Age of Jefferson

The American System suggested that an increasingly industrialized North would produce manufactured goods that farmers in the South and West would buy. A predominantly agricultural South and West would produce most of the grain, meat, and cotton needed in the North. True or False?

• True

• False

The Sedition Act punished people who openly criticized the government. When Thomas Jefferson took office, he:

• Strengthened the Act

• Expanded its penalties

• Allowed it to expire and pardoned those convicted

• Used it against his political opponents

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• A. Discovery of a direct water route to the Pacific

• B. Increased knowledge of western geography and natural resources

• C. Establishment of relations with Native American tribes

• D. Encouragement of westward expansion

Which of the following was NOT a result of the War of 1812?

• Status Quo Antebellum

• The British captured Washington, D.C. and permanently occupied it

• A surge of nationalism spread across the U.S.

• The war ended with Britain agreeing to end impressment

From which foreign nation did the United States purchase Louisiana?

• Britain

• Spain

• France

• Mexico

Thomas Jefferson was uneasy about purchasing the Louisiana Territory because:

• He feared war with Spain

• He doubted whether the purchase was constitutional

• He believed the land was unsuitable for settlement

• He thought it would increase national debt

What was one way Jefferson responded to the impressment of American sailors?

• Declared war on Britain

• Ordered an embargo on trade with foreign nations

• Strengthened the U.S. Navy to attack British ships

• Signed a treaty with Britain

Which country probably felt most threatened by American explorations in the West?

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• Russia

What event took place during the War of 1812?

• • The Battle of Saratoga

• • The burning of Washington, D.C.

• • The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• • The purchase of Florida

Which of the following was a result of the War of 1812?

• American manufacturing grew

• The U.S. gained control of Canada

• Britain ceded Florida to the U.S.

• The U.S. signed a treaty of alliance with France