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WorksheetsWashington & Adams
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which president exercised federal power during the Whiskey Rebellion?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
2.
Who set the precedent of only serving two presidential terms?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
3.
Who warned Americans against political parties in his farewell address?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
4.
Jay's Treaty, was considered by most Americans to be:
a)
An act of courage
b)
An act of treason
c)
Dishonorable
d)
Honorable
5.
Which political party wanted a government more like the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republicans
c)
Libertarians
d)
Whigs
6.
Which of the following men was not a member of Washington's cabinet?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
John Adams
d)
Edmund Randolph
7.
Who became Vice-President after coming in second in 1796?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Henry Knox
d)
Thomas Jefferson
8.
What allowed the President to imprison aliens and deport-send out of the country-those thought to be dangerous?
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Jay's Treaty
c)
Alien Act
d)
Whiskey Rebellion
9.
What did Pinckney's Treaty give America?
a)
Free navigation of the Mississippi River
b)
Right to trade at New Orleans
c)
British withdraw from American soil
d)
All of the above
10.
George Washington was the first President to live in the White House.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
George Washington only served 2 terms.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Washington chose, ___________, as the title for the President.
a)
"Mr. President"
b)
"His Excellency"
c)
His Highness, the Protector of Our Liberties"
d)
"Mr. Big shot"
13.
This uprising challenged the stability of the young United States.
a)
Whiskey Rebellion
b)
Rise of the Regulators
c)
Washington's War
d)
Hamilton's Gambit
14.
Though Washington wrote much of his Farewell Address, who else contributed?
a)
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox
d)
James Madison, James Monroe
15.
This political party heavily favored industry.
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
16.
This cabinet member was responsible for creation of the Bank of the United States.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Henry Knox
c)
Edmund Randolph
d)
Alexander Hamilton
17.
An international incident between US diplomats and French officials, during John Adams presidency, was called
a)
The XYZ Affair
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The French Connection
d)
The Watergate Scandal
18.
Which president did NOT believe in political parties?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
19.
Washington set many examples for future presidents to follow. These are called
a)
Prototype
b)
Illustration
c)
Precedent
d)
Hierarchy
20.
George Washington set up the third branch of the Federal Government. What was this branch?
a)
legislative
b)
judicial
c)
executive
d)
congress
21.
Who was considered the Father of Our Country"?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
22.
Why did political parties start?
a)
people agreed about government
b)
people disagreed about government
c)
people were neutral
d)
people were looking for clubs to join
23.
A group of department heads who serve as the president’s chief advisers.
a)
Club President
b)
The Tribe
c)
Cabinet
d)
Congress
24.
Why did President George Washington caution Americans against forming alliances with foreign nations in his Farewell Address?
a)
He feared trade with Latin America would be harmed
b)
He was troubled that France might establish colonies in the Americas.
c)
He worried that the nation might later be dragged into a foreign war.
d)
He sought to protect America’s Western frontier.
25.
Based off this quote, what can you infer about George Washington's view on political parties?
“[Political parties] serve to distract the public and [weaken the government]. Parties [stir up] the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms. -George Washington (1796)
“[Political parties] serve to distract the public and [weaken the government]. Parties [stir up] the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms. -George Washington (1796)
a)
He thought political parties were essential to the nations stabilty
b)
He viewed political parties as unnecessary, distracting, dangerous.
c)
He wanted to attended a political party
d)
What's a political party?
26.
George Washington wanted to stay neutral because...
a)
Treaties were prohibited by the Constitution.
b)
The United States should not expand by force.
c)
The nation should develop its own interests in the Western Hemisphere.
d)
Alliances should be established with both France and England.
27.
Which event did NOT happen during the Presidency of George Washington?
a)
Need to establish precedents for a new system of government
b)
Need to place the nation’s finances on a sound footing
c)
Need to create a federal court system
d)
Need to form political parties
28.
Ceremony in which the President officially takes the oath of office
a)
Swearing in
b)
President's Ball
c)
Grand Reception
d)
Inauguration
29.
A tax on foreign goods
a)
tariff
b)
tax
c)
bond
d)
speculator
30.
Total amount of money that a government owes to others
a)
Party Line
b)
National Debt
c)
Interest Group
d)
Faction
31.
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
32.
Not siding with one country or the other.
a)
Neutrality
b)
Peace
c)
Diplomacy
d)
Negligence
33.
Who was George Washington's Vice President?
a)
John Hancock
b)
John Adams
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Edmond Randolph
34.
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
35.
Which of the following are characteristics of the XYZ Affair?
a)
France was attacking American merchant ships because they were upset with Jay's Treaty
b)
Adams sent representatives to France to establish peace, but French agents demanded a bribe in order to begin peace talks
c)
America began strengthening their military to prepare for war
d)
all of the above
36.
Which statement best summarizes how President Adams reacted to the crisis with France?
a)
Adams strengthened the navy and asked Congress to declare war
b)
Adams strengthened the navy but kept the nation out of war
c)
to avoid war, Adams gave in to French demands for a bribe
d)
to avoid war, Adams ignored the French attacks on American ships
37.
Which country seized and attacked American ships in the Atlantic during Adams' presidency?
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Canada
38.
Adams sent three envoys, or representatives, to France to discuss peace. What was this event called?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Constitutional Convention
c)
Treaty of Ghent
d)
The XYZ Affair
39.
What "unofficial war" had France and America trading attacks on one another's ships heading to England?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
The Quasi-War
c)
The War of 1812
d)
The French Revolution
40.
What was the main result of the "Alien and Sedition Acts"?
a)
Made it tougher to become a US Citizen.
b)
Forced the Native Americans to pledge allegiance to America.
c)
Allowed non-citizens to run for president
d)
Ended the Quasi-War
41.
Who purchased the Louisiana Territory from France?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
42.
Who is associated with the XYZ Affair?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
43.
Who passed the Embargo Act to band trade with other countries?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
44.
Who carried out the Alien Act to make it more difficult for someone to become a citizen of the U.S.?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
45.
Who carried out the law that limited the freedom of speech and freedom of press?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
46.
Who would NOT have been a member of the Federalist party?
a)
A Banker
b)
A Farmer
c)
A Business owner
47.
In which landmark Supreme Court case was the power of Judicial Review established?
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Roe v. Wade
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
48.
George Washington warned that political parties would...
a)
destroy federal power
b)
destroy state power
c)
divide the nation
d)
unite the nation
49.
How did Thomas Jefferson go against his own political party beliefs when purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1801?
a)
He interpreted the Constitution strictly to purchase land
b)
He interpreted the Constitution vaguely to purchase land
c)
Because he was weakening the Federal Government
50.
What country did America cut ties with during Adams' presidency>
a)
Britain
b)
Spain
c)
Canada
d)
France
51.
Why were the "Alien and Sedition Acts" so controversial?
a)
Immigrants were very upset
b)
The French and English agreed with this law
c)
Many newspaper editors and writers were sent to jail for speaking out against it.
d)
Adams began deporting Native Americans
52.
What was the main result of the "Alien and Sedition Acts"?
a)
Made it tougher to become a US Citizen.
b)
Forced the Native Americans to pledge allegiance to America.
c)
Allowed non-citizens to run for president
d)
Ended the Quasi-War
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