Washington - Adams Quiz Review

Which of the following is the source of this statement on foreign policy? 

• George Washington’s Farewell Address 
• The Monroe Doctrine 
• Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address 
• The Federalist Papers 

The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue? 

• The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France 
• The election of George Washington to a second term as president 
• The establishment of the First Bank of the United States 
• The attack on the Port of Tripoli in North Africa 

The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that — 

• the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws 
• a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats
• the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries
• a national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states 

The first political parties in the United States were established in the 1790s
largely because of political differences between - 

• John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine
• George Washington and James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

• Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.
• The United States had large debts from the American Revolution
• Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.
• The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.  

According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the
stability of the nation's economy?

• The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain
• The abolition of consumption taxes
• The creation of a trade alliance with France
• The establishment of a national bank

The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans emerged as separate political
parties partly as a result of disagreement over - 

• how the nation should develop economically
• whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine
• how the nation should admit new states
• whether to approve the Declaration of Independence

Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to -

• the creation of reservations for American Indians
• a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
• the establishment of the first U.S. political parties
• a compromise over slavery in western territories

Which document completes this excerpt? 8.6(A)

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Ghent

• Northwest Ordinance

• Louisiana Purchase Treaty

Which action completes this graphic organizer? 8.5(D)

• French naval attacks on U.S. harbors

• British invasions of countries allied with the United States

• French embargoes on trade with the United States

• British impressment of U.S. sailors