Ch.9 Launching a New Republic

What official name did Congress agree to call George Washington?

• Your Highness

• Your Excellence

• Mr. President

• Supreme Leader

What did the President create to help solve the challenges of the new nation?

• Cabinet

• Think Tank

• Brain Trust

• Board of Directors

The Constitutional Convention was held in what year?

• 1987

• 1787

• 1887

• 1687

Which delegate to the Constitutional Convention is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

• Billy Madison

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

Which plan provided the basic framework for the national government?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Boston Plan

• New York Plan

The smaller states wanted to base the national government on which plan?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Boston Plan

• New York Plan

Which compromise decided how the slaves would be counted in figuring state's population and taxation?

• 1/2 compromise

• 2/3 compromise

• 3/5 compromise

• 1/4 compromise

Who was the first vice-president and then elected to be the second President of the United States?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

The Alien and Sedition act of 1798 targeted what group?

• The Federalist

• Native Americans

• The British

• Immigrants

What opened Kentucky to settlement?

• Organ Trail

• Northern Passage

• Wilderness Road

• Osage Trail