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- 1. Multiple Choice
Thomas Jefferson's ideas on government were similar to the French philosophy known as _____.
monarchism
laissez-faire
fait accompli
coup d'etat
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Secretary of the Treasury under Jefferson was __________.
James Madison
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Albert Gallatin
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe principles of judicial review were established in the case of __________.Marbury v. MadisonMarv vs. MadisonMcCulloch v. MarylandGibbons v. Ogden
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAn important guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition was __________.Zebulon Pikethe ProphetSacagaweaTecumseh
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAlexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with _____Thomas JeffersonJohn AdamsAaron BurrAlbert Gallatin
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Barbary pirates were from __________.North AfricaSicilySpainPalestine
- 7. Multiple ChoiceSeizing sailors from one ship and forcing them into military service on another is called __________.the draftblockadingan embargoimpressment
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe general who led the Battle of Tippecanoe was _____.Andrew JacksonBenjamin HarrisonWilliam Henry HarrisonMeriwether Lewis
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe War of 1812 was called _____ by its opponents.Lincoln's AddressMr. Madison's WarJeffersonian PoliticsWashington's Last Stand
- 10. Multiple Choice
During the War of 1812 the British burned __________.
the Capitol and the President's Mansion (White House)
Fort Key and Fort McHenry
the President's Mansion and Fort McHenry
the Capitol and the Jefferson Memorial
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDefine laissez-fairepolicy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nations economytax on foreign imported goodsthe right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitutionlarge, broad-wheeled, canvas-covered wagon used by western settlers
- 12. Multiple Choice
Define tariffs (aka customs duties).
large, broad-wheeled, canvas-covered wagon used by western settlers
to leave or withdraw
tax on foreign imported goods
money paid for protection
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho was the United States President during the War of 1812?Thomas JeffersonGeorge MasonJames MadisonAndrew Jackson
- 14. Multiple Choice
From the American point of view, what was a major cause of the War of 1812?
British use of impressment against U.S. trade ships
Federal taxes
Spain's colonization of South America
Canada's foreign policy in North America
- 15. Multiple ChoiceDuring which battle did Francis Scott Key write the "Star Spangled Banner"?Battle of YorkBattle of ThamesBattle at Fort McHenryBattle of New Orleans
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Treaty of Ghent was signed before the battle of New Orleans
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
During the war of 1812 the British captured which U.S. city?
Baltimore
New Orleans
Washington D.C.
New York
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?British impressment of American sailorsBritish searching and seizing American shipsBritish giving guns and ammunition to Native AmericansBritish burning down Washington D.C.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho was the fighting between during the War of 1812?France and AmericaBritain and AmericaBritain and the Native AmericansAmerica and Spain
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho were the War Hawks?Men from the Northeast who wanted to go to warWomen who fought in the War of 1812Men from the South and West who wanted to go to warMen from the South and North who did NOT want to go to war
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the definition of impressment?British capturing American sailorsShowing off to the person next to youForcing Native Americans west of the MississippiBritish giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?Oregon RiverMississippi RiverMissouri RiverTennessee River
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow much did America pay for the Louisiana Territory?$2,000,000$10,000,000$50,000,000$15,000,000
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?It cut the size of the land area of US in half.It doubled the size of the land area of US.It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.It cut the population of the US. in half.
- 25. Multiple Choice
What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
To find Pike's Peak in what is now Colorado.
To conquer the confederacy of Native Americans in the West.
To try to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
To see of they could find New Orleans.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWho decided the electoral tie during the Election of 1800?Supreme CourtSenateHouse of RepresentativesGiant Center
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat did President Jefferson originally want to buy from France?LouisianaNew OrleansA croissantHaiti
- 28. Multiple ChoiceFrench leader who sold Louisiana to the USANapoleon DynamiteNapoleon BonaparteFrancois MitterrandAuguste Gusteau
- 29. Multiple Choice
President who bought Louisiana from France but was initially uneasy about the constitutionality of the purchase.
Jefferson Thomas
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Barack Obama
- 30. Multiple ChoiceLeader of the expedition that drew mapsThomas JeffersonCharbonneauMeriwether LewisWilliam Clark
- 31. Multiple ChoiceNative American woman who acted as a guide and interpreterPocahontasWatkeuweisSacagaweaJean Baptiste
- 32. Multiple ChoiceLeader of expedition who recorded new plants and animals.Meriwether Lewis ClarkMeriwether LewisWilliam ClarkMr. Stevenson
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThomas Jefferson was the ____ president.3rd16th43rd20th
- 34. Multiple Choice
According to John Green, who were the biggest losers in the War of 1812?
Provincial Canadians
French Revolutionaries
Colonial Spanish
Native Americans
- 35. Multiple Choice
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa (aka "The Prophet") were
Shawnee who helped Lewis and Clark find a safe route west.
Leaders of the resistance against American expansion and land-claims.
Tribes who started the Iroquis Confederacy
Places where Native Americans won battles against the British.
- 36. Multiple Choice
Court judges who were supposed to be confirmed at the end of John Adams' presidency (but didn't because James Madison didn't deliver the paperwork) were called the
Supreme Court
Appellate Judges
Decommissioned Officers
Midnight Judges
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