Building A New Nation

An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances is a 

• impressment
• precedent
• bond
• credit

George Washington's cabinet included

• The Secretaries of the Departments of War, Treasury, State and the Attorney General
• The Secretaries of the Departments of War, Treasury, State
• The Attorney General, General Wayne, and the Postmaster General
• Heads of the 3 branches of government

In what way did President George Washington set an important precedent?

• by recognizing New York as the permanent capital

• by never using the veto

• by stepping down after two terms

• by establishing the State of the Union address

What does Impressment mean?

• attacking ships and forcing sailors into military service

• showing off in front of your friends

• squeezing something really hard

• a example we follow as if it were a law

Why was the Sedition Act a violation of the First Amendment?

• It required immigrants to house American soldiers

• It took away the immigrants' right to assemble

• It became illegal to print or say criticisms of the government

• It allowed the government to perform random checks of immigrants' private property

The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from which foreign country?

• Spain
• France
• England
• Germany

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CCSS.RI.5.5

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What crucial Mississippi River port city did Jefferson really want to acquire?

• Galena

• Minneapolis

• St. Louis

• New Orleans

Jefferson had reservations about buying Louisiana because

• We was a strict interpreter of the Constitution
• We was a loose interpreter of the 

Which two adventurers were sent to explore the Louisiana Territory?

• Clark and Griswald

• Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Way

• Lewis and Carl

• Lewis and Clark

What was the Embargo Act?

• Forbid trade with Spain

• Made turtles illegal

• Close American trade with Britain and France

• Encouraged trade with all foreign nations