Foreign Affairs Basics
Second president of US?
John Adams
Seizing US ships and kidnapping their sailors was called what
Impressment
What was the name of the Treaty that angered the French and eventually led to the XYZ Affair?
To make peace with France, this president sent envoys a peace mission.
John Adams
What European country was Britain fighting in 1803?
France
What battle was a huge American victory after the Treaty of Ghent was signed?
Battle of New Orleans
He was our 4th president.
James Madison
The North African coastline of the Mediterranean Sea, which included Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli were called what the ...?
Barbary States
What does "E Pluribus Unum" mean?
"From Many, One"
What was the main message communicated with the Monroe Doctrine?
Europeans should STAY OUT of the western hemisphere!
These 2 nations were the main threats to the United States because they controlled Canada, Louisiana, and Florida
Britain & Spain
He was our 5th president
James Monroe
Who were the British giving guns to on the western frontier of the United States? This led to the War of 1812.
Native Americans
The stars above the eagle represent these?
The 13 original colonies
What two European countries did Jefferson try to punish with the Embargo Act?
Britain and France
What was the name of George Washington's speech where he announced his policy of neutrality?
Farewell Address
This president refused to pay tribute to the Barbary States for protection.
Thomas Jefferson
No foreign ships could enter the United States ports and not American ships could leave, except to trade with other United ports. This act was part of Jefferson's presidency. It was repealed in 1809.
The Embargo Act?
The eagle held the arrows of war in one talon, what was in his other talon
Olive Branch of Peace
What was the group in Congress called who wanted WAR! with Great Britain?
War Hawks