Jefferson, Madison, & Monroe

Jefferson, Madison, & Monroe

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a precedent set by Washington as the first president?

• creating a presidential cabinet

• non-intervention policy/ neutrality/ isolationism

• creating political parties

• addressed as "Mr. President" instead of "your highness" or "majesty"

Multiple Choice

The cotton gin (invented by Eli Whitney) was an important invention because

• it made cotton much easier for enslaved people to process.

• it caused people to stop needing so much cotton.

• it angered Northern farmers who could not afford it.

• it inadvertently led to the spread of slavery.

Multiple Choice

What made the election of 1800 important?

• John Adams won

• proved efficacy of Alien and Sedition Acts

• power was handed off between political parties for the first time

• Thomas Jefferson lost

Multiple Choice

Why was Thomas Jefferson reluctant to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France?

• The US did not have enough money.

• The port of New Orleans was not seen as essential to the American economy.

• He thought the Constitution did not give him the power as President to make the purchase.

• New England threatened to secede from the Union if the purchase was completed.

Multiple Choice

What was the primary cause of the War of 1812?

• Impressment of American merchants/ disrupted trade

• Americans provoked a Second War for Independence to prove the strength of the young US

• Americans allied with Natives in the Ohio River Valley to expel British presence in the region

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Multiple Choice

The result of the War of 1812 was that

• the United States was united by nationalism and symbols of national identity during the subsequent Era of Good Feelings.

• gained the Florida territory from the Spanish.

• became increasingly politically divided.

• annexed the nation of Great Britain.

Multiple Choice

A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to

• improve trade relations with Asia.

• gain new colonies in Latin America.

• acquire land to build a canal in Central America.

• limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere.

Poll

Who would you rate the best among the first five presidents?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• James Monroe

Open Ended

Who did you choose and why do you think he did a good job facing the challenges of his presidency?