USH Unit 7 Review 1

The Whiskey Rebellion helped establish...

• that whiskey could not be taxed at a greater rate than other commodities

• the concept of "no taxation without representation"

• the authority of the federal government

• greater settlement in the west

After going to war with each other, why did Great Britain and France seize U.S. merchant ships?

• They hoped to force the United States into the war.

• They hoped the United States would become their ally.

• They wanted the United States to pay a ransom for their ships.

• They hoped to prevent the United States from supplying their enemy.

Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton recommended the creation of what to manage the government's finances?

• Board of financial governors.

• Cabinet

• Supreme Court

• National Bank

Alexander Hamilton believed that the nation's Revolutionary War debts should be...

• assumed by the new Federal government.

• paid for by the individual states.

• forgotten and not paid.

• paid in total immediately.

Who helped build the American economy as George Washington's first Secretary of the Treasury?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Knox

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

In which event did President Washington show that the new government was powerful enough to stop a revolt?

• Pontiac Wars

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Boston Massacre

• Shays Rebellion

Which country was most responsible for the change in U.S. foreign policy at the end of the 18th century?

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Canada

• Mexico

After going to war with each other, why did Great Britain and France seize U.S. merchant ships?

• They wanted the United States to pay a ransom for their ships.

• They hoped the United States would become their ally.

• They hoped to force the United States into the war.

• They hoped to prevent the United States from supplying their enemy.

In what treaty did Spain allow the U.S to use the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans in exchange for a promise of peace?

• Jay's Treaty

• Treaty of Greenville

• Treaty of Paris

• Pinckney's Treaty

Who did George Washington send to negotiate with the British after the British attacked many American ships that believed were bringing supplies to France?

• Thomas Pinckney

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• John Jay