Worksheets8.210
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 20mins
The new federal government was established in 1789. George Washington was elected the first president of the United States. ___________________, as Secretary of the Treasury, called for an economic policy that would strengthen the national government.
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Two political parties developed when the national government was first formed, as a result over disagreements over many things, one of those being......
how to run the military
how to control the money supply
how to elect a president
how to pay off debt
Two political parties developed in the early years of our country. They were called the ___________ and the ___________.
Federalists, Democratic-Republicans
Federalists, Independents
Democrats, Republicans
Democratic-Republicans, Whigs
The Federalists believed in a strong central government that would promote trade and industry. Most Federalists were from ...
New England
New York
the southern states
California
The Democratic-Republicans were led by Thomas Jefferson and ________________ and opposed Hamilton's proposals.
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
George Washington
James Madison
The Lowcountry elite from South Carolina tended to support the ____________.
Democratic-Republicans
Democrats
Federalists
Whigs
Most South Carolinians supported the assumption of state debts by the new National Government because ...
so much of the Revolutionary War had been fought in the North.
so little of the war had been fought in South Carolina and therefore the state had less debt
so little of the war had been fought in South Carolina and therefore the state had more debt.
so much of the Revolutionary War had been fought in South Carolina.
Democratic-Republicans agreed to assume the state debts because Federalists agreed to a compromise that supported ...
moving the capital of the nation to the banks of the Potomac River in the South [just as moving the capitol to Columbia had somewhat relieved the tensions between the Lowcountry and the Upcountry].
moving the capital of the nation to the banks of the Mississippi River in the South [just as moving the capitol to Columbia had somewhat relieved the tensions
The biggest controversy between the 2 political parties was over the establishment of a national bank. The Democratic Republicans were _____ the national bank.The Federalists ______ the national bank.
for, against
against, for
George Washington signed into law a bill...
that closed the National Bank
creating a National Bank
Democratic-Republicans favored a republic of small farmers and shopkeepers rather than manufacturing, they also opposed the protective tariff recommended by Hamilton. The protective tariff bill ______________.
was delayed.
passed
did not pass.
When the French Revolution began in 1789, the Democratic-Republicans ___________ the French in their attempt to overthrow their king.
supported
did not support
remained neutral to
gave money to
In response to the French Revolution and the other wars that sprung up in Europe (Napoleonic Wars,) George Washington issued a ...
Proclamation of Negativity
Proclamation of Support
Proclamation of Neutrality
President John Adams sent South Carolinian ___________ to negotiate peace with France.
John Locke
Charles Pinckney
John C. Calhoun
Edward Rutledge
Pinckney and two other Americans met with three representatives of the French government who asked for a bribe. Incensed, Pinckney replied,"No, no, not a sixpence." The incident became known as the ...
X, Y, Z Agreement
A, B, C Affair
X, Y , Z Affair
A, B, C Agreement
Federalists passed the Alien and Sedition Acts designed to limit the growth of the Democratic-Republican Party and to silence its _______________.
newspapers
radio stations
individuals
foreign supporters
Controversy over the Alien and Sedition Acts contributed to the election of _______________ as president in 1800.
James Madison
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
The Napoleonic Wars continued and Americans traded with both the British and the French. The British practice of __________, pressing into service American sailors they claimed were British citizens, became a major grievance.
impressment
impressionism
improbablity
imasuclating
In 1807, Congress passed the Embargo Act to stop American trade with both ________ and _________. The embargo devastated the American shipping industry based in New England, a Federalist region.
Britain, Finland
France, Spain
Britain, France
Britain, Spain
Federalists opposed both the embargo and later the War of 1812. Democratic-Republicans living in the West accused the British of urging Native Americans to attack American settlers. When a British ship fired on an American ship, protest meetings were held all over South Carolina. In 1810, War Hawk _____________ was elected to Congress from South Carolina and urged Congress to declare war on Great Britain.
John Rutledge
John C. Calhoun
Chares Cotesworth Picnkney
Andrew Jackson
In 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain and invaded _______ where the American army was ____________.
Mexico, victorious
Great Britain, defeated
Canada, defeated
Canada, victorious
In 1814, a __________ army attacked Washington, DC and set fire to the capital and the President's house [later the White House].
French
Mexican
British
Canadian
The War of 1812 brought a new surge of nationalism. Why was this important?
Citizens began thinking of themselves as citizens of a country first and not just citizens of their state
Citizens were thinking of themselves as just citizens of their states.
Citizens began to think of themselves as members of their geographical regions.
Citizens began to think of themselves as citizens of great Britain again.
The ___________ Party died as a result of their opposition to the war and the _________, including John C. Calhoun, began to support __________ policies including a protective tariff and the national bank.
Federalists, Whig Party, Federalist
Republican-Whigs, Federalsits, Republican Whigs
Federalist, Democrat-Republicans, Federalist
Democratic-Republican, Federalists, Democratic-Republican
Several newspaper publishers were jailed. [including _______________ after whom the libraries at the University of South Carolina and Clemson are named] and Democratic-Republicans decried this attack on freedom of the press.
Thomas Picnkney
Thomas Cooper
John Rutledge
Andrew Pickens
Jefferson and Madison wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions saying that states had the right to ...
nullify an act of Congress that they found to be unconstitutional such as the Arian and Sectional Acts.
accept an act of Congress that they found to be constitutional such as the Alien and Sedition Acts.
nullify an act of Congress that they found to be constitutional such as the Alien and Sedition Acts.
nullify an act of Congress that they found to be unconstitutional such as the Alien and Sedition Acts.
