Launching A New Nation Quiz

Who would become first President of the United States?

• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington

Where was the original capitol when our first president takes over?

• Washington D.C.
• Philadelphia
• Baltimore
• New York

What were traditions or examples called set up by the first president that would carry over into todays presidency called?

• Alien
• Sedition
• Neutrality
• prcedents

What were people called that believed in a strong central government ruled by the wealthy and educated called?

• federalist
• anti-federalist
• democrats
• republicans

What were people called that believed in a weaker central government ruled by the average people called?

• federalist
• Democratic-Republicans or anti-federalist
• democrats
• republicans

What law made it a crime to speak out or criticize the Federal Government?

• Alien Act
• Sedition Act
• Jays Treaty
• Treaty of Greenville

What is the term for NOT taking sides in a disagreement?

• alien
• sedition
• neutrality
• all of the above

Who would become the 2nd president of the United States?

• George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were at odds over how to pay off the national debt. What was the compromise that solved their dispute and those in the South for a short period of time?

• moving the capital to a piece of land not part of any state
• move the capital to New York
• moving the capital to Philadelphia
• Hamilton switching to Jefferson's political party

Who did the first president put in charge of solving all the financial problems of the new government?

• John Adams
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson
• Charles Talleyrand