Ch 9 Creating America

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

Why did Hamilton want to place tariffs (taxes) on foreign goods?

• to ensure a steady flow of income
• to encourage Americans to but American goods
• to encourage the growth of American industry
• all are true

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

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

What barred French and British warships from American ports?

• Declaration of War
• Proclamation of Neutrality
• Treaty of Britain
• Treaty of Paris

What did George Washington consider a grave danger to the new nation?

• France's influence
• growth of political parties
• national taxes
• settlers moving west