WorksheetsChapter 8: Growing Pains in the New Republic
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 14mins
Describe the Treaty of Greenville:
After the Miami were defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, they signed away most of Ohio to the United States.
It was an agreement between Great Britain and the US that stopped the impressment of American sailors.
Adams sent ambassadors to France to negotiate a treaty after the French Revolution, but France wanted a bribe.
An agreement between the tax collectors and the farmers of western Pennsylvania (The Whiskey Rebellion).
What event further strained America's relationship with France?
The XYZ Affair
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
Pinckney's Treaty
What political party was led by Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republicans
Federalist
What political party was led by Alexander Hamilton?
Democratic-Republicans
Federalist
What political party believed in the elastic clause and a loose interpretation of the Constitution?
Democratic-Republicans
Federalist
What political party placed an emphasis on Agriculture?
Democratic-Republicans
Federalist
What political party supported the theory of state's rights?
Democratic-Republicans
Federalist
What political party wanted the people to have more of a say in government?
Democratic-Republicans
Federalist
This political party supported a National bank and Protective Tariffs:
Democratic-Republicans
Federalist
The Sedition Acts contradicted the rights guaranteed under the first Amendment.
True
False
This act allowed the president to expel, for any reason, new immigrants living in the United States:
Sedition Act
The Alien Act
The Immigration Act
The Expulsion Act
The Exclusion Act
Who did the Democratic-Republicans support when the French declared war on Great Britain and Spain?
Spain
Great Britain
France
How did Washington respond to the Whiskey Rebellion?
He sent troops to put down the rebellion.
He negotiated a treaty with the upset farmers.
He declared neutrality.
He got rid of the Whiskey Tax because he was scared of being voted out of office.
What was significant with how Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion?
It should that the president had the power to declare peace and it established neutrality for the next 100+ years.
It showed that the federal government was willing to use the army against its own citizens in order to enforce the law.
It shaped American policy towards Native Americans for future presidents.
It showed that the federal government was able to tax day to day items such as whiskey.
This act targeted US citizens (mostly journalist) who criticized the government:
The XYZ Affair
The Alien Act
The Sedition Act
The Exclusion Act
What were 3 main points Washington made during his farewell address? (Click all that Apply)
Unity as a Nation and avoidance of sectionalism.
Supporting the French Revolution because the US should be the arsenal of Democracy.
Warned about the rise of Factionalism because people would be loyal to their party and not their constituents.
Isolationism and Neutrality
Create more cabinet positions to help the executive branch run more smoothly.
What does the State Department do?
Deals with the government's finances.
Helps with the Nation's Defense.
Deals with foreign relations.
Deals with the government's legal matters.
What does the Treasury Department do?
Deals with the government's finances.
Deals with foreign relations.
Helps with the Nation's Defense.
Deals with the government's legal matters
Who represents the United States in the Supreme Court?
The Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of State
The President
The Attorney General
Who did Washington select as the first Secretary of State?
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Edmund Randolph
Thomas Jefferson
Who became the first Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Edmund Randolph
Thomas Jefferson
Who became the first Secretary of Defense?
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Edmund Randolph
Thomas Jefferson
The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 created the world's first ___________ - ______________ system
Dual-Court
Attorney-General
Supreme-Court
Chief Justice
Who became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Alexander Hamilton
John Marshall
John Jay
Edmund Randolph
What are some of the precedents that were established by George Washington? (Click all that Apply)
Two-terms
Political Parties
Neutrality
Inaugural Address
National Debt
The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 split responsibilities between what two types of courts?
Supreme Court & The Federal District Courts
The Court of Appeals & The Federal District Courts
State Courts & Federal Courts
Criminal Courts & Civil Courts
Protective tariffs would encourage Americans to buy American goods.
True
False
Alexander Hamilton envisioned the United States as a(n):
Agricultural Nation
Strong Industrial Nation
Agrarian Nation
Hamilton's economic proposal included what TWO important pieces?
Protective Tariffs
Lower Tariffs
Income Tax
A National Bank
Why did Southern states oppose Hamilton's plan?
The lower tariffs encouraged too much international competition.
It raised taxes on Southern farmers.
Southern states had little to no debt from the revolutionary war.
How did Hamilton convince the South to adopt his economic plan?
He lowered tariffs in Southern ports.
He got rid of the National Bank idea.
He allowed slavery in new territories.
He promised to relocate the nation's capital to the South.
Who became the first Attorney General
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Edmund Randolph
Thomas Jefferson
What does the Constitution say about the creation of a National Bank
It does not address the topic of a National Bank.
It requires it.
It forbids it.
It leaves the decision up to the President.
Jay's Treaty and Federalist preferences created a close alliance with what other nation?
France
Spain
Portugal
Great Britain
What was going on in Europe during Washington's presidency?
A tariff war.
Disagreement over who ruled/owned the Caribbean Islands.
The French Revolution, they declared war on Great Britain & Spain.
The treaty of Greenville was disputed by other world powers.
