WorksheetsPresident Adams' Foreign Policy Challenge
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of these events challenged the foreign policy of President Adams?
attacks on U.S. ships
refusal to pay France loans
Spanish invasion of the country
British policies towards African Americans
Who was sent to London to settle the dispute between the United States and Great Britain in the Ohio Valley?
Chief Justice John Jay
Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson
Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War Henry Knox
What did the Jay Treaty accomplish in 1794?
The United States bought land from Spain
The British agreed to support the French Revolution
The United States reserved land for Native Americans
The British removed troops from the Ohio Valley
True or False: France responded to the Jay Treaty by attacking U.S. merchant ships headed to Great Britain.
True
False
What slogan portrayed the U.S. response to the XYZ Affair?
Free trade and sailors rights!
No taxation without representation!
Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!
First in war, first in peace!
Which of these was an important achievement of the Adams administration?
the nation was at peace
the country grew in size
the Federalist party was strong
the alliances with other countries were strengthened
True of False:
John Adams regretted making peace with France because it cost him popularity and votes when he ran for reelection in 1800.
True
False
People:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court sent to London to settle a dispute about British troops in the Ohio Valley.
John Jay
Talleyrand
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stephan Decatur
People:
French Foreign Minister refused to meet with American representatives unless they paid him tribute.
John Jay
Talleyrand
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stephan Decatur
Presidents:
Kept the United States at peace by securing a treaty with France.
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Events & Acts:
The British agreed to pull their troops from the Ohio Valley.
Jay Treaty
Treaty of Alliance
XYZ Affair
First Barbary War
Events & Acts:
French foreign minister Talleyrand refused to speak to American representatives. Instead, they were met by secret agents. The agents said that no peace talks would be held unless Talleyrand received a large sum of money as a tribute.
Jay Treaty
Treaty of Alliance
XYZ Affair
First Barbary War
