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Mastery Peak: Foreign Affairs In The Young Nation

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

True

b)

False

2.

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

a)

True

b)

False

3.

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

a)

True

b)

False

4.

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

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

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

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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

a)

True

b)

False

9.

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

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Thomas Jefferson: Pirates from the other Barbary States stopped raiding U.S. ships in the Mediterranean after the U.S. signed the treaty with Tripoli

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Thomas Jefferson: To stop attacks from Great Britain and France, Congress passed the Embargo Act, restricting access to U.S. ports

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Thomas Jefferson: The U.S. embargo was popular with the American people and created new jobs for American sailors

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Thomas Jefferson: When Congress repealed the Embargo Act in 1809, French and British warships stopped attacking American ships.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

James Madison: Congress declared war on Great Britain on June 18th, 1812

a)

True

b)

False

16.

James Madison: The American invasion of Canada was a success and U.S. troops were able to capture it from the British

a)

True

b)

False

17.

James Madison: During the British invasion of Washington, D.C. the British burned down the Capitol building and the White House

a)

True

b)

False

18.

James Madison: At the Battle of New Orleans, the British defeated American General Andrew Jackson and his militia of 7,000 men.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

James Madison: Neither Great Britain nor the United States really won the War of 1812

a)

True

b)

False

20.

James Madison: As a result of the war, national pride in the United States decreased and many Americans felt they could not stand up to the British

a)

True

b)

False

21.

James Madison: Two of the war’s heroes, William Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson, would later be elected as president

a)

True

b)

False

22.

James Monroe: Jefferson and Madison supported the idea of joining with Great Britain to warn the other nations of Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

James Monroe: John Quincy Adams believed the United States should “speak boldly for itself.”

a)

True

b)

False

24.

James Monroe: The Monroe Doctrine stated that the nations of North and South America were available for future colonization by European powers.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

James Monroe: Europeans embraced the Monroe Doctrine and agreed with it’s message.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

James Monroe: Americans cheered the Monroe Doctrine and were proud to see the US stand up to European powers.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

James Monroe: The Monroe Doctrine joined isolationism as the basic principle of US foreign policy.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

James Monroe: The Monroe Doctrine told the rest of the world that the United States was becoming a strong and confident nation.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Vocabulary: Agreements made with other countries to aid and support each other.

(a)  

30.

Vocabulary: A policy of avoiding political or military alliances with other countries.

(a)  

31.

During the Presidency of​ (a)   , the British refused to leave the US territory in the Ohio Valley.

Choose from the below words
John Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
32.

During the Presidency of​ (a)   , a British ship opened fire on the USS Chesapeake.

Choose from the below words
John Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
33.

During the Presidency of​ (a)   , the US Navy was sent to the Mediterranean Sea to defeat US merchant ships from pirate attacks.

Choose from the below words
John Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
34.

During the Presidency of​ (a)   , it was discovered that the British were providing Native Americans with weapons to attack American settlers.

Choose from the below words
John Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
35.

During the Presidency of​ (a)   , Latin American countries began earning their independence from European colonizers.

Choose from the below words
John Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
36.

During the Presidency of​ (a)   , Great Britain asked the US to help keep Spain out of the Americas.

Choose from the below words
John Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
37.

During the Presidency of​ (a)   , the Naval Act of 1794 founded the United States Navy, which was made up of six ships.

Choose from the below words
John Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
38.

During Thomas Jefferson's time as President, pirates from this region declared war on American merchant ships.

a)

North Africa

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

South Africa

39.

What did the Barbary Pirates do with imprisoned sailors they could not exchange for ransom money?

a)

Forced Them Into Slave Labor

b)

Executed Them

c)

Converted Them To Islam

40.

How did the US force Tripoli to sign a treaty and release US hostages?

a)

US Marines Led A Surprise Attack By Land, Marching Across The Desert From Egypt

b)

Jefferson Gave Paid $3,000,000 In Tribute To Tripoli

c)

US Soldiers Being Held As Prisoners Rebelled Against The Pirates, Burning Their Ships.