Unit 3 The New Republic

One of Washington’s most important precedents was the?

• Selection of a Vice President
• Formation of a Cabinet 
• Signing the Judiciary Act
• Ending of the Supreme Court

Why did southern farmers oppose Hamilton’s plans for the economy?

• They favored the charter of a Bank of the United States
• They wanted the Federal Government to assume state debt
• They did not favor supporting the economy with agriculture 
• They did not want to pay taxes to help the northern states

The political debates over the Whiskey rebellion led to?

• an increase in federal and excise taxes
• an agreement to relocate the national capital
• the emergence of a two-party political system
• The disappearance of Democratic Societies

The Judiciary act of 1789 established what?

• Recognized George Washington as the first president 
• established the office of the Secretary of State
• Created a system of 13 federal district courts
• Appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States

Which event turned the tide of the conflict in the Ohio Valley?

• General Anthony Wayne's victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
• Washington's defeat of a large Native American force in 1790
• Britain's decision to supply arms to Native Americans
• John Jay's compromise with the British Navy in 1794

The XYZ affair did what to American sentiment?

• led Congress to decrease the size of the army
• roused public sentiment against France
• prompted the lowering of taxes on stamps and land
• occurred when Adams offended French negotiators

Whom did Washington choose to lead the State Department? 

• Henry Knox
• John Adams
• Edmund Rudolph
• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following was a part of Alexander Hamilton's plan for restructuring the Nation's debt? 

• Using cash reserves to pay down state and national debts
• reducing tariffs on imported goods to lower prices for consumers
• developing a strong commercial and industrial economy 
• banning taxes on goods such as coffee, tea, and alcoholic spirits

The Whiskey Rebellion caused what? 

• caused the formation of the Democratic Societies
• led to the development of two distinct political groups
• started a disagreement among supporters of the Federalists
• Unified northern merchants and southern farmers

"This [party] spirit...agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity [dislike] of one part against another, foments [stirs up] occasionally riot and insurrection." 
-George Washington
Which of the following is an example of the animosity between political parties of which Washington speaks? 

• the Native American defeat in the Ohio Valley 
• The republican uprising among the French
• The public sentiment against the XYZ affair 
• the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts