"Expanding Our Nation Test" Review

George Washington didn't want to be President.  Why did he choose to become President?

• Because the Federalists and Anti-Federalists were fighting.
• Because Congress offered him money for the job.
• Because the original choice for President died.
• TRICK QUESTION!  Washington always wanted to be President.

Which of these precedents did George Washington establish?

• Creating the President's Cabinet.
• Leaving office after 4 years.
• Adding "In God We Trust" to the dollar bill.
• Delivering speeches to state governors.

What is a tariff?

• A tax on imports.
• A tax on exports.
• A tax on slaves.
• A tax on raw materials

Why did Alexander Hamilton create a National Bank?

• To pay the nation's debt from the Revolutionary War.
• To create a national U.S. currency.
• To hold the money the U.S. made from trade.
• All of these.

Which political party was made up of wealthy Americans, mostly from New England?

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• Democratic-Republicans
• Republicans

Who was a leader of the Democratic-Republicans?

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

Who was a leader of the Federalists?

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton
• Aaron Burr

What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do?

• They made it illegal to criticize the U.S. government.
• They made it illegal to leave the United States.
• They made it illegal to trade with England or France.
• They banned slavery.

This candidate was the Democratic-Republicans' choice for President in the Election of 1800.

• John Adams
• Alexander Hamilton
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

Before he bought all of Louisiana, Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy what city from Napoleon?

• Louisville
• New Orleans
• Baton Rouge
• Independence