Unit 8: A New Nation

Why did the framers want Washington to be President?

• He had won the Revolutionary War

• He had no children and no heir to a throne

• He was a great surveyor in the West

• He was a Federalist

Instead of being President, Washington wanted to

• Travel the world

• Retire to his home in Boston

• Retire to his home at Mt. Vernon

• Continue to be the General of the Army

Which is NOT true of George Washington?

• He was a Vice President

• He married for money

• He surveyed the American West

• He was not wealthy as a child

Hamilton wanted to create a:

• Cabinet for the president to get advice

• Nice place for the president to live

• National bank for the government to borrow money

• Government where states had a lot of power

Which event demonstrated that states had to follow federal law?

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• XYZ Affair

• The National Bank

• Whiskey Rebellion

What crop did the tax on whiskey most affect?

• Cotton

• Corn

• Sugar cane

• Tobacco

The Alien and Sedition Acts infringed upon what constitutional amendment?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

During the XYZ Affair, France agreed to talk to the United States in exchange for what?

• Louisiana

• Money

• Troops

• Loyalty

Which is true of John Adams?

• He supported trade and industry as a way of life in America.

• He was a Southerner.

• He wanted the US to be a nation of small farmers.

• He wanted the states to have a lot of power in government.

Which is true of Thomas Jefferson?

• He supported trade and industry

• He wanted a strong central government. 

• He was a Southerner

• He won the election of 1796