8th Grade Ch. 8 Review

The XYZ Affair controversy happened because....

• the French attacked American ships

• the British refused to meet American diplomats

• French diplomats demanded a bribe to meet with American diplomats

• the British were forcing Americans to join their navy

forcing sailors off their boats to work or be soldiers for another country (on their boats)

• impressment

• sedition

• embargo

• piracy

Who wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions to combat the Alien and Sedition Acts.?

• John Adams and George Washington

• Patrick Henry and George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

• Sam Adams and John Hancock

What did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions establish as far as states' rights?

• state voting laws
• absolution
• federal mandates
• nullification

Washington's Secretary of the Treasury was:

• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Alexander Hamilton

The Democratic Republican Party was created by supporters of:

• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton

At first, the new government met in _______.

• Philadelphia
• New York City

Washington's Proclamation of __________ stated the U.S. would stay out of foreign affairs.

• Independence
• Neutrality
• Tyranny
• Sectionalism

Who was George Washington's vice president?

• Edmund Randolph
• Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Knox
• John Adams

Which of these was NOT a precedent established by Washington?

• putting his hand on the bible during his swearing in

• Serving 2 terms

• Creating a cabinet of advisors

• wearing a powdered wig