Ch. 8 Launching a New Nation

What issue divided Republicans and Federalists during John Adam’s presidency?

• treatment of Native Americans

• Jay's Treaty

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• westward expansion

What happened as a result of the Treaty of Greenville?

• The United States won the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

• Native Americans were resettled onto lands around the Ohio River.

• Native Americans gave up their lands in Kentucky.

• More American settlers moved onto lands north of the Ohio River.

Under the treaty that ended the American Revolution, the area from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi

• was set aside for Native Americans.

• was granted to the British.

• belonged to the United States.

• was governed jointly by Britain and the United States.

Which of the following was a function of the National Bank?

• to be a safe place for deposits of government funds

• to eliminate the use of paper currency

• to impose and collect taxes

• to lend the government money

Washington’s response to the Whiskey Rebellion

• led to a reduction of the excise tax.

• supported the doctrine of states’ rights.

• proved the strength of the national government.

• confirmed the rights of individuals to protest unfair laws.

Which statement is true about the economic policies of the Federalist Party in the early years of the American republic?

• The Federalists’ supported manufacturing, trade and a protective tariff. This appealed to many merchants, property owners, and workers.

• The Federalists’ supported an agrarian (farming) economy and opposed a protective tariff. This appealed to planters and farmers.

• Farmers supported the Federalists because they opposed a national bank.

• Federalists favored allying with France because this would help merchants and shipping companies.

In his Farewell Address, George Washington advised against becoming involved in European affairs because

• he opposed foreign trade.

• France was too weak to aid the United States in battle.

• he did not want the United States to be dragged into war.

• the British in the Northwest Territory were allies.

Which of the following was related to the issue of states’ rights?

• the XYZ Affair

• the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

• the split of the Federalist party

• the Whiskey Rebellion

The purpose of the Sedition Act was to make the printing of what illegal?

• editorials in favor of the French Revolution

• bonds

• more money

• criticism of the government

Why was the Sedition Act considered unconstitutional?

• They made it possible for members of foreign powers to be represented in Congress.

• They placed the rights of states ahead of the authority of the federal government.

• They violated constitutional rights, especially the rights of speech and the press guaranteed by the First Amendment.

• They reduced the powers of the Supreme Court and disrupted the government’s system of checks and balances.