Benchmark #3 Review

The US bought Louisiana from France in 1803 at the cost of

• $1 million

• $15 million

• $10 million

• $100 million

The Louisiana Purchase

• did not occur until Congress passed an amendment approving it

• doubled the size of the US

• offered the US an opportunity to expand its commercial and manufacturing industries

• tripled the size of the US

Who was the person who wanted to acquire the Louisiana Territory?

• Lewis and Clark
• Thomas Jefferson
• Robert Livingston
• Napolean

Which country owned the Louisiana Territory before the US?

• Africa
• England
• Mexico
• France

The three branches of government have relatively equal power and can prevent one branch from overstepping beyond its' powers. This is called...

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

• Bicameral Legislature

• Supreme Powers of government

What was written by Thomas Jefferson, and signed and ratified by the 13 colonies on July 4, 1776?

• Constitution

• Federalist Papers

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

What was the major cause of the American Revolution?

• The Indians were causing trouble for the British
• The King was taxing the colonists unfairly and they had no representation.
• The Colonists were stubborn and inconsiderate.

Which of the following inspired new ideas about personal faith and religious freedom?

• Common Sense

• The Great Awakening

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

What are unalienable rights?

• rights given to people by their government

• righs people give to their governments

• rights people are born with and that can't be taken away

• rights given to foreignors who enter a new country

According to the Declaration of Independence, who holds power in government?

• the King

• the Creator

• the people

• the president