WorksheetsConcept 6.1 Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is a precedent?
A crime
An example
The person in charge of the United States
The judges that John Adams appointed at the end of his presidency were called "midnight judges" because...
Some were appointed during the very last hours of his time in office.
They only worked at night.
All of their robes were black, so you couldn't see them at night.
The Marbury v. Madison case established the principle of "judicial review." Judicial review means that...
The Judicial branch is the "supreme law of the land"
The court system can review any law and determine if it is Constitutional or not.
Congress can veto laws passed by the president
What leader did Thomas Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory from?
King Charles IV
King George III
Napoleon Bonaparte
Why did Thomas Jefferson ORIGINALLY want the Louisiana Territory?
So he had control over the port in New Orleans, so that trade would not be interrupted.
So he could once again prove that the United States was more advanced than Great Britain by having more land.
So he could say he did more as president than John Adams did.
How much money did Thomas Jefferson pay for the Louisiana Territory?
$3 million
$27 million
$15 million
Why did many members of the Democratic-Republican party (Jefferson's own political party) disagree with his purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
Because the Constitution did not exactly say that the president could buy new territory, and this gave the president too much power.
Because they thought that the land would be better used by Native Americans.
They thought expansion would actually harm the growth of the United States as a nation.
Who did Thomas Jefferson first pick to lead the exploration of the Louisiana Territory?
William Clark
Meriwether Lewis
Himself
What is one strange being that Thomas Jefferson thought explorers might find in the Louisiana Territory?
Vampires
Ghosts
Dinosaurs
Who is this?
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Thomas Jefferson
What is the name of the Expedition team that explored the Louisiana Territory?
The Colonial Militia
The Founding Fathers
The Corps of Discovery
What is the name of the Shoshone leader who helped Lewis & Clark navigate parts of the Louisiana Territory?
Tecumseh
Pocahontas
Sacagawea
Having a woman (Sacagawea) and her baby with the Corps of Discovery was a sign to Native Americans that...
The group of explorers were peaceful and non-threatening.
The explorers were rich.
The group of explorers would not fight them until the baby was grown up.
What was undoubtedly the biggest accomplishment of Jefferson's presidency?
Building up the military
The Louisiana Purchase
Improving life for citizens
What is debt?
A feeling you get when you are unsure about something.
Money owed to another country.
A branch in the military/
What is West Point?
An officer training school.
The name of a U.S. Navy boat
A weapon used in war.
What did most Americans do as a job in the years after the year?
Most of them were doctors.
Most of them owned shops.
Most worked on small farms.
What invention revived the practice of slavery in the south?
Electricity
The cotton gin
The assembly line
Who is the famous artist that was known for painting patriotic images, and even painted Washington's portrait?
Gilbert Stuart
Washington Irving
Andy Warhol
During the Barbary Wars, the small nation-state of __________________ declared war on the United States.
Europe
Tripoli
Spain
