The person chosen by President Jefferson to lead the first U.S. exploration of the Louisiana Purchase was
Meriwether Lewis
What leader sold land for money to pay for his wars?
Napoleon
Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory over a British fleet in 1813 was important because it
Brought the War of 1812 to an end without a huge loss of American lives
How did Native Americans aid the Lewis and Clark expedition?
They hosted the Corps of Discovery for the winter
They provided the expedition with horses
Thy guided the tour across the Rocky Mountains
18. The power to amend the Constitution would not be part of the power of ?
Judicial Review
Britain’s defeat of this general did not bring the War of 1812 to an end
Napoleon
11. The Treaty that ended the War of 1812 was the
Treaty of Ghent
Why did Jefferson send the Corps of Discovery into the Louisiana Territory?
To find an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean
In establishing the practice of judicial review, the supreme court gave itself the power
To determine what the constitution means
What impact did Sacagawea have on American history?
She helped a U.S. expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory
Why was the American naval victory on Lake Erie so important?
It led to William Henry Harrison’s victory at the Battle of the Thames
It allowed Americans to move quickly over water to attack the British
It gave the United States control of the lake, which enabled an American army to invade Canada
Which of the following finally determined who would be president of the United States in the election of 1800?
The House of Representatives
What knowledge was gained from expeditions to the Louisiana Territory?
Scientific information about plants, animals, and peoples in the region
Accurate maps and other geographic information
That there was no all-water route to the Pacific Ocean
The Judiciary Act of 1801 allowed President Adams
To appoint many federalists as judges before his term as president expired
It was one of Jefferson’s greatest foreign policy failure as president
The Embargo Act
The author of the poem that in 1931 became the national anthem of the U.S. was
Francis Scott Key
What river did Lewis and Clark mostly travel on while they explored the Louisiana Territory ?
The Missouri River
What case established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
the U.S. purchase of Louisiana from France gave the US
Information about the area’s resources provided by Lewis and Clark
What issues existed between the U.S. and Great Britain before the War of 1812?
They both claimed the Pacific Northwest
Great Britain was seizing American ships and sailors at sea
Americans thought the British in Canada were aiding Native Americans against settlers in the Tran-Appalachian West
What are they first five words to the Star Spangled Banner?