Thomas Jefferson

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Born:______Died:______State Born In:______Party Affiliation:______Other Political Offices Held:______State Living In When Elected President:______Opposition Candidate(s) During Election and Party Affiliation(s):______Served as President:______Wife:______Children:______Vice President(s):______Secretary(ies) of State:______Supreme Court Justices Appointed:______Domestic Programs Begun:______International Programs Begun:______Notable Events During Presidency:______

WriteBonnieRose.com 1 President Jefferson Timeline

Write each event from the list below beside the correct year.

1768

1775

1776

1779

1783

1784

1790

1797

1801

1803

1. Elected to the House of Burgesses

2. Drafted the Declaration of Independence

3. Began term as Governor of Virginia

4. Began term as first U.S. Secretary of State

5. Went to France as Commissioner and U.S. Minister

6. Elected to the Continental Congress

7. Began term as third U.S. President

8. Elected to Congress

9. Became the second U.S. Vice President

10. Purchased the Louisiana Territory and sent Lewis and Clark to explore

WriteBonnieRose.com 2 Places to Know

Write the letter of the correct location beside each fact below.

_____ 1. Location of the harbor where the U.S. frigate Philadelphia was destroyed during the First Barbary War

_____ 2. Location of Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration

_____ 3. State the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr happened

_____ 4. Location the Lewis and Clark expedition left from

_____ 5. Location of the arrest of Aaron Burr after he was alleged to have conspired against the United States

_____ 6. State where Jefferson served in the legislature

_____ 7. County of Virginia in which Jefferson was born

_____ 8. City where Jefferson attended the College of William and Mary

_____ 9. Country where Jefferson served as American minister

_____ 10. City where the Declaration of Independence was signed

a. Virginia b. France c. Washington, D.C. d. Philadelphia e. Fort Stoddart f. Tripoli g. Albermarle h. St. Louis i. New Jersey j. Williamsburg

WriteBonnieRose.com 3 Key People

There were many key people during Jefferson’s life and presidency. See if you can choose the correct person for each fact listed.

1. Judge and later a signer of the Declaration whom Jefferson learned much about the law from

a. John Hancock b. George Wythe c. George Clymer

2. Secretary to Thomas Jefferson and a leader of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase

a. William Clark b. Zebulon Pike c. Meriwether Lewis

3. Vice President under Jefferson, he later was charged with treason for a plot to begin a war with Mexico for land

a. Alexander Hamilton b. Aaron Burr c. Benjamin Stoddert

4. Jefferson’s Secretary of State

a. James Madison b. Caesar A. Rodney c. Samuel Dexter

5. Did not serve as either first lady or hostess of the White House during Jefferson’s term

a. Martha Jefferson b. Dolley Madison c. Martha Randolph

6. Vice President under Jefferson and also under President Madison

a. George Clinton b. John Breckinridge c. Elbridge Gerry

7. Emperor from whom the Louisiana Territory was purchased

a. Francis II b. Napoleon c. George III

8. Army captain and a leader of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase

a. Meriwether Lewis b. Zebulon Pike c. William Clark

9. Jefferson’s Secretary of War

a. Levi Lincoln b. Robert Smith c. Henry Dearborn

10. Father of Thomas Jefferson

a. Randolph Jefferson b. Peter Jefferson c. Field Jefferson

11. President under whom Jefferson served as Secretary of State

a. George Washington b. John Adams c. James Monroe

WriteBonnieRose.com 4 12. Jefferson succeeded this person as the minister to France

a. John Jay b. Benjamin Franklin c. Jacob Crowinshield

13. Jefferson’s grandchild who was the first child to be born in the White House

a. Mary Jefferson Randolph b. Thomas Jefferson Randolph c. James Randolph

14. Leader of Tripoli who declared war on the United States

a. Yusuf Karamanli b. Petar I c. John VI

15. Jefferson’s Secretary of the Treasury

a. Patrick Henry b. Albert Gallatin c. William Small

WriteBonnieRose.com 5 James Madison

WriteBonnieRose.com 6 President Madison Timeline

Write each event from the list below beside the correct year.

1776

1780

1787

1794

1801

1809

1811

1812

1816

1817

1. Married Dolley Payne Todd

2. Second national bank created

3. Inaugurated as President

4. Elected to the Virginia legislature

5. War was declared on Great Britain

6. Began serving in the Continental Congress

7. Began term as Secretary of State

8. Retired

9. Battle of Tippecanoe occurred

10. Served at the Constitutional Convention

WriteBonnieRose.com 7 Terms to Know

James Madison is called the “Father of the Constitution.” Write the letter of the correct term or phrase from the U.S. Constitution beside each definition below.

_____ 1. Underlying, essential beliefs and rules that govern a nation or group

_____ 2. assigned; entrusted; legally given

_____ 3. in the same way

_____ 4. reducing or diminishing the opportunity of

_____ 5. a formal, legal statement accusing someone of a crime

_____ 6. in agreement with; based on

_____ 7. make of less importance; belittle

_____ 8. gradually violated in a way that takes control

_____ 9. all descendants throughout time

_____ 10. conducting a legal case in a way that protects all the people involved and their rights

a. Abridging b. Pursuant to c. Delegated d. Infringed e. Constitution f. Due process g. Posterity h. Disparage i. Indictment j. To all intents and purposes

WriteBonnieRose.com 8 Key People

There were many key people during Madison’s life and presidency. See if you can choose the correct person for the fact listed.

1. Wrote the essays, The Federalist, with Madison and Alexander Hamilton

a. John Jay b. Benjamin Franklin c. George Mason

2. Ran against Madison in the presidential election of 1808

a. Albert Gallatin b. Richard Rush c. Charles Pinckney

3. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who wrote the opinion in the case of Marbury v. Madison

a. Joseph Story b. Gabriel Duvall c. John Marshall

4. Served on a committee that drafted a proposed U.S. constitution

a. Patrick Henry b. Edmund Jennings Randolph c. William Pinkney

5. President under whom Madison served as Secretary of State

a. Thomas Jefferson b. John Adams c. John Tyler

6. Madison’s Vice President during his second term

a. Alexander Hamilton b. Paul Hamilton c. Elbridge Gerry

7. Served as both Secretary of State and Secretary of War for President Madison

a. James Monroe b. William H. Crawford c. Robert Smith

8. Speaker of the House and leader of the “War Hawks” who favored going to war with Great Britain

a. William Jones b. John C. Calhoun c. Henry Clay

9. Retreated from Detroit during the War of 1812

a. William Hull b. Henry Dearborn c. Isaac Brock

10. Wrote the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner” while watching the fighting at Fort McHenry

a. William Beanes b. Francis Scott Key c. John S. Skinner

11. Led the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans

a. Andrew Jackson b. William Henry Harrison c. Edward Pakenham

WriteBonnieRose.com 9 12. Mayor of New York City who ran against Madison in the 1812 presidential election

a. George Clinton b. DeWitt Clinton c. James A. Bayard

13. Madison’s first Attorney General

a. B.W. Crowninshield b. Rufus King c. Caesar Rodney

14. Appointed governor of Louisiana by Madison

a. Oliver Hazard Perry b. Donald Robertson c. William C.C. Claiborne

15. A signer of the Treaty of Ghent which ended the War of 1812

a. Alexander J. Dallas b. John Quincy Adams c. John Armstrong

WriteBonnieRose.com 10 Answer Key

WriteBonnieRose.com 11 President Jefferson Timeline

Elected to the House of Burgesses 1768

1775 Elected to the Continental Congress

Drafted the Declaration of Independence 1776

1779 Began term as Governor of Virginia

Elected to Congress 1783 Went to France as Commissioner and U.S. 1784 Minister

Began term as first U.S. Secretary of State 1790

1797 Became the second U.S. Vice President

Began term as third U.S. President 1801 Purchased the Louisiana Territory and sent 1803 Lewis and Clark to explore

Places to Know (Jefferson) 1. f 6. a 2. c 7. g 3. i 8. j 4. h 9. b 5. e 10. d

Key People (Jefferson)

1. b 9. c 2 . c 10. b 3. b 11. a 4. a 12. b 5. a 13. c 6. a 14. a 7. b 15. b 8. c

WriteBonnieRose.com 12 President Madison Timeline

Elected to the Virginia legislature 1776

1780 Began serving in the Continental Congress

Served at the Constitutional Convention 1787

1794 Married Dolley Payne Todd

Began term as Secretary of State 1801

1809 Inaugurated as President

Battle of Tippecanoe occurred 1811

1812 War was declared on Great Britain

Second national bank created 1816

1817 Retired

Terms to Know (Madison)

1. e 6. b 2. c 7. h 3. j 8. d 4. a 9. g 5. i 10. f

Key People (Madison) 1. a 9. a 2. c 10. b

3. c 11. a 4. b 12. b 5. a 13. c 6. c 14. c 7. a 15. b 8. c

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