Lesson 14 Test Multiple Choice and Essay

The agents of the XYZ affair stated that no peace talks would be held between the United States and France unless

• Great Britain agreed to not sell to the colonies.
• the United States destroyed all of its warships.
• the United States paid a tribute to Talleyrand.
• France gained control of the Middle Colonies.

In the 1800s, who were the "War Hawks"?

• Governors who were against the United States going to war.
• Federalists who felt the United States could not win a war.
• Citizens who felt America could not afford fighting a war.
• People who were eager for war with Great Britain.

How was President James Madison's foreign policy different than Washington's and Jefferson's?

• Madison abandoned isolationism.
• Madison sided with Great Britain.
• Madison focused on the states.
• Madison supported the Indians.

When President James Monroe wanted advice on the new Latin American nations, he turned to

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
• Miguel Hidalgo and Simón Bolívar.
• William Harrison and Andrew Jackson.
• Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.

Which battle was the greatest U.S. victory in the War of 1812?

• The Battle of Tecumseh
• The Battle of Great Britain
• The Battle of New Orleans
• The Battle of Ohio Valley

In the 1800s, Great Britain began impressing American sailors, or began kidnapping them and

• holding them hostage for ransom money.
• making them serve in the British navy.
• having them pretend to be French sailors.
• all of the above

President James Monroe's 1823 announcement that the Western Hemisphere was not open to European Colonization is called the

• Blockade Bill.
• Monroe Doctrine.
• Embargo Act.
• Madison Law.

What occurred was a result of the War of 1812?

• Some Indian resistance weakened.
• U.S. National Pride increased.
• The Federalist Party was damaged.
• all of the above

President Jefferson's embargo hurt the United States because it caused

• there to be too many sailor job openings.
• many American sailors to lose their jobs.
• more issues for France than for America.
• tensions between France and Mexico.

How did President Jefferson solve the United States' problems with Tripoli?

• He went to war with Tripoli.
• He became allies with Tripoli.
• He asked for France's support.
• He ransomed sailors from Tripoli.