Early Republic Quiz

The first Commander-in-Chief who set the precedents that all presidents would follow.

• Monroe
• Jefferson
• Washington
• Bush
• Adams

The Alien and Sedition Acts were aimed at __________ and allowed the government to ________ them.

• everyone, execute
• foreigners, deport
• men, award
• women, jail
• children, arrest

What best describes the Federalist Party?

• Strong central government
• Strong local government
• Farmers
• Thomas Jefferson

What was Washington's Treasury Secretary?

• Jefferson
• Hamilton
• Knox
• Adams

What is the job of the secretary of treasury?

• set economic policies with the president
• lead the senate
• help set foreign policies
• elect a Vice President

In his farewell speech, Washington warned the people about:

• foreign policy only
• political parties only
• both foreign policies and political parties
• he thought everything was fine so he gave no warning

The United States paid __________ to France to purchase the entire Louisiana Territory.

• $5 Million
• $15 Million
• $50 Million
• $100 Million

Why was Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory seen as controversial? 

• Some polititians thought that the purchase was unconstitutional because the constitution does not give the president the power to buy land
• George Washington disagreed with the purchase of the Louisiana Territory 
• Sharing a new border with Spain could cause conflict
• It cost way too much money and was a bad deal

A central issue of the XYZ affair was

• The seizure of American shipping by the French government

• The building of American warships to protect US commerce

• the attempt of US diplomats to purchase territory from France

• the separate US peace treaty signed with the Spanish monarch

Who was the second president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Madison