WorksheetsThe First Five Presidents
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which secretary was NOT one of the four cabinet positions created by George Washington's administration?
Secretary of War
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of Education
Secretary of State
What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?
Farmers refused to use grain to produce whiskey
Farmers were upset with the excise (sales) tax on whiskey
The government would no longer allow whiskey to be traded domestically
The government would no longer allow whiskey to be traded internationally
What advice did President Washington Not give to the American People during his Farewell Address?
Address the President with royal titles
Remain neutral in foreign affairs
Avoid sectionally
Do not let political loyalty divide the nation
What issues divided the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties?
How to divide the nations wealth equally
How large and powerful the military should be
How large and powerful the federal government should be
How trade deals should be conducted
What did Alexander Hamilton believe was necessary for the United States to become a great country?
A strong economy and good credit
Agricultural growth and farming
Powerful state governments
States Rights
Why were the Democratic-Republicans so angry about the Alien and Sedition Acts?
They believed it was a way to easily manage immigration
They believed it was an attack on the right of free speech and a limit to their power
They believed it was needed to keep order in the United States
They believed it would make the countries nationalism stronger
What was the foreign policy challenge faced by President Adams?
French attitudes toward immigration
France refused to pay back loans
British attitudes toward the slave trade
The British were attacking US merchant ships
The election of 1800 ended in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Who decided the winner?
The Senate
The House of Representatives
The sitting president (John Adams)
The electoral college
What legal principle was established in the Marbury v. Madison case?
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Judicial Review
States Rights
Jeffersons embargo trade hurt who the most?
Great Britain
Spain
France
U.S. merchants
Before the early 1800's, which two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?
France and Spain
France and Britain
Britain and Spain
Spain and Italy
What was one of the goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
To deliver documents to French officials
To establish trade with Canada
To find and map a water route to the Pacific Ocean
To establish trade with France
Which country was most responsible for the change in U.S. foreign policy under James Madison?
Britain
France
Spain
Italy
What was NOT an outcome of the War of 1812?
The countries nationalism and sense of unity became strong
The United States won the war
American Indian resistance in the Northwest Territory was weakened
No one officially won the War of 1812
What was the goal of the Monroe Doctrine ?
To warn against impressment of U.S. sailors
To encourage foreign trade with European merchants
To establish a stronger federal government
To prevent European interference in North and South America
Sedition
Rights not given to the federal government are given to the states
The government has powers beyond whats written in the constitution
To refuse to recognize a federal law
The crime of encouraging rebellion against the government
Nullify
How a country deals with other countries
Government has powers beyond whats written in the Constitution
To refuse to recognize a federal law
Government has only the powers stated in the Constitution
Foreign Policy
How a country deals with other countries
Rights not given to the federal government belongs to the states
To refuse to recognize a federal law
Government has only the powers stated in the Constitution
Loose Construction
How a country deals with other countries
Government has powers beyond what's written in the Constitution
The crime of encouraging rebellion against the government
Government has only the powers stated in the Constitution
States' Rights Theory
How a country deals with other countries
Rights not given to the federal government belong to the states
The crime of encouraging rebellion against the country
Government has only the powers stated in the Constitution
