Presidency of James Madison - Quiz
A) William Eustis B) Albert Gallatin C) James Monroe D) Paul Hamilton
A) Secretary of the Navy B) Secretary of War C) Secretary of the Treasury D) Secretary of State
A) Because of his extensive diplomatic experience B) At the request of his brother, Senator Samuel Smith C) Because the Senate forced his appointment D) Because he was a close personal friend
A) He had no interest in naval affairs B) He was frequently absent from Washington C) He was an alcoholic D) He refused to work with Albert Gallatin
A) Alexander Dallas B) James Monroe C) John Armstrong Jr. D) William Jones
A) Training militia in Massachusetts B) Working as a surgeon during the American Revolutionary War C) Commanding a battalion in the War of 1812 D) Serving as an advisor to George Washington
A) He actively worked to undermine it B) He remained neutral and uninvolved C) He was his strongest supporter D) He focused exclusively on foreign policy
A) He preferred communicating via letters B) He was frequently traveling during the war C) He distrusted many of his cabinet members D) Congress prohibited formal cabinet meetings
A) William Eustis B) George W. Campbell C) Paul Hamilton D) Robert Smith
A) Samuel Smith B) Richard Rush C) Benjamin Williams Crowninshield D) William Jones
A) He was indifferent to the appointment B) He felt he was the best choice available C) He was his close mentor D) He hated him
A) Geographical balance and partisan loyalty B) Proven military leadership C) Recommendations from foreign allies D) Exceptional administrative ability
A) Paul Hamilton B) William Eustis C) George W. Campbell D) Alexander Dallas
A) Secretary of State B) Vice President C) Secretary of the Navy D) Secretary of War
A) Democratic-Republican Party B) Federalist Party C) Whig Party D) Republican Party
A) DeWitt Clinton B) John Randolph C) Charles Cotesworth Pinckney D) James Monroe
A) DeWitt Clinton B) John Randolph C) Charles Cotesworth Pinckney D) Thomas Jefferson
A) Napoleonic Wars B) French Revolution C) Thirty Years' War D) Seven Years' War
A) Provided them naval escorts B) Seized them C) Banned them from ports D) Taxed them heavily
A) Washington B) Philadelphia C) New Orleans D) New York
A) John Randolph B) DeWitt Clinton C) Charles Cotesworth Pinckney D) James Monroe
A) The greatest president B) Below average C) Above average D) The worst president
A) Tertium Quids B) Whigs C) New York Faction D) Federalists
A) 47 B) 122 C) 100 D) 6
A) The West B) The South C) New England D) The Mid-Atlantic
A) The incumbent vice president continued in office B) It was the only election with three candidates C) The vice president was elected by the House D) No vice president was elected
A) Three B) One C) Four D) Two
A) The Senate refused to confirm a new pick B) The Twenty-fifth Amendment was in effect C) Madison did not want to appoint anyone D) No constitutional provision existed
A) Jonathan Russell B) John Quincy Adams C) Albert Gallatin D) James A. Bayard
A) Joel Barlow B) John Armstrong C) Albert Gallatin D) William H. Crawford
A) Pneumonia B) Old age C) An accident D) A duel
A) Albert Gallatin B) John Armstrong C) Thomas Sumter Jr. D) George W. Erving
A) Levi Lincoln Sr. B) Alexander Wolcott C) Joseph Story D) John Quincy Adams
A) Gabriel Duvall B) Joseph Story C) Alexander Wolcott D) John Quincy Adams
A) Levi Lincoln Sr. B) Gabriel Duvall C) Alexander Wolcott D) Joseph Story
A) Two B) Thirteen C) Nine D) Eleven
A) Increased excise taxes B) High tariffs C) Low taxes D) New income taxes
A) 1811 B) 1809 C) 1815 D) 1820
A) Federal treasury notes B) Government bonds C) Their own banknotes D) Gold bullion
A) The federal government was forced to print them to pay debt B) The federal government issued them exclusively C) The federal government did not issue banknotes D) The federal government issued them through the national bank
A) Baton Rouge B) Orleans Fort C) St. Johns Plains Fort D) Perdido River Fort
A) Louisiana Purchase B) Treaty of Ghent C) Non-Intercourse Act D) Adams–Onís Treaty
A) David Erskine B) George Canning C) Paul Langford D) Robert Allen Rutland
A) Democratic-Republicans B) Tories C) Federalists D) Whigs
A) The West B) The Mississippi Territory C) The South D) The Northeast
A) Gold reserves were stolen B) European nations refused to trade C) The national bank had been closed D) The public refused to pay income taxes
A) Jacob Brown B) Henry Dearborn C) Andrew Jackson D) William Hull
A) Tecumseh B) Pontiac C) Black Hawk D) Osceola
A) 1,000 B) 1,800 C) 500 D) 2,500
A) George Izard B) Jacob Brown C) William H. Winder D) Andrew Jackson
A) Fort Niagara B) Fort McHenry C) Fort Detroit D) Fort Washington
A) December 24, 1814 B) March 10, 1815 C) February 16, 1815 D) January 8, 1815
A) Alexander Hamilton B) John Randolph C) John C. Calhoun D) Harrison Gray Otis
A) The Hartford Convention became a political millstone. B) The party was banned by the Supreme Court. C) The party leader was assassinated. D) The party split into multiple factions.
A) United States B) Canada C) France D) Great Britain
A) Twenty-five years B) Fifty years C) Indefinite D) Ten years
A) One-fifth B) One-tenth C) One-half D) One-quarter
A) Baltimore-St. Louis Turnpike B) Cumberland Road C) Appalachian Trail D) National Highway
A) Foreign credit system B) Barter system C) Paper fiat system D) Specie system
A) They were largely ignored. B) They were granted all their requests. C) They were offered a cabinet position. D) They were arrested for treason.
A) Equal partners B) Nominal vassals C) Directly governed provinces D) Full colonies
A) Military alliances B) Tribute C) Land grants D) Import taxes
A) Twenty-two B) Five C) Twelve D) Seventeen
A) Mining B) Trading C) Farming D) Fishing
A) Osage B) Muscogee C) Cherokee D) Seminole
A) 22 million acres B) 5 million acres C) 10 million acres D) 40 million acres
A) Supportive of traditional ways B) Aggressive C) Indifferent D) Paternalistic
A) Osage B) Ottoman C) Cherokee D) Algiers
A) Louisiana B) Ohio C) Kentucky D) Indiana
A) Elbridge Gerry B) James Madison C) Jared Ingersoll D) George Clinton
A) DeWitt Clinton B) Elbridge Gerry C) Jared Ingersoll D) George Clinton
A) 150 B) 128 C) 100 D) 89
A) 89 B) 50 C) 128 D) 110
A) New York B) Pennsylvania C) Massachusetts D) Virginia
A) January 1812 B) December 1812 C) May 1812 D) April 1812
A) New England Republicans B) The Virginia Dynasty C) Top Federalists D) Southern Whigs
A) William H. Crawford B) Daniel Tompkins C) Rufus King D) James Madison
A) Failure to approve Gallatin as Secretary of State B) Poor conduct during the War of 1812 C) Public anger over a congressional salary raise D) Loss of support from the Federalist Party
A) The Supreme Court B) The militia C) The Republican Party Caucus D) European intelligence
A) Congressional committees B) The Supreme Court C) The State Department D) The Federalist Party |
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