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WorksheetsChapter 9 The Federalist Era
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
What does Alexander Hamilton believe will happen if all public creditors are paid equally?
a)
They will reinvest their money in the government
b)
They will support the government’s management of national finances.
c)
They will support the Federalist Party
d)
They will support the Republican Party
2.
In this excerpt, what does Alexander Hamilton argue that the new United States government should do?
a)
only pay off Confederation government debts to foreign countries
b)
only pay off Confederation debts to individual citizens
c)
pay off the Confederation government’s debts
d)
refuse to pay debts from the Revolutionary War
3.
Why did President Adams send negotiators to France?
a)
French agents demanded a loan and a bribe.
b)
The French had begun capturing American ships
c)
to say to France that the United States was strengthening the military
d)
The United States and France were involved in an undeclared war.
4.
What was the United States’ reaction to the French agents’ demand for a loan and a bribe?
a)
The United States began capturing French ships.
b)
The United States declared war on France.
c)
The United States established new negotiations with France
d)
The United States strengthened its military
5.
What was the name of the civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government?
a)
Battle of Fallen Timbers
b)
Tea Party Rebellion
c)
Shays' Rebellion
d)
Whiskey Rebellion
6.
The Proclamation of Neutrality barred which warships from American ports?
a)
French and English
b)
German and English
c)
Italian and Spanish
d)
Spanish and Portuguese
7.
The Alien and Sedition Acts were
a)
strongly supported by the Republican party
b)
passed to increase immigration.
c)
strongly supported by the Federalist party
d)
passed to strengthen the nation’s military
8.
Who expressed concern that political parties were a threat to the ability of people in government to work together?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
George Washington
c)
John Jay
d)
Coach Eifert
9.
Whose forces were defeated by Little Turtle in 1791?
a)
Anthony Wayne
b)
General Arthur St. Clair
c)
General George Washington
d)
General Coach Eifert
10.
What did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions claim?
a)
The Alien and Sedition Acts violated the Constitution
b)
Jay’s Treaty violated the Constitution
c)
Pinckney’s Treaty was biased in favor of wealthy landowners.
d)
Settlers had the right to settle in the Northwest Territories.
11.
During the Whiskey Rebellion, farmers peacefully protested a special tax.
a)
T
b)
F
12.
Native Americans often turned to Britain and Spain for help in preventing Americans from settling in the West.
a)
T
b)
F
13.
At first, Americans cheered the news of the French Revolution.
a)
T
b)
F
14.
Jay's Treaty barred French and British warships from American ports.
a)
T
b)
F
15.
Washington served three terms as president.
a)
T
b)
F
16.
Whose forces were defeated by Anthony Wayne in the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
a)
Blue Jacket
b)
Little Turtle
c)
Coach Eifert
d)
Sitting Bull
17.
Why was Jay’s Treaty unpopular?
a)
It did not deal with the issue of impressments
b)
It did not deal with British interference with American trade.
18.
What is a reason given for the creation of the national bank?
a)
Support the Troops
b)
Pay Public debt
c)
Regulate Trade
19.
What does the First Amendment say about freedom of speech?
a)
Don't Care!!
b)
Don't Know!!
c)
Don't interfere with!!
d)
Don't tread on me!!
20.
How did the administration that took office in 1797 come to have a Federalist president and a Republican vice president?
a)
In 1797 it was possible to elect a president and vice president from different parties because, under the provisions of the Constitution, the person with the second highest number of electoral votes became vice president, even though he might represent a different party than the elected president.
b)
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21.
political parties
a)
Raves
b)
Mosh Pits
c)
Graduation Parties
d)
factions
22.
to legally overturn
a)
Rectify
b)
Quantify
c)
Nullify
d)
Defy
23.
Residents who are not citizens.
a)
Others
b)
Body Snatchers
c)
Aliens
d)
Zombies
24.
Federalist
a)
Donald Trump
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Coach Eifert
d)
Alexander Hamilton
25.
Democratic Republican
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Hilary Clinton
c)
Wiz Khalifa
d)
Lil' John
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