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Practice Test - Jefferson's Presidency

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8th grade US History Quiz on Practice Test - Jefferson's Presidency, created by Amber Hepfer on 12/01/2022.
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Question 1

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What does democratic mean?
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  • The way of life for a group of people
  • The idea that everyone has NO rights
  • The idea that everyone has the SAME rights
  • The opposite of republican

Question 2

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Who was Jefferson's Secretary of Treasury?
Answer
  • Albert Gallatin
  • George Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • Henry Knox

Question 3

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What does laissez faire mean?
Answer
  • Hands on
  • No feet
  • Hands off
  • Arms up

Question 4

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Who made up the term laissez faire?
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  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Doug Adams
  • Adam Scott
  • Adam Smith

Question 5

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What was the name of Smith's book that outlined a free market system?
Answer
  • A Tale of Two Cities
  • The Wealth of Nations
  • The Nation's Money and You
  • A Nation's Wealth

Question 6

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Which country controlled New Orleans when Washington was in office?
Answer
  • France
  • Spain
  • England
  • Portugal

Question 7

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Which country gained control of New Orleans and Louisiana after the Spanish?
Answer
  • France
  • Spain
  • England
  • Portugal

Question 8

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What did Napoleon lose control of that ruined his plan for Louisiana?
Answer
  • Spain
  • Louisiana
  • Haiti
  • Florida

Question 9

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Who did Jefferson send to buy West Florida and New Orleans from France?
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  • Lewis and Clark
  • Davis and Davis
  • Monroe and Lewis
  • Livingston and Monroe

Question 10

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How much did the US spend on buying Louisiana?
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  • $5 million
  • $10 million
  • $15 million
  • $20 million

Question 11

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Who did Jefferson send to explore Louisiana?
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  • Lewis and Clark
  • Davis and Davis
  • Monroe and Lewis
  • Livingston and Monroe

Question 12

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What was the name of the 50 volunteers who were assembled for the Journey to explore the Louisiana Territory?
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  • The Army Corps of Engineers
  • The Marine Corp
  • The Corp of Discovery
  • The Group of Discover

Question 13

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Who was the Native American who assisted Lewis and Clark?
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  • Squanto
  • Sitting Bull
  • Geronimo
  • Sacagawea

Question 14

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Why did William Marbury sue James Madison?
Answer
  • Madison didn't deliver the appointment papers to Marbury.
  • Madison robbed Marbury.
  • Madison actually sued Marbury.
  • Marbury was made Secretary of State

Question 15

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What is meant by a free market system?
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  • The ability to buy and sell goods with no government control
  • The ability to buy and sell goods with little government control
  • The ability to buy and sell goods with a lot of government control
  • A market where goods are given away for free

Question 16

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Jefferson wanted to [blank_start]reduce[blank_end] the size of the government by reducing the size of the [blank_start]departments[blank_end] and reducing the size of the [blank_start]army[blank_end] and [blank_start]navy[blank_end].
Answer
  • departments
  • army
  • navy
  • reduce

Question 17

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In Pinckney's Treaty, [blank_start]Spain[blank_end] allowed goods to be [blank_start]shipped[blank_end] down the [blank_start]Mississippi[blank_end] and allowed goods to be [blank_start]stored[blank_end] in [blank_start]New Orleans[blank_end].
Answer
  • Spain
  • shipped
  • stored
  • New Orleans
  • Mississippi

Question 18

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What was Napoleon's plan with the Louisiana Territory?
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  • He wanted to use the land to grow food for his army.
  • He wanted to build a fort on the land.
  • He wanted to sell the land to the United States.
  • He was planning to attack the Unites States there.

Question 19

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Jefferson made sure the Louisiana Purchase was legal by creating a [blank_start]treaty[blank_end].
Answer
  • treaty

Question 20

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A continental divide is a [blank_start]mountain[blank_end] range that separates the [blank_start]river[blank_end] systems from one side of the [blank_start]continent[blank_end] from the other.
Answer
  • mountain
  • river
  • continent

Question 21

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Who won the case of Marbury vs. Madison and why?
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  • Madison won because the court determined that the case was heard in the wrong court - the case could not be heard by the Supreme Court.
  • Marbury won the case because the judge ruled that the Federalists were using unfair tactics to keep control of the courts.
  • Nobody won because the Supreme Court was not allowed to hear the case.
  • Nobody won because the Judiciary Act was declared to be unconstitutional.

Question 22

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Why did Marshal declare the Judiciary Act unconstitutional?
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  • He stated that the Supreme Court does not have the ability to directly hear cases for federal officials.
  • He stated that the federal officials could not be sued.
  • He stated that it created an unfair advantage against federal officials.
  • The Judiciary Act was never declared unconstitutional.

Question 23

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What is judicial review?
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  • The ability to hear and decide cases
  • The ability to declare a mistrial
  • The ability to refuse to hear a court case
  • The ability to throw out a case
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