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John Adam's and Thomas Jefferson's Presidencies Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

Naturalization Act

1.

Increased the number of years to qualify for US citizenship from 5 to 14.

b)

Alien Act

2.

Gave the President the power to deport foreigners considered dangerous.

c)

Sedition Act

3.

Made it illegal for newspapers to criticize the President.

2.

During Adam's presidency, France was

a)

seizing American ships.

b)

seizing frontier settlements.

c)

sinking American ships.

d)

attacking American cities.

3.

Adams send ambassadors to France to negotiate a treaty to stop seizing American ships, but

a)

the French ministers demanded bribes.

b)

the French ministers were too conceited to meet with them.

c)

they were captured by the British.

d)

their ship disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.

4.

The XYZ Affair was called that because no one ever knew the names of the French ministers that demanded the bribes.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who won the Presidential Election of 1800?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Aaron Burr

d)

Alexander Hamilton

6.

Thomas Jefferson was a...

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic Republican

7.

Because the transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans was peaceful, the election of 1800 is called the...

a)

Revolution of 1800.

b)

War of 1800.

c)

Peace of 1800.

d)

Dance of 1800.

8.

Why did Jefferson want to purchase New Orleans?

a)

Because Spain would not let US traders use its port tax free.

b)

Because it controlled access to the Mississippi River.

c)

Because the Mardi Gras celebration there was lit.

d)

Because Spain might use it to attack the US interior.

9.

Napoleon (France) agreed to sell not just New Orleans but also...

a)

the Louisiana Territory.

b)

Florida.

c)

New Spain.

d)

Canada.

10.

New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory were purchased for...

a)

$10 million.

b)

$15 million.

c)

$20 million.

d)

$100 million.

11.

Jefferson's ability to buy the Louisiana Territory without the consent of Congress was completely Consitutional.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Louisiana Purchase _________ ​the size of the United States.

a)

doubled

b)

tripled

c)

quadrupled

d)

reduced

13.

The two men tasked with exploring the Louisiana Purchase were Captain Meriwether Lewis and...

a)

Lt. William Clark.

b)

Toussaint Charbonneau

c)

Sacagawea.

d)

James Monroe

14.

In 1804 Alexander Hamilton killed Aaron Burr in a duel because of an insult.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Jefferson built and sent the American navy to the ____________ to defeat the Barbary Pirates and protect American trading ships.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean