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Causes of the War of 1812

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What motivated America to want to purchase the Louisiana colony?

a)

America wanted to have control of the diverse population there

b)

America wanted control of the Mississippi River

c)

America despised France and wanted to show Napoleon Bonaparte that France could not keep the territory

d)

America did not want Louisiana, they just took it to keep it from the British

2.

How did Thomas Jefferson present the purchase to the people of the United States?

a)

as a deal that he could not refuse

b)

as a good idea that he came up with in a dream

c)

as a treaty

d)

as a gift from Napoleon Bonaparte

3.

How did the Louisiana Purchase impact the United States of America?

a)

it nearly doubled the size of the land that the country possessed

b)

it made the United States more susceptible for invasion from France

c)

it made the United States and Spain have a better international relationship

d)

it made the people of America feel upset about having foreign citizens in their country

4.
The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.
a)
South to the Rio Grande River
b)
North to Canada
c)
West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains
d)
East from the Ohio River to New York
5.

Which Shoshone Indian joined the group as a guide and interpreter?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Nantucket

c)

Black Kettle

d)

Sacagawea

6.

Great Britain impresses American sailors. What does the word "impress" mean?

a)

To give aid to others

b)

To influence or persuade others to do something

c)

To take someone against their will, or kidnap

d)

To lead someone to a safe place

7.

Where did the Lewis and Clark expedition begin their expedition from?

(a)  

8.
Which court case establishes Judicial Review?
a)
Mculloh V Maryland
b)
Marbury V Madison
c)
Plessy V Ferguson
d)
Hamilton V Jefferson
9.

What is Judicial Review?

a)

The courts can review laws and declare them unconstitutional

b)

Judges have a review system for some court cases

c)

The courts have the ability to reverse a decision

10.

What is a precedent?

a)

something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

b)

a tax on imported goods

c)

a political party that believes in a strong central government

d)

a settlement of a dispute where each side gives up some demands

11.

We wanted to go to war with Britain. Who am I?

a)

War Hawks

b)

Privateer

c)

James Madison

d)

France

12.

Please select causes of the War of 1812

a)

Depressment

b)

Impressment

c)

British regulation on trade to prevent the U.S. from helping France

d)

French regulation on trade to prevent U.S. from helping Great Britain

e)

Economic crisis

13.

The Embargo Act of 1807 had a ____________ impact on American business

a)

positive

b)

neutral

c)

negative

14.

A Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark

a)

John Marshall

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Lewis and Clark

d)

Barbary Pirates

15.
Tensions grew between the U.S. and Britain during Jefferson's Presidency due to the which of the following?
a)
British impressment of American sailors
b)
a trade embargo placed by the British 
c)
A trade embargo placed by the French
d)
British immigration to the U.S.