Early Years Tj Test

Question 0

Jefferson won presidency on which vote?

Answer 0

36

Question 1

Thomas Jefferson was part of which political party?

Answer 1

Democratic republican

Question 2

The election of 1800 brought about which amendment?

Answer 2

The 12th

Question 3

______ the amendment, candidates only ran for president and the 2nd place person became VP

Answer 3

Before

Question 4

______ the amendment, different candidates run for President and VP and the President and VP run as a team

Answer 4

After

Question 5

Why was the Marbury vs Madison case important?

Answer 5

Because it granted the Supreme Court the power we call judicial review

Question 6

What is judicial review?

Answer 6

The ability to review existing laws and overturn them. Declare them unconstitutional

Question 7

What did TJ want during his presidency?

Answer 7

He wanted a strong state government and a weaker central govt.

Question 8

How did TJ stop the tributes to pirates?

Answer 8

By sending warships to the Mediterranean Sea

Question 9

What did we capture that gave the U.S. great confidence in our ability to deal forcefully with foreign powers?

Answer 9

Tripoli

Question 10

The forcing of US soldiers to serve in the British navy was know as what?

Answer 10

Impressment

Question 11

What wasn’t a reason that the embargo act was passed?

Answer 11

To relieve taxes on the U.S. govt

Question 12

What wasn’t a result of the embargo act?

Answer 12

It didn’t strengthen the U.S. navy. But it did hurt US trade

Question 13

Name 3 events that led to the embargo act

Answer 13

• Barbary pirates
• France and Britain attacking our ships
• Impressment

Question 14

The mountain range that divides where the rivers flow is know as the _________

Answer 14

Continental divide/ rocky mts

Question 15

Who from _____ offered to sell the entire Louisiana territory to the U.S.?

Answer 15

Napoleon from France

Question 16

Jefferson bought the L territory for $______

Answer 16

15 million

Question 17

TJ bought the entire L purchase for less then ____ cents per acre

Answer 17

3¢

Question 18

The L purchase did what to the size of the U.S.?

Answer 18

Doubled it

Question 19

What did TJ use to justify the L purchase?

Answer 19

The elastic clause of the Constitution

Question 20

Why did Jefferson use the elastic clause to justify his purchase?

Answer 20

He didn’t have Constitutional power to buy land from another country

Question 21

What wasn’t a goal of the Corps of discovery?

Answer 21

Finding gold wasn’t a goal

Question 22

How did Sacagawea help the expedition? How didn’t she help?

Answer 22

She acted as an interpreter, guide, told them what plants were edible, and convinced her brothers tribe to lend them 24 horses. She didn’t cook for them

Question 23

What wasn’t a challenge for L&C?

Answer 23

Uprising among men and money wasn’t a problem. However, hot summers and cold winters was a problem