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Ch. 10- The Jefferson Era

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Federalist presidential candidate in the Election of 1800?

a)

Charles Pinckney

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

2.

Who was the Democratic-Republican presidential candidate in the Election of 1800?

a)

Charles Pinckney

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

3.

Which candidate was running for the office of vice president during the Election of 1800 as a Federalist?

a)

Charles Pinckney

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Aaron Burr

4.

Which candidate was running for the office of vice president during the Election of 1800 as a Democratic-Republican?

a)

Charles Pinckney

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Aaron Burr

5.

Who won the Election of 1800?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

John Adams

d)

Charles Pinckney

6.

Which chamber of Congress picks the President if no one candidate receives the majority of electoral votes?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

7.

The ___________ requires electors to vote for the president and vice president on separate ballots.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

10th Amendment

d)

12th Amendment

8.

Marbury vs. Madison established which doctrine?

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Right to Bear Arms

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Presidents must be chosen on a separate ballot from the vice president

9.

The US purchased a large tract of land, which doubled the size of the US at that time from which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Britain

d)

Mexico

10.

The name of this land purchase was called?

a)

Indiana Territory

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Corps of Discovery

d)

Judicial Review

11.

The Louisiana Purchase featured land between the _____________ and the _______________.

a)

Mississippi River and West Coast

b)

Missouri River and Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

d)

Canada and Mexico

12.

What was the name of the expedition commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

The Adventures of Lewis and Clark

b)

The Great Trip West

c)

Meriwether and William go to the Pacific Ocean

d)

The Corps of Discovery

13.

____________ was a Shoshone woman who guided the Corps of Discovery.

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Martha Washington

d)

Harriet Tubman

14.

The Corps of Discovery took off from which city?

a)

St. Louis

b)

Pierre

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Seattle

15.

In 1801, after refusing to pay more money for tribute, ________ declared war on the US.

a)

China

b)

Britain

c)

Tripoli

d)

France

16.

Who was the Democratic-Republican candidate in the Election of 1808?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Charles Pinckney

d)

John Adams

17.

Who was the Federalist candidate in the Election of 1808?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Charles Pinckney

d)

John Adams

18.

Tensions grew between the United States and Britain over the issue of ________?

a)

Search and seizure of American ships

b)

Taxes

c)

Leaders

d)

Natural Resources

19.

After the American victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe, __________ joined forces with the British.

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Meriwether Lewis

c)

William Clark

d)

Thomas Jefferson

20.

True or False: The Americans were prepared for a war with Britain in 1812.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Who were 2 well-known American generals during the War of 1812?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

George Washington

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Aaron Burr

22.

Which treaty ended the War of 1812?

a)

Treaty of Paris of 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris of 1783

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Versailles

23.

Who won the War of 1812, mainly because they successfully defended their existing colonies?

a)

United States

b)

Britain

24.

What happened as a result of the Treaty of Ghent?

a)

Nothing

b)

Changed national borders

c)

Ended impressment of sailors

d)

Improved trade between the two nations

25.

Jackson beat the British at which battle, AFTER the Treaty of Ghent was signed?

a)

Battle of Tippecanoe

b)

Battle of Little Bighorn

c)

Battle of Fort McHenry

d)

Battle of New Orleans