Mastery Peak: Foreign Affairs In The Young Nation

John Adams: In February of 1799, Adams sent a group of men to France to declare war.

• True

• False

John Adams: Napoleon Bonaparte had taken over the French government by the time the men reached France.

• True

• False

John Adams: Napoleon ordered the French navy to stop attacking American ships and released captured American sailors.

• True

• False

John Adams: The 1800 treaty between France and the United States ended the previously made alliance from 1778.

• True

• False

John Adams: As part of the new treaty with France, France had to pay the U.S. government back for the ships it had seized.

• True

• False

John Adams: Choosing peace with France helped Adams gain popularity and support for the Federalist Party.

• True

• False

John Adams: In the election of 1800, Adams attempted reelection but was defeated by Thomas Jefferson

• True

• False

Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson preferred paying tribute to Tripoli, rather than going to war

• True

• False

Thomas Jefferson: In 1801, Jefferson sent a small fleet of warships to the Mediterranean sea to protect American merchant ships

• True

• False

Thomas Jefferson: After a year of U.S. attacks, Tripoli agreed to stop demanding tribute payments and signed a peace treaty with the United States

• True

• False