Topic 5.2 - Jefferson as President

The term "Revolution of 1800" compared Thomas Jefferson's presidential election to

• the American Revolution.

• the French Revolution.

• the British monarchy.

• the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Jefferson hoped that declaring an embargo would

• Help close British factories by depriving British manufactures of trade with American markets.

• Send British trading ships to South American markets instead.

• Damage French export trade to Britain.

• Cause even greater conflict between Britain and France.

How did Jefferson overstep his presidential principles by purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

• The President was not authorized to raise the national debt without congressional approval.

• The Constitution did not allow the federal government to buy land from a foreign nation.

• The Supreme Court was not given adequate time to review the stipulations of the purchase.

• The House of Representatives did not reach a unanimous decision aboutthe purchase.

Why did the British policy of impressment strain relations with the United States?

• Cargo was confiscated from French merchant ships in the Atlantic.

• American sailors were forced to serve on British ships.

• Taxes were raised on exports to the French West Indies from the United States.

• American ships were banned from engaging in commerce in the French West Indies.

The principle of “sanctity of contracts” formed the basis for many of Chief Justice Marshall’s decisions that

• provided federal tax protection for privately owned businesses.

• limited the power of state governments to interfere with business.

• stipulated all new land deals in the West must undergo legal review.

• maintained the federal government’s right to dictate where farms export goods.