John Quincy Adams

Who wrote the Monroe Doctrine?

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

• James Monroe

The Erie Canal connected...

• The Cuyahoga River to the Atlantic Ocean

• The Ohio River to the Atlantic Ocean

• Lake Ontario to the Hudson River

• Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean

Why were so many people unhappy with John Quincy Adams when he was elected?

• They thought he had cheated in the election

• He was anti-slavery

• He was ineffective like his father

• He was very sick and would eventually die in office

When there is a tie in the Electoral College, who breaks the tie and decides who becomes president?

• The former president

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The Supreme Court

Under James Monroe, John Quincy Adams served as...

• Chief Justice in the Supreme Court

• Speaker of the House

• Vice President

• Secretary of State

Who became president after John Quincy Adams?

• Andrew Jackson

• No one; he won a second term

• Henry Clay

• Martin Van Buren

John Quincy Adams was able to get this new state from Spain.

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Florida

• Missouri

When you say awful things about another candidate in an election, then you are...

• Ceding

• Mudslinging

• Slandering

• A terrible person

TRUE OR FALSE: John Quincy Adams was part of the abolitionist movement.

• True

• False

What did John Quincy Adams try to do in order to abolish slavery?

• He sent signed petitions to Congress to show them how unpopular slavery was

• He outlawed slavery once he became president

• He joined the abolitionist movement

• He became Speaker of the House and created laws that were intended to stop slavery