo Act

c)

Hartford Convention

d)

Macon’s Bill Number Two

21.

The Battle of _____ was an astounding victory by a hastily assembled American fleet.

a)

Bladensburg

b)

Lake Erie

c)

New Orleans

d)

the Thames

22.

Andrew Jackson won fame for all the following victories except the . . .

a)

Battle of Lake Erie.

b)

Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

c)

capture of Pensacola.

d)

Battle of New Orleans.

23.

What well-designed fort prevented the British from capturing Baltimore?

a)

Greenville

b)

McHenry

c)

Ticonderoga

d)

Vincennes

24.

All the following occurred during “the Era of Good Feelings” except the . . .

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty.

b)

Treaty of Ghent.

c)

Rush-Bagot Treaty.

d)

Monroe Doctrine.

25.

Which of the following events occurred last?

a)

the War of 1812

b)

the Embargo Act

c)

Macon’s Bill Number Two

d)

the Chesapeake affair

26.

Who was America’s popular president during the “Era of Good Feelings”?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

27.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

explorer of the Louisiana Territory

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

Tecumseh

d)

James Madison

e)

“Mad Anthony” Wayne

28.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

explorer of the Great Plains and the Colorado Rockies

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

Tecumseh

d)

James Madison

e)

“Mad Anthony” Wayne

29.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

proposed joining all the Indian tribes into a single confederation

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

Tecumseh

d)

James Madison

e)

“Mad Anthony” Wayne

30.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

president during the War of 1812

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

Tecumseh

d)

James Madison

e)

“Mad Anthony” Wayne

31.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

won a major battle in Ohio against the Indians

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

Tecumseh

d)

James Madison

e)

“Mad Anthony” Wayne

32.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

War Hawk from Kentucky who became Speaker of the House

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Oliver Hazard Perry

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Francis Scott Key

e)

John Quincy Adams

33.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

resourceful naval captain who defeated a British fleet

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Oliver Hazard Perry

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Francis Scott Key

e)

John Quincy Adams

34.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

American hero of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Oliver Hazard Perry

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Francis Scott Key

e)

John Quincy Adams

35.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

author of the national anthem

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Oliver Hazard Perry

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Francis Scott Key

e)

John Quincy Adams

36.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

secretary of state whose firm stand won Florida from Spain

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Oliver Hazard Perry

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Francis Scott Key

e)

John Quincy Adams

37.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

secretary of state whose firm stand won Florida from Spain

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Oliver Hazard Perry

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Francis Scott Key

e)

John Quincy Adams

38.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

the right of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional

a)

judicial review

b)

delegated powers

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

e)

implied powers

39.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

the authority specifically given to the national government by the Constitution

a)

judicial review

b)

delegated powers

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

e)

implied powers

40.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

maintained that “it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is”

a)

judicial review

b)

delegated powers

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

e)

implied powers

41.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

protected Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce

a)

judicial review

b)

delegated powers

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

e)

implied powers

42.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

denied states the power to interfere with the ability of Congress to enact a national bank

a)

judicial review

b)

impressment

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

e)

McCulloch v. Maryland

43.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.

the seizure and forcible reenlistment of deserters from the British navy

a)

judicial review

b)

impressment

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

e)

McCulloch v. Maryland

44.

Why did Congress send Lewis and Clark on an expedition?

(a)  

45.

Which amendment separated the Electoral College ballots for the president and the vice president?

(a)  

46.

Which amendment separated the Electoral College ballots for the president and the vice president?

(a)  

47.

What stunning victory did Americans win after the war had officially ended?

(a)  

48.

What tract of land did Napoleon Bonaparte sell to the United States?

(a)  

49.

Which people group believed that land should be shared by all?

(a)  

50.

Who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”?

(a)  

51.

Whom did Aaron Burr kill in a duel?

(a)  

52.

What American explorer crossed the Great Plains and discovered a mountain in Colorado that is now named for him?

(a)  

53.

Who was the third president of the United States?

(a)  

54.

What American was the victor at the Battle of New Orleans?

(a)  

55.

What area did the U.S. government buy as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain?

(a)  

56.

From what region in North Africa did pirates raid American shipping and demand ransom for the captured crews?

(a)  

57.

What was the name for members in the House of Representatives in the 1810s who were intensely nationalistic and prowar?

(a)  

58.

What influential chief justice of the Supreme Court handed down numerous landmark decisions?

(a)  

59.

What American policy banned European intervention in the Western Hemisphere?

(a)  

60.

Whom did William Henry Harrison inadvertently help when he asked the Indians to demand a sign from this man that would indicate he had been sent by God?

(a)  

61.

What city did the British capture shortly after they won the Battle of Bladensburg?

(a)