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Chapter 9 Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Jefferson win the 1800 election?

a)

Jefferson received more votes than Burr.

b)

Burr decided to withdraw from the election.

c)

Hamilton's support helped him win votes in the House.

d)

Jefferson persuaded members of the House to vote for him.

2.

Which Federalist practice did Jefferson keep after he was elected in 1800?

a)

lowering taxes

b)

maintaining a national bank

c)

decreasing government spending

d)

limiting the federal government's power

3.

Which idea did Jefferson emphasize in his inaugural address?

a)

A) unity

b)

B) states' rights

c)

C) revolution

d)

D) limited government

4.

Who appointed "midnight judges" just before leaving office?

a)

A) John Adams

b)

B) John Marshall

c)

C) James Madison

d)

D) Thomas Jefferson

5.

Why was Marbury v. Madison an important case?

a)

It was the first case heard by the Supreme Court.

b)

It was the first time a law was declared unconstitutional.

c)

It was the first unanimous decision by the Supreme Court.

d)

It was the first Supreme Court case to involve two presidents.

6.

Which idea did Marbury v. Madison help support?

a)

An individual cannot challenge the actions of a president.

b)

Congress cannot pass laws that affect the Supreme Court.

c)

There must be balance among the branches of government.

d)

Presidents should be able to appoint Supreme Court justices.

7.

Why did Spain return Louisiana to France?

a)

A) Spain wanted France to sell Louisiana to the US.

b)

B) Spain decided Louisiana was too expensive to maintain and unprofitable.

c)

C) Spain wanted to help Napoleon invade the US from the west.

d)

D) Spain knew it could not defend Louisiana from an invasion by the US.

8.

When did Toussaint L'Ouverture lead a revolution to free slave in Saint-Domingue?

a)

1791

b)

1799

c)

1802

d)

1803

9.

Why did James Monroe go to France in 1803?

a)

to seek French help against Spanish territorial claims

b)

to offer the French help in getting Saint-Domingue back

c)

to purchase New Orleans and some surrounding territory

d)

to convince the French not to purchase Louisiana from Spain

10.

Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the US?

a)

He did not think it was valuable after losing Saint-Domingue.

b)

He knew that the US planned to form an alliance with Spain.

c)

A outbreak of yellow fever had killed too many French settlers in Louisiana

d)

He was afraid that Jefferson would form an alliance with L'Ouverture.

11.

What was the immediate effect of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

The US tripled in size.

b)

The US doubled in size.

c)

France lost half of its territory in North America.

d)

France lost one-third of its territory in North America

12.

Which group did Jefferson believe the Louisiana Purchase would benefit?

a)

farmers

b)

explorers

c)

politicians

d)

Native Americans

13.

Which three politicians were candidates during the presidential election of 1800?

a)

William Henry Harrison, James Madison, James Monroe

b)

John Adams, Aaron Burr, and Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson, Mariwether Lewis, Oliver Hazard Perry

d)

William Clark, Francis Scott Key, Alexander Hamilton

14.

What was the outcome of the presidential election of 1800?

a)

Jefferson became president Burr became vice president through a House vote

b)

Lewis became president while Jackson was selected VP through a House vote

c)

William Clark became president, and John Marshall became vice president

d)

Madison became president Monroe was selected as VP through a House vote

15.

Which event led to Marbury b. Madison?

a)

Adams's appointment of "midnight judges"

b)

Adams's decision to run for reelection in 1800

c)

Adams's win in the presidential election of 1800

d)

Adams's selection of a Chief Justice for the Supreme Court

16.

What power did Marbury v. Madison help to establish?

a)

judicial review

b)

land acquisition

c)

freedom of speech

d)

presidential commissions

17.

Why did Spain and France decide to give up the Louisiana Territory?

a)

The land could not be farmed.

b)

The territory had little economic value.

c)

They gave up the territory to end a war.

d)

They feared an attack from the US.

18.

Which fact supports the idea that Thomas Jefferson was a very popular president?

a)

The Embargo Act of 1807 caused economic hardship.

b)

Jefferson had a policy of neutrality.

c)

The candidate Jefferson endorsed, James Madison, won the election.

d)

Jefferson stops most of the smuggling that followed the NonImportation Act

19.

Who was the spiritual leader of Prophetstown?

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Tenskwatawa

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

d)

William Henry Harrison

20.

What was the final act of the Battle of Tippecanoe?

a)

Americans burned Prophetstown.

b)

Native Americans attacked the Americans' camp.

c)

Americans attacked Native Americans at Prophetstown.

d)

Native Americans defended Prophetstown.

21.

In 1814, what brought about an increase in British troops in the War of 1812?

a)

The war between Britain and France was ending.

b)

Native Americans joined British forces.

c)

British forces from Canada arrived to support troops from Britain.

d)

New England farmers and merchants started joining British troops.

22.

What effect did the Treaty of Ghent have on the US' territory?

a)

It gave the US more Native American land.

b)

It gave the US control of the Mississippi River.

c)

It did not affect the US' territory.

d)

It established a boundary between the US and Canada.

23.

What is judicial review?

a)

the Supreme Court's right to determine the rights of an individual

b)

the Supreme Court's right to review every presidential appointment

c)

the Supreme Court's right to invalidate a law that is unconstitutional

d)

the Supreme Court's right to review a law before Congress passes it

24.

What was the US' initial involvement in the conflict between Britain and France?

a)

American merchants provided weapons and provisions to Britain.

b)

American merchants provided weapons and provisions to France.

c)

American merchants provided weapons and provisions to France and Britain.

d)

American merchants were prohibited from trading with Britain and France.

25.

What purpose did the Non-Importation Act serve?

a)

It banned British imports.

b)

It banned French imports.

c)

It banned European imports.

d)

It banned all foreign imports.

26.

What were the terms of the Treaty of Fort Wayne?

a)

Native Americans sell 2.9 million acres to the British for $1000 per acre

b)

Native Americans sell 2.9 million acres to the US for less than $.01/acre

c)

Native Americans would trade 2.9 million acre to the British for weapons

d)

Native Americans would trade 2.9 million acres in the NW Territory to US

27.

Which event took place at Prophetstown?

a)

the Battle of Tippecanoe

b)

Tecumseh's speech to the Osage

c)

the signing of the Treaty of Fort Wayne

d)

Tecumseh's meeting with the Potawatomi

28.

What was the result of the Battle of Thames?

a)

The British lost the War of 1812.

b)

The British lost control of Detroit.

c)

The British took control of Fort McHenry.

d)

The British took control of Washington D.C.

29.

What did the British burn down during the War of 1812?

a)

Fort McHenry

b)

the White House

c)

a fort near Detroit

d)

American ship on Lake Erie