Making Connections

1. When Jefferson assumed the presidency following the election of 1800, he expected to transform the national government. Describe President Jefferson’s republican vision and his successes and failures in implementing it. Did subsequent Republican presidents advance the same objectives?

2. How did the United States strengthen its control of territory in North America in the early nineteenth century by using diplomatic, military, and political means?

3. Although the United States denied its female citizens equality in public life, some women were able to exert considerable influence. How did they do so?