Thomas Jefferson

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Which political party peacefully elected the scribe of national independence as president?

  • Republicans
  • Democratic-Republicans (correct)
  • Whigs
  • Federalists

Who battled tyranny with his pen, not with a sword or a gun?

  • George Washington
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Thomas Jefferson (correct)
  • John Adams

What did the celebrations of Jefferson's presidency and the defeat of the Federalists express?

  • Citizens' support for the Federalists
  • Citizens' desire for a monarchy
  • Citizens' desire for military power
  • Citizens' willingness to assert greater direct control over the government (correct)

What was the early American national identity coded as?

<p>Masculine, white, and wealthy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was one of the most noteworthy female contributors to the public ratification debate over the Constitution?

<p>Mercy Otis Warren (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the early American belief that women were essential in nurturing the principles of liberty?

<p>Republican Motherhood (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What important values were women expected to pass along to their children according to the concept of Republican Motherhood?

<p>Independence and virtue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did some New Jersey Democratic-Republicans describe women's choice of sexual partner?

<p>Crucial to the health and well-being of the party and nation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role did women play in partisan politics according to the text?

<p>Active participants (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What assumptions about female sexuality and domesticity were prevalent during this time?

<p>Denial of equal share of political rights (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jefferson believe was the duty of the Chief-magistrate?

<p>To unite in himself the confidence of the whole people (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Jefferson describe the revolution of 1800?

<p>A real revolution in the principles of our government (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Jefferson differentiate his administration from the Federalists?

<p>By defining American union through voluntary bonds of fellow citizens (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jefferson believe drew its energy and strength from the confidence of the people?

<p>The American nation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Democratic-Republican celebrations often credit Jefferson with?

<p>Saving the nation's republican principles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jefferson want to prove about free people?

<p>That they could govern themselves democratically (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Jefferson believe the American nation should be defined?

<p>By the voluntary bonds of fellow citizens toward one another and toward the government (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jefferson believe the Federalists imagined about the American union?

<p>Expansive state power and public submission to the rule of aristocratic elites (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Jefferson believe the government should answer?

<p>Directly to the people (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jefferson want to convince Americans and the world about?

<p>That a government that answered directly to the people would lead to lasting national union, not anarchic division (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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