Early Republic

 After the Revolutionary War,13 original states  created  our first constitution with most of the power at the state level. What was this constitution called.

• constitution
• articles of confederation
• alliance
• confederation

An official, written agreement

• Treaty
• ratification
• contract
• document

Author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States(1801-1809)

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ben Franklin
• John Adams

Military leader and political leader of the new United States  of America. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in chief of the Continental Army and presided over the writing of the Constitution. Served as the first President of the  United States.

• John Adams
• Ben Franklin
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

What is a tariff?

• It allows America to charge other countries an export tax.
• It allows America to trade freely with any country it wants to.
• It is a tax imposed on imported goods in America.
• It is a fee that landowners pay to the national government.

Which statement BEST describes a major result of the Whiskey Rebellion?

• The new government halted the production of whiskey.
• People realized that the new government would execute all violent protesters.
• The new government proved too weak to respond in times of crisis.
• People realized that the new government was strong enough to enforce laws.

Disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the power given to the National Government was one issues that led to the development of the -

• Great Compromise
• National Judicial System
• Political Party System
• President's Cabinet

What were the two things Washington's Farewell Address warned America about?

• Staying out of Debt and building a Military.
• Moving West and Indian relationships.
• Forming Political Parties and Foreign Alliances.
• Fighting in Wars and Industrialization

A tax on liquor made farmers in western Pennsylvania revolt which caused Washington to send roughly 13,000 militia to show that the federal government had power to quell, or put down, such acts

• Shay's Rebellion
• Whiskey Rebellion
• Pennsylvania Rebellion
• Washington Rebellion

George Washington warned Americans that by forming _____________they risked weakening and dividing the nation.

• states
• political parties
• the Constitution
• the Supreme Court