Question 1

Lewis and Clark's expedition through the Louisiana Purchase territory yielded all of the following except

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The Lewis and Clark expedition did not result in treaties with Indian nations; their mission was primarily exploratory and scientific, not diplomatic.

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson sent two envoys to France in 1803 with the essential goal of

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Question 3

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A)Louisiana Purchase, (B)Chesapeake incident, (C)Burr's trial for treason, and (D)Embargo Act.

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The Louisiana Purchase occurred in 1803, followed by Burr's trial for treason in 1807. Next came the Chesapeake incident in 1807, which led to the Embargo Act that same year. Therefore, the correct chronological order is: A, C, B, D.

Question 4

Thomas Jefferson ceased his opposition to the expansion of the navy when the

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Jefferson initially opposed the expansion of the navy as he believed it was a waste of money and an unnecessary standing military force. However, during the Tripolitian War against the Barbary Coast pirates, the usefulness of a agile coastal naval force became apparent in defeating the pirates. This convinced Jefferson to change his stance and support the expansion of the navy.

Question 5

Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision in 1803 was to

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Jefferson sent a naval squadron to the Mediterranean to end the blackmailing and plundering of U.S. merchant ships by the Barbary pirates of North Africa in his first major foreign-policy decision in 1803. The purchase of Louisiana from France happened a year later in 1804. The other options were not significant foreign-policy decisions made by Jefferson.

Question 6

The case of Marbury v.Madison (1803)established that the Constitution mandated that the Supreme Court and not Congress nor the president of the United States had the authority

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The case of Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review, which gave the Supreme Court the authority to determine the meaning of the Constitution and strike down laws that were unconstitutional. This decision affirmed the power of the judiciary as a coequal branch of government and set an important precedent for future court cases.

Question 7

Jefferson had authorized American negotiators to purchase only ____ from France.

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Question 8

Napoleon chose to sell Louisiana to the United States for all of the following reasons except

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There is no evidence that Napoleon sold Louisiana because he was afraid that the Spanish might seize it in a new war. The other options are all valid reasons for his decision to sell Louisiana to the United States.

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson distrusted large standing armies because they

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Jefferson believed that large standing armies could be used by a tyrant to establish a dictatorship and undermine democracy. He preferred a smaller, well-trained military made up of citizen soldiers that could defend the nation without threatening individual liberties.

Question 10

In order to enhance the diplomatic leverage of the negotiations being conducted by American envoys James Monroe and Robert Livingston with Napoleonic France concerning obtaining American shipping access to the port of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, President Jefferson

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Question 11

The American naval war with Tripoli ended with

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The American naval war with Tripoli ended with the peace treaty in 1805 with the pasha of Tripoli, costing merely $60,000 for the ransom payments of the captured Americans. This was a relatively low-cost victory for the United States and helped establish a precedent for dealing with threats to American commerce and interests overseas.

Question 12

The difference in price between what Jefferson had authorized his negotiators to pay for New Orleans and West Florida and what they actually paid for all of Louisiana was

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Question 13

Thomas Jefferson saw navies as less dangerous than armies because they

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Thomas Jefferson believed that navies were less dangerous than armies because they couldn't march inland and endanger the liberties of the American people. This is in line with his belief in limited government and individual freedom, which he feared an army could threaten.

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Louisiana Purchase?

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The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States, not more than quadrupled it.

Question 15

In an effort to improve the defense of America's coastal shores, Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson constructed two hundred small gunboats to improve the defense of America's coastal shores.

Question 16

The Chief Justice of the U.S.Supreme Court who, more than any other federal official, was able to carry out the Federalist ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning strengthening the power of the federal government was

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John Marshall served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835 and during his tenure, he issued numerous decisions that strengthened the power of the federal government over the states. One of his most famous decisions was the 1803 case Marbury v. Madison, which established the principle of judicial review and ensured the Supreme Court's ability to strike down unconstitutional laws. Marshall also issued decisions in cases such as McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) that expanded the power of the federal government in regulating commerce and managing economic affairs.

Question 17

Before he became chief justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall's service at Valley Forge during the American Revolution convinced him

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John Marshall's service at Valley Forge during the American Revolution convinced him of the drawbacks of feeble central authority, as he witnessed firsthand the difficulties caused by the weak central government under the Articles of Confederation.

Question 18

As chief justice of the United States, John Marshall helped to ensure that

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John Marshall is known for his strong support of a strong central government, and as chief justice of the Supreme Court, he helped to establish the power of the federal government over the states through several key decisions, including Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland.

Question 19

Thomas Jefferson and his political supporters opposed John Adams's last-minute appointment of new federal judges mainly because

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Question 20

Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France because

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Thomas Jefferson was a strict constructionist and believed strongly in limited federal power. He was concerned that purchasing the Louisiana Territory, which was not specifically authorized by the Constitution, could be seen as an overreach of federal power.

Quiz 11: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812