Chapter 9 The Federalist Era

With the Judiciary Act of 1789, Congress

• placed state courts under  federal courts
• established a federal court system
• blocked state laws in favor of federal laws
• named judges for all federal and state courts

What was one reason Madison and Jefferson opposed the idea of a national bank?

• They believed it was unconstitutional for Congress to create a bank
• They wanted each state to create and form its own bank
• They feared that banking activities would threaten the purchase of municipal bonds
• They considered bank practices, such as charging interest, to be unethical

The Whiskey Rebellion was

• an armed uprising by farmers in Ohio
• a violent slave rebellion in Virginia
• a skirmish between U.S. soldiers and Native Americans in the Ohio Valley
• a protest by Pennsylvania farmers over a new tax.

Pinckney's Treaty allowed the U.S. to 

• purchase the state of Alaska
• use the Mississippi River and trade in New Orleans
• take over lands in Florida and Georgia
• defend against the British impressment of sailors

Which of the following is true about the Federalists?

• They supported representative government
• They thought that there could never be too much democracy
• They believed it was wise for the public to be involved in politics
• Thomas Jefferson was their leader

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• were drafted by Federalists opposing Republican uses of federal power
• claimed that the Alien and Sedition Acts violated the Constitution
• distributed land to settlers in Virginia and Kentucky
• rejected the principle of states' rights stated in the Constitution

In what present-day state was most of the land ceded by the Native Americans in the Treaty of Greenville?

• Ohio
• Iowa
• Kentucky
• Pennsylvania

Who was the nation's first vice president?

• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Samuel Adams

Who was first Chief Justice of the United States?

• Alexander Hamilton
• John Adams
• John Jay
• George Washington

To help build a strong economy, what did Hamilton ask Congress to create?

• a national bank
• stock market
• trade tariffs
• Washington D.C.