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John Quincy Adams: rencana besar untuk bangsa

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John Quincy Adams: Independent

Yet Quincy Adams talked about unity in his presidential inaugural speech. Adams said the Constitution and the representative democracy of the United States had proved a success. The nation was free and strong and stretched across the continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.

He noted that political divisions had eased. So now, he said, it was time for the people to settle their differences and make a truly national government.

In his first message to Congress, President Adams described his ideas.

The chief purpose of the government, he said, was to improve the lives of the people it governed. To do this, he offered a national program of building roads and canals. He also proposed a national university and a national scientific center.

Adams said Congress should not be limited to making laws only to improve the nation's economic life. He said it should make laws to improve the arts and sciences, too.

But many people of the West and South did not believe that the Constitution gave the federal government the power to do all these things. They believed these powers belonged to the states.

Their representatives in Congress rejected the president’s proposals.

In addition, a new opposition party was trying to weaken support for Quincy Adams. They supported a general from Tennessee named Andrew Jackson.

Historian Harlow Giles Unger says John Quincy Adams was never able to meet the high expectations many people had for him.

Pahami teksnya

Baca teksnya. Pilih jawaban yang benar.

  1. What did Adams talk about in his inaugural speech?
    • a) War with other countries
    • b) Unity
    • c) Lower taxes
  2. Adams said that the American system of government had been a success.
    • a) True
    • b) False
  3. According to Adams, what was the chief purpose of the government?
    • a) To make the army stronger
    • b) To protect the powers of the states
    • c) To improve the lives of the people it governed
  4. Which of these was NOT part of Adams's plans?
    • a) Roads and canals
    • b) A national university
    • c) A national scientific center
    • d) A national bank
  5. Adams thought Congress should make laws only to improve the economy.
    • a) True
    • b) False
  6. Why did many people in the West and South disagree with Adams's plans?
    • a) They believed these powers belonged to the states.
    • b) They thought the plans were too small.
    • c) They wanted the national university in their region.
  7. What happened to Adams's proposals in Congress?
    • a) They were approved quickly.
    • b) They were rejected.
    • c) They were changed and then approved.
  8. Who did the new opposition party support?
    • a) Harlow Giles Unger
    • b) A governor from the West
    • c) Andrew Jackson

Kata dan detail

Pilih jawaban terbaik, atau ketik satu kata dari teks.

  1. The nation stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the ___.
  2. "Political divisions had eased." This means the divisions had ...
    • a) become less serious
    • b) become worse
    • c) just started
  3. It was time for the people to "settle their differences". This means to ...
    • a) move to a new place
    • b) pay their debts
    • c) end their disagreements
  4. In his first message to ___, President Adams described his ideas.
  5. "The chief purpose of the government, he said, was to improve the lives of the people." Chief means ...
    • a) secret
    • b) main
    • c) oldest
  6. Adams was never able to meet the high expectations many people had for him. Expectations are ...
    • a) the rules people wanted him to follow
    • b) the things people believed he would achieve
    • c) the questions people asked him

Kunci jawaban

Pahami teksnya

  1. b) UnityTeks menyebutkan: Quincy Adams talked about unity in his presidential inaugural speech.
  2. a) TrueIa mengatakan bahwa Konstitusi dan demokrasi perwakilan di Amerika Serikat terbukti berhasil.
  3. c) To improve the lives of the people it governedIa mengatakan bahwa tujuan utama pemerintah adalah memperbaiki kehidupan rakyat yang diperintahnya.
  4. d) A national bankIa menawarkan jalan dan kanal, sebuah universitas nasional, dan pusat ilmu pengetahuan nasional. Teks tidak menyebutkan bank.
  5. b) FalseIa mengatakan bahwa Kongres juga harus membuat undang-undang untuk memajukan seni dan ilmu pengetahuan.
  6. a) They believed these powers belonged to the states.Mereka tidak percaya bahwa Konstitusi memberi pemerintah federal kekuasaan itu. Mereka percaya kekuasaan itu milik negara-negara bagian.
  7. b) They were rejected.Teks menyebutkan: Their representatives in Congress rejected the president's proposals.
  8. c) Andrew JacksonMereka mendukung seorang jenderal dari Tennessee bernama Andrew Jackson.

Kata dan detail

  1. Pacific / Pacific OceanTeks menyebutkan bahwa negara itu membentang di seluruh benua, dari Samudra Atlantik sampai Pasifik.
  2. a) become less seriousKalau sebuah masalah eases, masalah itu menjadi kurang serius.
  3. c) end their disagreementsSettle differences berarti berhenti berselisih dan menemukan solusi.
  4. CongressTeks menyebutkan: In his first message to Congress, President Adams described his ideas.
  5. b) mainChief berarti utama atau terpenting.
  6. b) the things people believed he would achieveExpectations adalah apa yang orang yakini akan terjadi atau akan dicapai seseorang.

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