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Adams, Jefferson, Madison Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is a Federalist?

a)

James Madison

b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Aaron Burr
2.

Who is a Federalist?

a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Aaron Burr
d)

James Madison

3.

Who is a Democratic Republican?

a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)

George Washington

d)

Charles Pinckney

4.

Who is a Democratic Republican?

a)
John Adams
b)

James Madison

c)

George Washington

d)

Charles Pinckney

5.
Where did the Democratic-Republicans have support in the Election of 1796?
a)
Eastern and Western States
b)
Northern States
c)
Southern and Western States
6.

Who became President in 1796?

a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Charles Pinckney
c)
John Adams
d)
James Madison
7.

Before 1804 how was the VP elected?

a)
The person who won the presidential election chose their vice president.
b)
The person with the second most electoral votes automatically became the Vice President.
c)
The 12th amendment chose the vice president
8.
Which person heavily influenced the outcome of the Election of 1800?
a)
George Washington
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Aaron Burr
d)

George Washington

9.
If a presidential election results in a tie, how is the winner decided?
a)
Another election takes place to see if a winner is chosen.
b)
The Senate votes to decide who the president will be.
c)
The House of Representatives votes to decide who the president will be.
10.

Who believed that the Constitution was a strict document and could not be interpreted?

a)

Federalist John Adams

b)

Federalist Thomas Jefferson

c)

Democratic Republican John Adams

d)

Democratic Republican Thomas Jefferson

11.

Who believed that the Constitution could be interpreted?

a)

Federalist John Adams

b)

Federalist Thomas Jefferson

c)

Democratic Republican John Adams

d)

Democratic Republican Thomas Jefferson

12.

Which political party opposed the Alien Act?

a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)

Both Parties

d)

Neither Party

13.

Which political party created the Alien Act?

a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)

Both Parties

d)

Neither Party

14.

Which political party opposed the Sedition Act?

a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)

Both Parties

d)

Neither Party

15.

Which political party created the Sedition Act?

a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)

Both Parties

d)

Neither Party

16.

Which statement is false about the Sedition Acts?

a)
The Sedition Acts were a violation of the First Amendment
b)

Democratic-Republicans were opposed to the Sedition Acts

c)
The Federalists believed that they violated freedoms.
17.
What was the response to the XYZ Affair?
a)

Adams had been pressured to go to war with France, so he did.

b)
The United States was no longer allowed to trade with Europe.
c)
Delegates were sent to France to negotiate with the French government.
18.

Which event occurred during John Adams presidency?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Barbary War

c)

Embargo Act

d)

France was impressing US merchant ships

19.

Which event occurred during Thomas Jefferson's presidency?

a)

Alien Acts

b)

Barbary War

c)

Sedition Act

d)

XYZ Affair

20.
The 12th amendment was created to make sure that ...
a)
the electoral vote for president and vice president were separated
b)
a person could only be president for two terms
c)
the runner up or 2nd place winner of the election automatically becomes the vice president
21.

Who became the president of the United States in 1800?

a)
John Adams
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
22.

Who became the president of the United States in 1804?

a)
John Adams
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
23.

Who became the president of the United States in 1808?

a)
John Adams
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
24.

Who became the president of the United States in 1812?

a)
John Adams
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
25.
Which country owned the port city of New Orleans when the United States bought it?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)

Canada

26.
The Embargo Act was created because ...
a)
The taxes were too high in Europe
b)
Great Britain was angry that the US government was helping France and started taking their ships
c)
The United States was planning on going to war with Great Britain
27.
Which events was a violation of 1st amendment rights?
a)
Embargo Act
b)
XYZ Affair
c)
Sedition Act
d)

Louisiana Purchase

28.

Which event caused runaway inflation (high prices of goods) in the US?

a)
Alien Act
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Embargo Act
d)

Barbary War

29.

Choose the correct choice of where the war of 1812 was fought?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Great Lakes region

30.

Which event occurred while Madison was president?

a)

XYZ Affair

b)

Embargo Act

c)

War of 1812

d)

Sedition Acts

31.

Who was involved in the War of 1812?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Confederation of European Countries

d)

Native Americans

32.

Who were War Hawks?

a)

Congressmen in New England

b)

Congressman from the western states

c)

Congressman from Canada

d)

Congressman who previously fought in a war

33.

During whose presidency did the War Hawks exist?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

34.

What ended the war of 1812?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Canada

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Belgium

35.

Which of these choices was NOT an outcome of the War of 1812?

a)

US and England signed a peace agreement

b)

Eventually the British stopped taking US ships

c)

Native Americans were able to get most of their land back

d)

Several war heroes emerged in the US

36.

What is a cause of the War of 1812?

a)

US saw an opportunity to get more land

b)

US was tired of France taking our merchant ships

c)

We needed a national anthem

d)

The British burned down Washington DC so we went to war with them

37.

Who won as Vice President in 1804?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Burr

c)

Clinton

d)

Adams

38.

Who won as Vice President in 1800?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Burr

c)

Clinton

d)

Adams

39.

Who won as Vice President in 1796?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Burr

c)

Clinton

d)

Adams

40.

Who won as Vice President in 1808?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Burr

c)

Clinton

d)

Adams