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Launching a Nation

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following were precedents set by George Washington? (3 points)

a)

Creating a cabinet of advisors

b)

2 term limit

c)

Adding "So help me God" to the oath of office

d)

Having a vice president

2.

What did Washington create to help him run the country?

a)

Google

b)

A cabinet of advisors

c)

A military academy

d)

"Being President for Dummies"

3.

What was NOT created by the Judiciary Act of 1789?

a)

State courts

b)

Federal District Courts

c)

Federal Courts

d)

Court of Appeals

4.

What was the Northern-Southern Compromise? (3 points)

a)

A compromise between northern and southern states

b)

The capital city would be in the south

c)

The south helped pay the north's war debt

d)

A compromise to prevent war between the north and south

5.

Who was Washington's Secretary of State?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Edmund Randolph

d)

Henry Knox

6.

Who was Washington's Secretary of Treasury?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

John Adams

7.

Who was Washington's Secretary of War?

a)

Edmund Randolph

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Henry Knox

d)

Thomas Jefferson

8.

Who was Washington's Attorney General?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Edmund Randolph

c)

John Adams

d)

Alexander Hamilton

9.

What were the steps to Hamilton's plan for the economy? (3 points)

a)

Tariffs on imports

b)

Excise tax on domestic goods

c)

Establish a national bank

d)

Excuse everyone's debts

10.

What are some details about the Whiskey Rebellion? (3 points)

a)

Washington tried to negotiate with the farmers

b)

Washington sent in the militia to deal with the problem

c)

Farmers were upset over taxes on whiskey

d)

It was supposed to keep the US out of war in Europe

11.

What are some details of the Neutrality Proclamation? (2 points)

a)

It kept Americans from supplying materials to France or Britain

b)

It was intended to keep the US out of war in Europe

c)

Washington sent Hamilton to lead the militia

d)

Farmers were upset about taxes on whiskey

12.

What was a major disagreement between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?

a)

creating a national bank

b)

slavery

c)

Treaty of Greenville

d)

Whiskey Rebellion

13.

A way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take, a Democratic-Republican idea is ______.

a)

Loose construction

b)

Strict construction

14.

A way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking, a Federalist Party ideal

a)

Loose construction

b)

Strict construction

15.

What party did Alexander Hamilton help found?

a)

Whig Party

b)

Federalist Party

c)

Democratic-Republican Party

d)

Know-Nothing Party

16.

Who defeated John Adams in the Election of 1800?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

17.

What are true details about the Alien and Sedition Acts? (3 points)

a)

Passed by the Federalists to protect the national security

b)

Targeted French citizens and French-Americans

c)

United the country against the British

d)

Created a split between Jefferson and Adams

18.

Who did John Adams remove from his cabinet for being too loyal to Hamilton and disagreeing with him?

a)

James McHenry

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Timothy Pickering

d)

Henry Knox

19.

Which treaty settled the disputes that had risen between the US and Great Britain over British navy seizing US merchant ships?

a)

Jay's Treaty

b)

Pickney's Treaty

c)

Treaty of Greenville

d)

Treaty of Paris

20.

Which treaty settled the border and trade disputes between the US and Spain and re-opened New Orleans to US ships?

a)

Jay's Treaty

b)

Pickney's Treaty

c)

Treaty of Greenville

21.

Who was given command of the US army in the west?

a)

"Mad" Anthony Wayne

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Henry Knox

d)

Chief Little Turtle

22.

Who led the Miami Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers?

a)

Chief Little Turtle

b)

Chief Giant Bear

c)

"Mad" Anthony Wayne

d)

Geronimo

23.

Which treaty gave the US claim to most Indian lands in the Northwest Territory?

a)

Jay's Treaty

b)

Pickney's Treaty

c)

Treaty of Greenville