Launching the New Nation

Who suggested that the nation's capital be moved from New York City to a new city in the South in order to help gain support for his national debt plan?

• George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton 
• John Jay
• Thomas Jefferson

Which law created the Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and five associate justices?

• the Alien Acts
• The Sedition Act
• The Judiciary Act of 1789
• The Judiciary Act of 1801

Which event was a response to an unpopular excise tax imposed by

• the Whiskey Rebellion
• the XYZ Affair
• Marbury v. Madison
• the British blockade of the eastern seacoast

Who secured a treaty with Spain giving the United States shipping rights on the Mississippi River? 

• Edmond Ghant
• Thomas Pinckney
• William Henry Harrison
• John Adams

During John Adam's presidency, why were Democratic-Republicans outraged by the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• They believed the laws would draw the US into foreign wars.
• They believed the laws violated freedom of speech.
• They believed the laws would open the gates to French immigrants.
• They believed the laws would give too much power to the courts.

What principle was affirmed in the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison?

• the right of the citizens to criticize their government
• the right of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
• the right of Congress to declare war
• the right of states to nullify an act of Congress that they deem unconstitutional

Who was president when the United States acquired and began to explore the Louisiana Territory?

• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison

Why did the United States go to war against Britain in 1812?

• Britain was trying to buy the Louisiana Territory
• Britain was interfering with US foreign trade
• Britain refused to give up its forts in the Northwest Territory
• Britain was becoming too friendly with France

Who attempted to unite Native Americans into a confederacy to protect their homeland against white intruders?

• Tecumseh
• Little Turtle
• Mad Anthony
• the war hawks

In 1815, Tennessee General _____ led Americans soldiers to victory against superior forces at the Battle of New Orleans. 

• George Washington 
• Andrew Jackson
• Thomas Jefferson
• Aaron Burr