WorksheetsUnit 4: The Federalist/Jeffersonian Era
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the phrase "Washington would set a precedent" mean?
a)
He would become the precedent
b)
He would set an example for the future
c)
He was the runner up
2.
The Federal Judiciary Act created a court system
a)
true
b)
false
3.
The purpose of the cabinet is to
a)
store things
b)
tell the President what to do
c)
advise the President
4.
The State Department oversees
a)
war
b)
finances
c)
relationships with other countries
5.
This person was named Secretary of the Treasury
a)
John Jay
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
6.
What was one of the biggest problems that the new government faced?
a)
War with France
b)
Native Americans
c)
Financial issues
7.
The United States had huge war debt
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Jefferson and Hamilton made a deal that included moving the capital to
a)
New York
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
Philadelphia
9.
A tariff encouraged citizens to buy
a)
foreign goods
b)
imported goods
c)
items made in the U.S.
10.
Jefferson thought a National Bank was unconstitutional
a)
true
b)
false
11.
Hamilton favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Who was Washington's Secretary of State?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Aaron Burr
13.
Who believes in a strong central government?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Hamilton
c)
Madison
14.
What did Washington decide when thinking of what to do with the French Revolution?
a)
Help the French.
b)
Help the British.
c)
Remain Neutral.
d)
Resign from the presidency.
15.
Under the Jay Treaty the British agreed to do what?
a)
Pay back all of their war debts.
b)
Remove themselves from the forts in America.
c)
Stop trade with France.
d)
End the feud with France.
16.
This president set the tone that a president should only serve two terms.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
17.
Alien and Sedition Acts were implemented by...
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Aaron Burr
d)
James Madison
18.
A group of selected advisors that helped Washington with issues in office?
a)
Congress
b)
Police
c)
Cabinet
d)
Jury
19.
An event where farmers attacked government tax collectors because they didn't want to pay taxes.
a)
Whiskey Rebellion
b)
Bonds
c)
Sectionalism
d)
XYZ Affair
20.
Who created the national bank
a)
Hamilton
b)
Jefferson
c)
Washington
d)
Adams
21.
Under this act, the President gained the power to imprison or deport citizens of other countries residing in the United States
a)
Alien Act
b)
Naturalization Act
c)
Sedition Act
d)
Immigration Act
22.
Made it a crime to write, print, utter or publish anything critical of the United States government
is???
is???
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Nullification
c)
Secession
d)
John Adams' Presidency
23.
One consequence of the x, y, z affair was the America united against ____?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
24.
The Sedition Act violated the _______?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Fifth Amendment
25.
Adams didn't want any criticism of the country or the president so he had Congress pass the ____?
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Alien Act
c)
Anti-Bullying Act
26.
One thing Washington warned against?
a)
Avoid political alliances.
b)
Go to war to protect interests.
c)
A national bank is dangerous.
d)
Hamilton is corrupt.
27.
Virginia Kentucky Resolutions supported...
a)
Government's rights to rule over citizens.
b)
People's rights to trade with other nations.
c)
State's rights to decide not to follow government decisions.
d)
A war with France.
28.
Under the Jay Treaty the British agreed to do what?
a)
Pay back all of their war debts.
b)
Remove themselves from the forts in America.
c)
Stop trade with France.
d)
End the feud with France.
29.
As a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Thomas Jefferson was most likely to favor policies that led to a(n)
a)
growth in industrial area
b)
expansion of states' rights
c)
national bank for the country
d)
strong central government
30.
The primary purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts were to
a)
keep illegal immigrants from voting
b)
limit the power of the opposing political party
c)
Re-elect Washington
d)
keep the French out of the United States
31.
What two states passed resolutions to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts
a)
Indiana and Ohio
b)
New York and Massachusetts
c)
Kentucky and Virginia
d)
New York and Pennsylvania
32.
Hamilton called for the creation of a national bank. Jefferson was against the bank saying that it was
a)
very old-fashioned
b)
not pretty enough
c)
unconstitutional
33.
Farmers rebelled against the Whiskey Tax. Washington responded by
a)
quickly squashing the rebellion, showing the power of the new government
b)
inviting them to the White House, to listen to all of their problems
c)
repealing the Whiskey Tax, he didn't want to upset the farmers
34.
Federalists believed in
a)
A National Bank
b)
State banks
c)
free trade and farming
d)
small government
35.
Democratic Republicans believed in state governments and
a)
a national bank
b)
high tariffs
c)
rule by the people
d)
rule by the elite
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