SSUSH6 Ames

Which of the these was NOT a precedent set by the first President of the United States, George Washington?

• Forming a cabinet to help with difficult decisions

• the tradition of only serving two terms

• Meeting with the Queen every year

• addressing the Chief Executive as as Mr President

While this President claimed to want to limit the power of the presidency, instead he increased its power by completing the Louisiana Purchase.

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Monroe

The Whiskey Rebellion was significant in U.S. history MAINLY because

• the states proved that they could nullify federal laws.

• the forces of prohibition achieved a ban on alcoholic beverages.

• the states were able to pass legislation reversing a national tax.

• President Washington used the federal government used force to enforce the laws of the land.

The Alien and Sedition Acts, signed into law in 1798, were, for the most part, intended for

• Ilegal aliens

• French nationals

• British Radicals

• John Adams political opponents

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803

• was a major cause of the Spanish-American War.

• pushed the Spanish below the Rio Grande in North America.

• resulted in increased conflict between the U.S. and France.

• almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.

Who did America primarily fight in the War of 1812 and why?

• Spain - Over disputes on land

• France - Over slavery

• Britain - Over impressment(Forcing US sailors to fight in the British Navy)

• Native Americans - Over land

How did Americans feel after the war of 1812?

• Pride in their nation for beating back the British a second time.

• Shame in losing the war.

• Fear that Britain would invade again.

• Anger that the federal government was making them fight.

What was purpose of the Monroe Doctrine

• To settle land disputes with Native Americans

• To keep European powers from threatening/colonizing the Western hemisphere

• To claim land out west

• To take care of the nations debts

Who did President Jefferson buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• Native Americans

What is sedition?

• Encouraging people to rebel against he government

• Planting crops

• A method of fishing off the coast of Massachusetts

• Creating foreign alliances