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Chapter 8: Growing Pains in the New Republic

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the Treaty of Greenville:

a)

After the Miami were defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, they signed away most of Ohio to the United States.

b)

It was an agreement between Great Britain and the US that stopped the impressment of American sailors.

c)

Adams sent ambassadors to France to negotiate a treaty after the French Revolution, but France wanted a bribe.

d)

An agreement between the tax collectors and the farmers of western Pennsylvania (The Whiskey Rebellion).

2.

What event further strained America's relationship with France?

a)

The XYZ Affair

b)

The Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

The Battle of Fallen Timbers

d)

Pinckney's Treaty

3.

What political party was led by Thomas Jefferson

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalist

4.

What political party was led by Alexander Hamilton?

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalist

5.

What political party believed in the elastic clause and a loose interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalist

6.

What political party placed an emphasis on Agriculture?

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalist

7.

What political party supported the theory of state's rights?

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalist

8.

What political party wanted the people to have more of a say in government?

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalist

9.

This political party supported a National bank and Protective Tariffs:

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalist

10.

The Sedition Acts contradicted the rights guaranteed under the first Amendment.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

This act allowed the president to expel, for any reason, new immigrants living in the United States:

a)

Sedition Act

b)

The Alien Act

c)

The Immigration Act

d)

The Expulsion Act

e)

The Exclusion Act

12.

Who did the Democratic-Republicans support when the French declared war on Great Britain and Spain?

a)

Spain

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

13.

How did Washington respond to the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

He sent troops to put down the rebellion.

b)

He negotiated a treaty with the upset farmers.

c)

He declared neutrality.

d)

He got rid of the Whiskey Tax because he was scared of being voted out of office.

14.

What was significant with how Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

It should that the president had the power to declare peace and it established neutrality for the next 100+ years.

b)

It showed that the federal government was willing to use the army against its own citizens in order to enforce the law.

c)

It shaped American policy towards Native Americans for future presidents.

d)

It showed that the federal government was able to tax day to day items such as whiskey.

15.

This act targeted US citizens (mostly journalist) who criticized the government:

a)

The XYZ Affair

b)

The Alien Act

c)

The Sedition Act

d)

The Exclusion Act

16.

What were 3 main points Washington made during his farewell address? (Click all that Apply)

a)

Unity as a Nation and avoidance of sectionalism.

b)

Supporting the French Revolution because the US should be the arsenal of Democracy.

c)

Warned about the rise of Factionalism because people would be loyal to their party and not their constituents.

d)

Isolationism and Neutrality

e)

Create more cabinet positions to help the executive branch run more smoothly.

17.

What does the State Department do?

a)

Deals with the government's finances.

b)

Helps with the Nation's Defense.

c)

Deals with foreign relations.

d)

Deals with the government's legal matters.

18.

What does the Treasury Department do?

a)

Deals with the government's finances.

b)

Deals with foreign relations.

c)

Helps with the Nation's Defense.

d)

Deals with the government's legal matters

19.

Who represents the United States in the Supreme Court?

a)

The Secretary of Defense

b)

The Secretary of State

c)

The President

d)

The Attorney General

20.

Who did Washington select as the first Secretary of State?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Edmund Randolph

d)

Thomas Jefferson

21.

Who became the first Secretary of the Treasury?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Edmund Randolph

d)

Thomas Jefferson

22.

Who became the first Secretary of Defense?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Edmund Randolph

d)

Thomas Jefferson

23.

The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 created the world's first ___________ - ______________ system

a)

Dual-Court

b)

Attorney-General

c)

Supreme-Court

d)

Chief Justice

24.

Who became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

John Marshall

c)

John Jay

d)

Edmund Randolph

25.

What are some of the precedents that were established by George Washington? (Click all that Apply)

a)

Two-terms

b)

Political Parties

c)

Neutrality

d)

Inaugural Address

e)

National Debt

26.

The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 split responsibilities between what two types of courts?

a)

Supreme Court & The Federal District Courts

b)

The Court of Appeals & The Federal District Courts

c)

State Courts & Federal Courts

d)

Criminal Courts & Civil Courts

27.

Protective tariffs would encourage Americans to buy American goods.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Alexander Hamilton envisioned the United States as a(n):

a)

Agricultural Nation

b)

Strong Industrial Nation

c)

Agrarian Nation

29.

Hamilton's economic proposal included what TWO important pieces?

a)

Protective Tariffs

b)

Lower Tariffs

c)

Income Tax

d)

A National Bank

30.

Why did Southern states oppose Hamilton's plan?

a)

The lower tariffs encouraged too much international competition.

b)

It raised taxes on Southern farmers.

c)

Southern states had little to no debt from the revolutionary war.

31.

How did Hamilton convince the South to adopt his economic plan?

a)

He lowered tariffs in Southern ports.

b)

He got rid of the National Bank idea.

c)

He allowed slavery in new territories.

d)

He promised to relocate the nation's capital to the South.

32.

Who became the first Attorney General

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Edmund Randolph

d)

Thomas Jefferson

33.

What does the Constitution say about the creation of a National Bank

a)

It does not address the topic of a National Bank.

b)

It requires it.

c)

It forbids it.

d)

It leaves the decision up to the President.

34.

Jay's Treaty and Federalist preferences created a close alliance with what other nation?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

Great Britain

35.

What was going on in Europe during Washington's presidency?

a)

A tariff war.

b)

Disagreement over who ruled/owned the Caribbean Islands.

c)

The French Revolution, they declared war on Great Britain & Spain.

d)

The treaty of Greenville was disputed by other world powers.