WorksheetsAge of Jefferson Exam
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes the role newspapers played in the Presidential Election of 1800?
a)
Some newspapers were very biased and published very negative things about Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
b)
Newspapers chose not to publish anything about the candidates running for president in 1800.
2.
Which political party was Thomas Jefferson associated with?
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)
Whig
3.
To reduce spending, President Jefferson proposed that the Federal Government
a)
reduce the size of the U.S. Army and Navy.
b)
purchase the Louisiana Territory.
c)
pass the Embargo Act.
4.
How did Thomas Jefferson deal with the Barbary Coast pirates in Tripoli?
a)
Jefferson did nothing. He did not think the pirates were a problem.
b)
Jefferson sent some war ships (the Navy) into the Mediterranean Sea.
c)
President Jefferson sent the Army to Cuba to deal with the pirates.
5.
Which of the following was not a principle of Judicial Review as established by the Supreme Court in the case of Marbury v. Madison?
a)
The Supreme Court has the power to declare laws unconstitutional which would cancel, or nullify, the law.
b)
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
c)
The Supreme Court decides who becomes President in the event of a tie.
6.
How did the United States gain control of the Louisiana Territory?
a)
The United States purchased it from Great Britain.
b)
Spain gave the U.S. control of the territory as part of Pinckney’s Treaty.
c)
The United States purchased Louisiana from the French.
7.
Why did President Jefferson want to control the Louisiana Territory including the city of New Orleans?
a)
He favored aiding Britain in its war with France.
b)
Jefferson thought French control of Louisiana might prevent American trade on the Mississippi River and in New Orleans.
c)
Jefferson wanted to help the British regain control of the Northwest Territory.
8.
President Jefferson was unsure he had the power to purchase the Louisiana Territory because
a)
the independent states had the power to veto the purchase.
b)
the Constitution said nothing about the government buying land from another country.
c)
the Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery north of the Ohio River.
9.
Which of the following statements about Lewis and Clark’s Corp of Discovery is true? (Check all that are true.)
a)
Lewis and Clark kept journals keeping notes of what they saw and did.
b)
Lewis and Clark met Native American groups on their journey.
c)
Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean.
10.
Which of the following was not a result of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a)
Lewis and Clark inspired Americans to move west.
b)
Thomas Jefferson sent an army into Louisiana to put down a Native American revolt.
c)
Lewis and Clark recorded valuable information about people, plants, animals, and the geography of the west.
11.
The British were practicing “impressment” in the early 1800s. Impressment was
a)
paying bribe money to another country so they will not attack your ships.
b)
cutting off trade with a country.
c)
the practice of forcing people to serve in the British Navy.
12.
What action did Thomas Jefferson and the American Congress take to try and convince the British and French to stop harassing American ships and American citizens on the sea?
a)
Our government passed the Embargo Act of 1807.
b)
Our government declared war on Great Britain and France.
c)
Our government paid tribute to the French and the British so they would stop seizing our ships.
13.
This president, in his 1st Inaugural Address said, “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.” He hoped to unite the country after he became president:
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
14.
What were the results of the Embargo Act of 1807? (Check all that apply.)
a)
The Embargo Act failed to hurt the British.
b)
The Embargo Act cut off all U.S. trade with foreign countries.
c)
The Embargo Act hurt the U.S. economy.
15.
Thomas Jefferson wanted the United States to remain a agriculture-based society. He believed a person who owned a farm and worked the land would be economically independent, and that independence would develop and preserve wisdom, self-control, courage, and fortitude.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which Country controlled Florida in 1804?
a)
Great Britain
b)
United States
c)
Spain
d)
France
17.
Which river did the Corp of Discovery travel up as they went west?
a)
Arkansas River
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Mississippi
d)
Missouri
18.
Which is the longest river in North America?
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Columbia
c)
Colorado
d)
Mississippi
19.
What was the name of the U.S. Navy warship capture by Barbary Pirates?
a)
USS Philadelphia
b)
USS Constitution
c)
USS Chesapeake
20.
Thomas Jefferson was the first American president to live in the President's Mansion (White House) in Washington D.C.
a)
True
b)
False
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