Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
100
What did Washington warn about in his famous Farewell Address?
No Political Parties
Stay Neutral in Foreign Affairs
Know Your Neighbors
100
What foreign affair happened famously under John Adams?
XYZ Affair
100
What did the Louisana Purchase do?
Doubled the size of the US
100
What important thing did Dolley Madison do?
Save Washington's portrait and other artifacts of former presidents/their wives
100
Who was Monroe's secretary of state?
John Quincy Adams
200
What political party was Washington?
N/A, he feared the divide political parties could cause
200
Why was the XYZ Affair unsuccessful?
France wanted 10 million dollars to negotiate. Adams refused to pay, deciding to bring the US ambassadors he sent to France back home.
200
Why did Marbury v Madison happen?
Jefferson didn't want Marbury as a justice, so he instructed Madison not to turn in the papers.
200
What political party was Madison?
Democratic-Republican
200
Who was the other country involved in the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Spain
300
What were the names of the two heads of rival political parties appointed to Washington's presidential cabinet?
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
300
Why were the Alien and Sedition Acts put into place?
Alien Act - to help Federalists maintain the majority (immigrants supported Dem-Reps)
Sedition Act - To prevent anyone from bad-mouthing Adams and his decisions in office
300
The Embargo Act lead to the birth of -
The American System!
300
Was Madison in Washington DC while it was burning?
No, he was moved to Pennsylvania.
300
What was the reasoning for the Monroe Doctrine?
To stop colonization/stop Europe from enroaching on US' sphere of influence
400
What was Washington missing when he made the Judicial Act of 1789? (+ bonus points if you mention who reinstated it and when)
Judicial Review; John Marshall reinstated in the ruling of Marbury v. Madison
400
Although thought as a bad president now and then, Adams _____________, which helped us win the War of 1812.
stacked up our army and military during the XYZ Affair
400
What did Jefferson do that contradicted his party's beliefs?
Do the Louisiana Purchase without Congress' say-so
400
Who was the Chief Justice when ruling on Marbury v Madison?
John Marshall
400
What trait did Monroe emulate from Washington and how?
Neutrality; Monroe Doctrine
500
Why did the Whiskey Rebellion happen and what punishment did the people who partake in it get?
Happened because of national tax on corn
No punishment was incurred for the rebels; all were pardoned by Washington.
500
What were the Midnight Appointments?
Adams appoints a large group of Federalist judges at the very end of his presidency.
500
What leadership quality was shown by Jefferson's decision to go through with the Louisiana Purchase?
Forward-thinking
500
How was Madison described as a person?
Timid & sickly but a great advocate for his political agenda
500
Who wrote the Monroe Doctrine?
John Quincy Adams