Chapter 7 Lesson 5

Wanted a French Alliance

• Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans

• John Adams and the Federalists

Wanted a British Alliance

• Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans

• John Adams and the Federalists

Supported states' rights

• Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans

• John Adams and the Federalists

Emphasis on manufacturing

• Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans

• John Adams and the Federalists

Rule by the people

• Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans

• John Adams and the Federalists

Rule by the wealthy class and wanted a loose interpretation of the Constitution.

• Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans

• John Adams and the Federalists

In the hotly contested election of 1800, whose supporters claimed that a Thomas Jefferson presidency would bring to America the chaos of the French Revolution?

• John Adams'

• Aaron Burr's

• James Madison's

• John Marshall's

Which of the following policies did Thomas Jefferson NOT enact as president?

• Letting the Alien and Sedition Acts expire

• Removing the Bank of The United States

• Lowering military Spending

• Cutting domestic taxes

French leader Napoleon Bonaparte was so eager to get rid of his American territories that when America’s ambassador tried to buy New Orleans, the French offered to sell all of Louisiana for $15 million. Which of the following statements best describes Napoleon's strategic reasoning behind this move?

• A slave revolt on the island of Hispaniola had dashed Napoleon’s hopes of rebuilding France’s empire in North America, so he didn’t mind giving up the Louisiana territory.

• France was at war with the British and thought that an expanded U.S. would humble England’s pride sooner or later.

• Napoleon needed the $15 million from the sale to reinforce his military in the fight against the British, France’s greatest enemy.

• Napoleon wanted to show that Jefferson was a hypocrite about “strict construction” by making an offer he couldn’t refuse, even without congressional approval.

Party differences were based partly on where and how people lived. Businesspeople in the cities tended to support the Federalists. Farmers in more isolated areas generally favored the Democratic Republicans.

Which of the following statements can be inferred from the selection?

• Merchants supported John Adams.

• Urban Americans were usually Republicans.

• Farmers wanted a large federal government.

• People in the cities had different concerns than did the rural populations.