The Federalist Era

Who was the first president of the United States?

• John Hancock

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow.

• bond

• precedent

• compromise

• ordinance

Hamilton's financial plan was ultimately adopted because

• There was widespread support for it in Congress.

• Government leaders made a compromise to move the capital.

• There was no other plan offered.

• George Washington used the army to get it passed.

This event involved protests by farmers in western Pennsylvania against a tax and established the precedent of executive authority by the president.

• Shays' Rebellion

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Pinckney's Rebellion

This event involved French officials and resulted in Adams becoming unpopular with his own party.

• XYZ Affair

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• Whiskey Rebellion

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority.

• sedition

• treason

• caucus

• states' rights

Who was stirring up Native Americans and convincing them to attack American cities?

• The Anti-Federalists

• Britain, Spain, and France

• British Canada

• The Democratic-Republicans

What is the president’s cabinet?

• The place where a president keeps their dishes in the White House

• The people who oppose a president in Congress

• The president’s group of advisors, each overseeing a department and assisting the president

• The committee appointed by the Senate to advise the president

What did the Judiciary Act do?

• It established and set up America’s court system

• It closed many courts that belonged to the states

• It created the idea of judicial review

• It created a national bank for the United States

What law was passed by Congress and President John Adams as a result of fear of foreign influence and treason in the United States?

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Arrest and Warrants Expedition Act

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

• The Laws of Customs Duty