Review Questions

1. Question

   How did Jefferson’s views of the role of the federal government differ from those of his predecessors? (“Jefferson’s Presidency”)

2. Question

   What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase for the United States? (“Opportunities and Challenges in the West”)

3. Question

   Why did Congress declare war on Great Britain in 1812? (“Jefferson, the Madisons, and the War of 1812”)

4. Question

   How did the civil status of American women and men differ in the early Republic? (“Women’s Status in the Early Republic”)

5. Question

   Why did partisan conflict increase during the administrations of Monroe and Adams? (“Monroe and Adams”)