2024 US Jeffersonian Democracy Test Part I

According to the source, what was Jefferson concerned about when finalizing the Louisiana Purchase

• Jefferson was concerned with Thomas Paine's opinion of the size of the land grant
• Jefferson was concerned about the constitutional right to double the size of the country
• Jefferson was worried about adding to the Bill of Rights
• Jefferson was worried the area would be dangerous.

Which of the following DID happen during Jefferson's presidency

• Congress abolishes international slave trade
• Trail of Tears
• The War of 1812
• Congress abolishes Slavery in the US
• The Battle of New Orleans

How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?

• She took care of their children.
• She acted as a guide and interpreter.
• She told them how to stay warm in the winter.
• She made maps for them to give to the president

Why might the Lewis and Clark expedition have taken the longest to complete its journey? Select the two correct answers

• It was the only one to reach its destination.
• It had more people than the other expeditions.
• It had farther to travel than the other expeditions.
• It used guides who were not as familiar with the land.
• It encountered more hostile groups than the other expeditions

Use the passage from Meriwether Lewis’s 1806 report to Thomas Jefferson to answer the following question. "I have brought with me several skins of the Sea Otter, two skins of the native sheep of America, five skins and skelitons complete of the Bighorn or mountain ram, and a skin of the Mule deer beside the skins of several other quadrupeds and birds natives of the countries through which we have passed. I have also preserved a pretty extensive collection of plants, and collected nine other vocabularies." Why did Lewis bring these items with him?

• He wanted to trade them for supplies for the journey that lay ahead.
• He wanted to add them to his private collection of trophies from his expeditions.
• They were given to him by Native Americans as a peace offering to the United States.
• He had been told to gather information about plants and wildlife in the Louisiana Territory

Use the passage from George Hunter’s letter to Thomas Jefferson to answer the following question. If the Government of the United States has a desire to explore the new acquisition of Territory called Louisiana, In order to procure general & necessary information preveous to a Treaty to fix Boundaries between us & the Dominions of Spain. To ascertain the situation of, & circumstances relative to, those large bodies of good Land which shall appear best calculated to reimburse the purchase money of the Province, if not to discharge the Whole National Debt. To have an accurate account of such of those natural Treasures, of Nitre, Sea Salt, Sulphur, Coal & other Minerals, Iron, Copper, Lead & other Metals as are already discovered & unapropriated, in order to their being disposed of to the best advantage for the general good. And is inclined to accept my services to accomplish those & other objects the Government may have in veiw in that Country. According to Hunter, what is the primary benefit of the Louisiana Purchase?

• peace with the French
• greater conflict with Spain
• increased trade opportunities with Canadians
• acquisition of natural resources

What was a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

• the land owned by Great Britain doubled in size
• the land owned by France doubled in size
• the land owned by Spain doubled in size
• the land owned by the United States doubled in size

What major geographical feature did Lewis and Clark cross to end up in territory the United States did not yet own in 1805?

• the Mississippi River
• the Missouri River
• the Continental Divide
• the Pacific Ocean

Which president was responsible for the territorial acquisition indicated by the darker shaded area on the map shown?

• Washington
• Adams
• Jefferson
• Madison

Which of the following were key players in the major purchase made in 1803? Choose FOUR answers

• Jefferson
• Livingston
• Napoleon
• Monroe
• Washington