Question

20 points!

Why do you think Adams was not reelected? Because he failed to obtain a second term because of how poorly his first term went.

Besides Jefferson, what other president had to deal with the Barbary States Pirates? How are the approaches between the two men similar and how are they different?

What impact did the French Revolution play on American history?

What were the benefits to buying the Louisiana Territory?

What was the controversy surrounding the Louisiana Purchase?

What were the three goals of the Lewis and Clark mission?

Were Lewis and Clark successful? Why or why not?

What were the Nonimportation and Embargo Acts?

How did many Americans feel about the Nonimportation and Embargo Acts? Why?

Answer 1

In October, Hamilton published a pamphlet in which he argued that Adams should not be reelected. He charged that the President was emotionally unstable, given to impulsive and irrational decisions, unable to coexist with his closest advisers, and generally unfit to be President.