New Republic- Jefferson, Madison & Monroe

What did Washington mean when he warned, regarding foreign policy:

"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world."

• Stay neutral with other countries

• work to stay united

• avoid political parties

• Keep values and morals in government

Who am I? "I believe in a strict interpretation of the Constitution. I believe the states should take care of their own debts, not the national government."

• John Adams

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Who am I? "I believe in a loose interpretation of the Constitution. I believe that there should be a national bank to regulate money in the U.S. I believe we should consolidate all the states' debts and have the national government pay them off. To raise money, the U.S. should issue a tariff and an excise tax on whiskey."

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

• Alexander Hamilton

The first domestic test of Washington's presidency, farmers rebelled against the excise tax on whiskey. How did he respond?

• he allowed the rebellion to go own since they had freedom of assembly

• he sent federal troops in to put the rebellion down sending a message that citizens would have to obey federal laws.

• he went to the rebellion himself and demanded payment

• he allowed the rebels to negotiate a new tax rate

When France and Great Britain went to war during Washington's term, what did Washington do?

• the U.S. could not afford anymore war, so he created the Proclamation of Neutrality, so that he would not have to take sides in the war

• he declared war on France

• he sent supplies and money to help Great Britain, and France became our enemy.

• he sent supplies and money to France since they had helped us in the Revolution, and honored our treaty.

Which political party? U.S. needed strong central government; supported by business and banks, loose interpretation of Constitution, led by Hamilton & Adams

• Federalists

• Republican

• Democrat

• Democratic Republicans

Which political party? States rights; strict interpretation of Constitution; supported by farmers; led by Jefferson

• Federalists

• Tea Party

• Whigs

• Democratic Republicans

All of the following are true of Alexander Hamilton's financial plan  except 

• The Federal Government would create a Bank of the United States 
• The Federal Government would assume the debt of each of the states  
• Hamilton did not want any taxes on the general population 
• There would be tariffs on imports 

The time period of our first 5 presidents is often referred to as...

• Revolutionary Era
• The Men with Wigs Era
• Constitutional Era
• Early Republic

One way the War of 1812 effected industry in the Northern states was...

• Americans bought more American-made goods as a result of the embargo
• The US relied heavily on goods made in other countries
• The war caused a decline in American made goods
• The war caused Americans to ration their products