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Chapter 10 Test Jefferson Era #4

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who convinced the House to vote for Jefferson?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Burr

c)

J. Adams

d)

Washington

2.

This event shown in the photo allowed for all the following?

a)

Lewis and Clark Expedition

b)

US to double in size

c)

War of 1812

d)

Westward Expansion

3.

What court cased established the principles of judicial review?

a)

McCulloch vs. Maryland

b)

Marbury vs. Madison

c)

Gibbons vs. Ogden

d)

Worcester vs. Georgia

4.

Where did the peace treaty take place for the War of 1812?

a)

Ghent, Belgium

b)

Frankfurt, Germany

c)

London, England

d)

Paris, France

5.

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

a)

Sir Jacob Marshall

b)

President Jason Scott

c)

Alicia key

d)

Francis Scott Key

6.

Hero of New Orleans and Horseshoe Bend

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

James Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Oliver Hazard Perry

7.

(Click all that apply) ALL the following are ways Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark.

a)

Showed the edible plants and berries

b)

Made party appear less hostile (baby)

c)

translated with ALL native tribes

d)

saved important documents when boat tipped over

8.

Who challenges Alexander Hamilton to a duel?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

William Clark

d)

Henry Clay

9.

Last major battle of the War of 1812?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Plattsburgh

c)

New Orleans

d)

Ft. McHenry

10.

What amendment prevented future Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates from being on the same ballot?

a)

11th

b)

12th

c)

13th

d)

18th

11.

Great Britain and the French were blocking U.S. trade, this was a violation of

a)

Jay's Treaty

b)

Free trade

c)

Neutrality

d)

Treaty of Paris

12.

Why did Tecumseh form a Confederacy?

a)

To halt westward expansion of the United States

b)

Treaty signed with Great Britain

c)

Revenge for the loss of his brother

d)

Take back lands from the United States they once held

13.

Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

14.
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
a)
Congress
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
15.
Lewis and Clark intended to do all of the following EXCEPT
a)
take land from Native Americans
b)
map the geography
c)
collect plant and animal samples
d)
find a water route across America
16.
President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from what French Emperor?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Andre the Giant
c)
Charles de Gaulle
d)
Bonjour Cradle
17.
What city was an important port to western farmers?
a)
New Orleans
b)
St. Louis
c)
Cincinnati
d)
Pittsburgh
18.
The power of the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional is called
a)
judicial review
b)
jurisdiction
c)
authority of the courts
d)
an embargo
19.
The Revolution on what Caribbean Island influenced France to sell the Louisiana Territory to the US?
a)
The Dominican Republic
b)
Cuba
c)
Haiti
d)
Gilligan's 
20.
How did Jefferson double the size of the United States in 1803?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The purchase of California
c)
The Treaty of Ghent
21.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase important?
a)
it doubled the size of the U.S. 
b)
it allowed the U.S. to defeat the Spanish
c)
gold was discovered
d)
gave the U.S. a trade port on the Pacific Ocean
22.
Who won the popular vote in 1800?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
23.
__________ was an important help as guide and an interpreter during the Lewis and Clark expedition
a)
York
b)
Mandan
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
24.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)

$400 Million

b)

$150 million

c)
$15 million
d)

$500 million

25.
Why was the port of New Orleans so important?
a)
It was the best place to go fishing
b)
It was a party town
c)
It was the Catholic headquaters
d)
It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
26.

Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

a)

Administrators may limit the content of student publications

b)

Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection.

c)

Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.

d)

Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney

27.

What happened in American schools after the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

States could continue segregation as long as facilities were separate but equal.

b)

Individuals of different races voluntarily stopped all forms of school segregation.

c)

The federal government ordered that states desegregate classes.

d)

Desegregation was ordered for only high schools.

28.

The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson reflected Americans’ approval of

a)

integration.

b)

relocation centers.

c)

segregation.

d)

woman suffrage.

29.
How many justices serve on Supreme Court?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
9
30.

Who led the successful slave revolt on the island of Haiti in beginning in 1791 ending in 1804?

a)

Toussaint L’Overture

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Simon Bolivar

31.

The question whether the judges are invested with exclusive authority to decide on the constitutionality of a law has been heretofore a subject of consideration with me in the exercise of official duties. Certainly there is not a word in the Constitution which has given that power to them more than to the Executive or Legislative branches.

—Thomas Jefferson, 1815


Which constitutional principle is Jefferson referring to in this excerpt?

a)

Full faith and credit

b)

Popular sovereignty

c)

Federalism

d)

Judicial review

32.

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all courts to —

a)

mediate disputes related to commerce between states

b)

overturn any impeachment that the court deems unsupported by evidence

c)

decide the outcome of contested election results

d)

strike down any law that the court deems unconstitutional

33.

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —

a)

established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court

b)

upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president

c)

confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce

d)

reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs

34.

A person's right to not answer questions when being asked by police is known as protection against:

a)

self-Incrimination.

b)

jurisdiction.

c)

appeal.

d)

brief.

35.
Which amendment gives you the right to an attorney?
a)
4th
b)
5th
c)
6th
d)
7th
36.

Laws to settle disagreements between people and/or businesses are called

a)

criminal laws.

b)

civil laws

37.
Where did the Cherokee Indians live?
a)
In the Coastal Plains region of Georgia
b)
In the Piedmont region of Georgia
c)
In the mountain regions of Georgia
d)
In the Cherokee Valley region of Georgia
38.
What were Creek and Cherokee homes made of?
a)
The Creek and Cherokee homes were made of logs, straw, bark, grasses, moss and clay (mud).
b)
The Creek and Cherokee homes were made of large blocks of ice.
c)
The Creek and Cherokee homes were made of bricks and stones.
d)
The Creek and Cherokee homes were made of plaster.
39.

The Supreme Court only hears cases on which type of law

a)

Constitutional Law

b)

Juvenile Law

c)

Civil Law

d)

Criminal Law

40.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
41.

Worcester v. Georgia was about...

a)

a white missionary who tried to help the Cherokee keep their tribal lands

b)

a Creek chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

c)

a Cherokee chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

d)

land companies that bribed members of GA's General Assembly

42.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
43.
What state vs. Cherokee was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case?
a)
Minnesota
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Alambama
d)
Georgia
44.
Why was it called the "Trail of Tears?"
a)
Harsh conditions
b)
There were many deaths
c)
People cried over the loss of their "homeland"
d)
All of the above
45.

Why did the white settlers and the American Indians begin having conflicts?

a)

White settlers felt they had the right to settle on American Indian land

b)

American Indians built fences to keep the settlers' cattle out

c)

White settlers kidnapped American Indian children

d)

Gold was discovered on American Indian land

46.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
47.
How were Native Americans affected by the loss of their land?
a)
They were forced to move away from their land
b)
Many died of diseases, beatings, exhaustion, and starvation on their way to the territory
c)
Poor land made it difficult to farm in the Indian territory
d)
All of the above
48.

According to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia, the white missionaries were...

a)

released from prison

b)

sentenced to life in prison

c)

required to leave Cherokee territory

d)

cede their property in a land lottery

49.

Who was the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Worcester v. Georgia case?

a)

Samuel Worcester

b)

William McIntosh

c)

John Marshall

d)

Andrew Jackson

50.

Why was the Haitian Revolution led by Touissaint Louverture so important? [7-3.3]

a)

It returned all power to the king of France.

b)

It allowed France to gain more foreign land.

c)

It gave freedom to all slaves in Latin America.

d)

It was the first Latin American colony to revolt.

51.

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

Georgia laws do NOT apply in the Cherokee Nation

b)

Cherokee must cede their lands to the Georgians

c)

all white missionaries must leave the Cherokee Nation

d)

Georgia has the right to distribute Cherokee lands using a lottery system

52.

What was President Andrew jackson's response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

Jackson supported the Court's ruling and protected the Cherokee

b)

Jackson resigned from office in protest of the Court's decision

c)

Jackson refused to enforce the Court's ruling and did nothing to protect the Cherokee from the Georgians

d)

Jackson had John Marshall impeached and removed from his seat on the Supreme Court

53.

Even though the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia, because the president refused to enforce the Court's decision, the Cherokee were eventually removed from the state?

a)

true

b)

false

54.

The Haitian Revolution was influenced mainly by which revolution?

a)

French

b)

American (United States)

c)

Mexican

d)

Columbian

55.

What was the major crop produced in Haiti?

a)

Maize (corn)

b)

Wheat

c)

Sugar

d)

Coffee

56.

From which country did Haiti gain its independence?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

The United States

57.

What was the original name of Haiti?

a)

Turks

b)

St. Domingue

c)

Brazil

d)

Cuba

58.
The Haitian Revolution was the first completely successful _____ revolt in world history.
a)
Male
b)
Rich landowner
c)
Slave
d)
Nationalistic 
59.

Who won the Haitian Revolution?

a)

The French

b)

The British

c)

the Haitian Slaves

d)

The Spanish

60.
Because the French could not defend Haiti and they needed money what did Napoleon decide to do?
a)
Fight America
b)
Invade England
c)
Recapture Haiti for France
d)
Sold the Louisiana territory to the United States