Discovering Our Past: The American Journey to World War I

Chapter 6: The Age of Jefferson

Self-Check Quiz

1
Thomas Jefferson believed in a __________ government.
A)large
B)laissez-faire
C)fait accompli
D)coup d’etat
2
The secretary of the treasury under Jefferson was __________.
A)James Madison
B)Aaron Burr
C)Alexander Hamilton
D)Albert Gallatin
3
The principles of judicial review were established in the case of __________.
A)Marbury v. Madison
B)McCulloch v. Maryland
C)Gibbons v. Ogden
D)Plessy v. Ferguson
4
An important guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition was __________.
A)Zebulon Pike
B)the Prophet
C)Sacagawea
D)Tecumseh
5
Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with _____.
A)Thomas Jefferson
B)John Adams
C)Aaron Burr
D)Albert Gallatin
6
In 1820 __________ wrote The Sketch Book, which is a collection of short stories.
A)Rip Van Winkle
B)Washington Irving
C)Ichabod Crane
D)Thomas Jefferson
7
Which American writer wrote the novels The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer?
A)James Fenimore Cooper
B)Washington Irving
C)George Caleb Bingham
D)William Cullen Bryant
8
Which American songwriter is credited with the songs "My Old Kentucky Home" and "Swanee River"?
A)George Caleb Bingham
B)Stephen C. Foster
C)William Cullen Bryant
D)George Catlin
9
__________ controlled urban economic and social life in the early 1800s.
A)Shopkeepers
B)Artisans
C)Businesspeople
D)Professionals
10
__________ invented the Cherokee alphabet.
A)Shawnee
B)Cherokee
C)Creek
D)Sequoyah
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