The Federalist Era Study

Who was the nation's first vice president?

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

Who was the first chief justice of the USA?

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

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system?

• congressional law system
• federal court system
• international court system
• stack court system

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

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

What is a precedent?

• a tradition
• the leader of the country
• a Bill of Rights issue
• the nickname for the Vice President

Who was the first leader of the Department of State?

• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Knox

What is a speculator?

• a theologian
• a philosopher
• someone who risks money to make a profit
• someone that is in debtors prison

Which example below was a protest against taxes that set a precedent that the government wouldn't support rebellion?

• Whiskey Rebellion
• Pennsylvania Rebellion
• Jack Daniels Distillery Rebellion
• Pinckney's Rebellion

Which treaty was an agreement with Spain that permitted the use of the Mississippi River and New Orleans port?

• Pinckney's Treaty
• Jay's Treaty
• Treaty of Versaille
• Treaty of Greenville

What vocabulary term means to force sailors to work as soldiers?

• impressment
• depressment
• speculators
• precedent