Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

Why did Jefferson want to purchase Louisiana Territory?

• To rid the United States of the threat of the French military stationed along the Mississippi River

• To gain access to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico for trading purposes

• To defy British attempts to cut off trade at the Port of New Orleans

• To expand slavery throughout the Southern United States

Why did Napoleon agree to sell Jefferson Louisiana Territory?

• To get back at Britain for their blockades against French ships

• To make money to build and interstate highway system throughout Europe

• To advance his empire throughout Africa and the Middle East

• To finance his war against Britain

Who were the two men commissioned by Jefferson to explore Louisiana Territory?

• Livingston and Monroe

• Lewis and Clark

• Monroe and Clark

• Boone and Crocket

How did Jefferson hope to reduce the size of the federal government?

• Cutting government expenses and reducing the size of the military

• Expelling corrupt government officials and appointing conservative federal judges

• Raising taxes and creating a national bank

• Reducing the number of Supreme Court justices and offering a strict constructionist view of the Constitution

What were the primary arguments against the purchase of Louisiana Territory?

• The land was unexplored and uninhabitable

• The Constitution did not specifically state it was within the President's rights to purchase land

• Native American tribes within the territory were hostile toward white settlers

• The territory was too expensive for a young nation already in debt.

Which political party opposed the purchase of Louisiana Territory?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

• Loose Constructionists

Which political party supported the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

• Strict Constructionists

Which act reduced the number of judges on the Supreme Court bench so Jefferson could not appoint his own judges?

• The Judicial Review of 1801

• The Judiciary Legislative Supreme Court Act of 1799

• The Judiciary Act of 1801

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

What was particularly interesting about the election of 1800?

• The House of Representatives voted 35 times on a candidate before deciding on Jefferson

• There were six different political parties that ran in the election

• Jefferson was marginally elected over Adams creating political division throughout Congress

• Adams was elected to a second term, carrying on the precedent established by Washington

Jefferson, a strict constructionist, left the Presidency having reduced the size of the federal government

• True

• False