Jefferson and Madison Administrations

Jefferson and Madison Administrations

Study Guide

I. You should be able to identify and state the historical significance of the following:

II. You should be able to define and state the historical significance of the following:

III. You should be able to describe and state the Historical significance of the following:

IV. Discussion Questions:

	What basis did Thomas Jefferson have for believing that American trade could be used as a diplomatic tool? Would you judge his economic coercion policy a failure or a success? Why or why not?
	President Jefferson remarked, "The day France takes possession of New Orleans, we must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation." Why was he so alarmed?
	What were the three most important legacies of the Jeffersonian Presidency?
	Explain how Jefferson and the Republicans, once in office in the years after 1801, seemed to assume some of the positions of the Federalists in regard to constitutional authority of the national governments. How do you account for the change of attitudes?
	To what extent could it by said that Jefferson's election to the presidency in 1801 represented a "revolution"?
	Compare the dissenting positions of the Tertium Quid and the Essex Junto. Was either successful?
	Trace the coming of the War of 1812 and the dispute historians have had over its causes.
	What effects did the War of 1812 have on the economy and culture of the United States? Was the war worth the costs?

V. Practice Quizzes

	Bailey's American Pageant
	Tindall and Shi: America: A Narrative History

History Teacher. net -- NOTE!! Some questions are outside time frame.