Federalist and Jefferson Era

George Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion:

• The government would use force to maintain order.

• The U.S. would remain neutral in foreign conflicts.

• The kidnapping (impressment) of American naval soldiers

• Revolt against the tax on whiskey

George Washington's view on relations with other countries:

• The government would use force to maintain order.

• The U.S. would remain neutral in foreign conflicts.

• The kidnapping (impressment) of American naval soldiers

• Revolt against the tax on whiskey

British actions that upset the U.S.:

• The government would use force to maintain order.

• The U.S. would remain neutral in foreign conflicts.

• The kidnapping (impressment) of American naval soldiers

• Revolt against the tax on whiskey

claimed the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional:

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Alien Act

• Sedition Act

• XYZ Affair

Which of the following best describes the Whiskey Rebellion?

• a protest by Pennsylvania farmers over a new tax

• a violent slave rebellion in Virginia

• an armed uprising by farmers in Ohio

• a skirmish between U.S. soldiers and Native Americans in the Ohio Valley

In his farewell speech, George Washington warned about the dangers of:

• accumulating too much debt

• dental hygiene

• The presidency becoming too powerful

• political parties and foreign alliances

All of the following are precedents set by Washington EXCEPT:

• set the standard for how long a president should serve (no more than 2 four year terms)

• created the first cabinet

• set up policies for how to deal with other nations

• abolished, or put an end to, slavery in the U.S.

• demonstrated that the federal government would use force to maintain order

During the Whiskey Rebellion, farmers peacefully protested a special tax.

• True

• False

Native Americans often turned to Britain and Spain for help in preventing Americans from settling in the west.

• True

• False

Who expressed concern that political parties were a threat to the ability of people in government to work together?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson