Crash Course U.S. History Quiz

Who served as Washington’s top aide and would go on to be his first Secretary of the Treasury?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

What kind of country did Alexander Hamilton want America to be?

• Agricultural

• Isolationist

• Mercantile

• Industrial

What was the name of the party led by Alexander Hamilton?

• Whig Party

• Republican Party

• Federalist Party

• Democratic Party

Who wanted an America that was predominantly agrarian, with most people being small scale subsistence level farmers?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Which country did Alexander Hamilton want America to be affiliated with?

• France

• Germany

• Spain

• Great Britain

What did Hamilton propose to establish the nation’s credit-worthiness?

What did the Jay Treaty improve?

• Trade relations between the U.S. and Britain

• Trade relations between the U.S. and Spain

• Trade relations between the U.S. and Germany

• Trade relations between the U.S. and France

What did the Alien Act lengthen?

• The period of time it took to become a citizen

• The period of time it took to become a resident

• The period of time it took to become a senator

• The period of time it took to become a president

Who was jailed for saying that John Adams was maybe not the best president ever?

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What did Virginia and Kentucky’s legislatures claim they had the power to do?

• Nullify any federal law

• Overturn any federal law

• Enforce any federal law

• Amend any federal law