History exam Chapter 7-9

Isaac Backus was the most influential figure in the long battle for religious freedom in _______.

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New York

• Pennsylvania

With the help of John Leland, Virginia won assurance from James Madison that he would support the adding of a bill of rights to the _______.

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalist Papers

Alexis de Tocqueville was one of the greatest political thinkers of the modern _______.

• Age

• Era

• Century

• World

New York City was the nation’s temporary capital in early _______.

• 1789

• 1800

• 1776

• 1820

the first Judiciary Act was in what year

• 1789

• 1801

• 1775

• 1800

The Mint Act was established in _______.

• 1792

• 1800

• 1785

• 1812

the second Judiciary act was in what year

• 1789

• 1801

• 1775

• 1800

The three executive departments the new congress created were the Department of State, Department of the Treasury, and _______.

• War Department

• Department of Commerce

• Department of Education

• Department of Agriculture

The Attorney General handled the legal affairs of the _______.

• government

• school

• corporation

• family

Thomas Jefferson became the first secretary of _______.

• state

• defense

• treasury

• commerce