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The Era of Thomas Jefferson

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  • Q1
    One of the first lessons learned by the Jeffersonians after their victory in the 1800 presidential election was
    to decrease tariffs
    that it is easier to condemn from the stump than to govern consistently
    the need to strengthen diplomatic ties with Britain
    to go off the gold standard
    60s
  • Q2
    One of the greatest problems that John Adams and the Federalists faced in the election of 1800 was
    Adams's efforts to get America involved in a war with France.
    Adams's refusal to take the country to war against France.
    the stories circulating about Adams's relationship with a slave woman
    Alexander Hamilton's support of Adams
    60s
  • Q3
    The Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans presented themselves as all of the following except
    protectors of agrarian purity
    strong supporters of state's rights.
    believers in a strong central government
    strict constructionists
    60s
  • Q4
    Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it
    occurred after he left the presidency
    caused America to do what the British had been doing for a generation regarding the election of a legislative body.
    was in no way a revolution.
    marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.
    60s
  • Q5
    Jefferson complained to his friend John Adams about what aspect of his life?
    Responding to the many letters he received - 1267 in 1820 alon
    Ongoing problems within his marriage after he became president
    The difficulties of juggling political life with managing his Monticello home and farm
    The lack of technological inventions that would enable him to keep copies of his written work.
    60s
  • Q6
    Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed John Adams's last-minute appointment of new federal judges mainly because
    the men appointed were of poor quali
    it was an attempt by a defeated party to entrench itself in the government.
    they believed that the appointments were unconstitutional
    they did not want a showdown with the Supreme Court.
    20s
  • Q7
    The chief justice who carried out, more than any other federal official, the ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning a powerful federal government was
    John Jay.
    James Madison.
    John Marshall
    William Marbury.
    60s
  • Q8
    Thomas Jefferson distrusted large standing armies because they
    were usually ineffective in battle.
    would be made up of citizen soldiers
    always developed a destructive rivalry with the navy
    could be used to establish a dictatorship
    60s
  • Q9
    The American naval war with Tripoli ended with
    America's overthrow of the Tripoli government
    the mediation of Islamic religious authorities
    a peace treaty in 1805
    a substantial defeat of the main American fleet
    60s
  • Q10
    Napoleon chose to sell Louisiana to the United States for all of the following reasons except
    he hoped that the territory would one day help America to thwart the ambitions of the British.
    he had suffered misfortunes in Santo Domingo.
    he was afraid that the Spanish might seize Louisiana in a new war
    yellow fever killed many French troops.
    20s
  • Q11
    Who served as the crucial guide, aiding Lewis and Clark in their expedition through the Louisiana Territory?
    the Mandan Indians
    the Shoshone woman Sacajawea
    the thirty-three adventurers who formed the expedition
    the US military
    60s
  • Q12
    The British policy of impressment was a kind of
    forced enlistment.
    economic boycott
    diplomatic pressure.
    punishment for the United States
    60s
  • Q13
    To deal with British and French violations of America's neutrality, Thomas Jefferson
    enacted an economic embargo.
    sought trade relations with Spain and Holland
    declared war on Britain
    declared war on France.
    60s
  • Q14
    Lewis and Clark demonstrated the viability o
    an overland trail to the Pacific.
    developing harbors on the Pacific coast
    settlement in the southern portion of the Louisiana territory
    using Indian guides.
    60s
  • Q15
    Thomas Jefferson sent two envoys to France in 1803 with the essential goal of
    preventing Napoleon from fortifying New Orleans and St. Louis
    purchasing as much territory west of the Mississippi as they could get.
    purchasing New Orleans to make it secure for American shippers
    preventing Napoleon from handing Louisiana back to Spain.
    60s

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