Foreign Policy
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
100
Who is on the one dollar bill?
George Washington
100
The Jay Treaty forced this country to remove its troops from the Ohio Valley.
Great Britain
100
In 1803 these two countries were at war, affecting the U.S.
France and Great Britain
100
This man/country agreed to Madison's offer of ceasing attacks on U.S. ships.
Napoleon (man)/France (country)
100
True or False? The U.S. gained respect as a result of the Monroe Doctrine?
True.
200
The Great Seal shows an eagle holding these to signify war.
Arrows.
200
The slogan "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!" portrayed the U.S. response to this event.
The XYZ Affair (Remember that sweet opera? Feel free to watch it!
200
Great Britain did this to U.S. sailors because it claimed they were deserters.
Impressment - remember, impressing U.S. sailors doesn't mean doing back flips...it means kidnapping them and forcing them into the British navy. Not cool.
200
Losses at sea, national pride, and a desire to make the frontier safe all led to this.
Madison having Congress declare war on Great Britain in 1812 (The War of 1812)...
200
The goal of the Monroe Doctrine was to keep Europe from colonizing this place.
North and South America/Western Hemisphere (The Monroe Doctrine, Don't Come a Knockin'!)
300
The Great Seal shows an eagle holding this to signify peace.
Olive Branch
300
President Adams signed a peace treaty with this country, led by Napoleon Bonaparte.
France. Avoiding war with France was one of John Adams most proud moments.
300
This was a threat President Jefferson faced on the Barbary Coast.
Pirates. By the way, did you hear that the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie is going to be rated Rrrrrrrrrrrrr...?
300
After the U.S. defeated the Indian Nation they found their enemy had these.
British weapons...the British were supplying Natives, hoping they would cause trouble with the Americans.
300
This country colonized most of Latin America.
Spain...there's a reason Spanish is spoken there!
400
This is a policy of refusing to choose sides in a dispute or war between other countries.
Neutrality - Fruit loops or lucky charms?! I won't choose! I'm neutral!
400
This is President Adams' political party which lost much of its support and faded away.
Federalists
400
They were hurt the most by Jefferson's embargo on trade with foreign countries.
American sea workers - shippers, merchants, sailors, etc..."O grab me!"
400
This was the nickname of the people who were eager for war with Great Britain after finding the Indians had British guns.
War Hawks. Hawks are sweet birds. They attack lots of things. That's why they were called "war hawks".
400
This was established as a result of the independence movement in Latin America.
Monroe Doctrine.
500
This is a policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries.
Isolationism.
500
In 1796 the French navy did this, forcing forcing President Adams to reconsider his foreign policy.
France was attacking US merchant ships - mostly because we were trading with Britain, and France hated the British.
500
France and Great Britain began to do this to the U.S. ships because it was trading with their enemy.
Seize U.S. ships...neither side liked the U.S. trading with their enemy, so they took our ships. Really not cool.
500
Faster communication after the U.S. and the British signed a peace treaty could have prevented this event.
The Battle of New Orleans...If only Twitter was around 200 years ago...
500
Who advised Monroe that the United States should speak for itself on its policy in Latin America?
John Quincy Adams.
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