A New Nation

The Corps of Discovery was led by two army officers _______ and ______ .

• Jefferson and Napoleon

• Napolean and Clark

• Lewis and Clark

• Lewis and Jefferson

After the Constitutional Convention, who was elected president of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• John Hay

The Corps of Discovery found a direct route to the Pacific.

• true

• false

The purpose of the Supreme Court is to __________.

• balance the legislative branch

• review laws to decide if they are constitutional

• settle conflicts the president causes

• check the lower court judges for conduct

The importance of the Monroe Doctrine to European countries was established in the United States as __________.

• protector of the hemisphere

• protector of the equator

• protector of the Caribbean Sea

• protector of the North American continent

What land purchase doubled the size of the United States?

• Lousiana Purchase

• Mississippi River Purchase

• Illinois Purchase

• Michigan Purchase

The Alien and Sedition Act focused on making sure aliens from other planets didn't come to the United States illegally.

• true

• false

On April 30, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson and his ambassador in France purchased 828,000 square miles for land west of the Mississippi River for $9 million.

• true

• false

As a result of the Louisiana Purchase, the United States had control of __________.

• the Ohio Country

• the Mississippi River

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Pacific Ocean

Who established the Bank of the U.S. and our system of money?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison