WorksheetsWashington, Adams Presidencies
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
This is the group of advisors that George Washington created to help assist him in running the country.
Team President
presidential precedents
the president's cabinet
States of the Union
The cabinet member responsible for managing foreign affairs (relationships with other countries) was called what?
Secretary of War
Secretary of State
Secretary of Foreign Relations
Secretary of Treasury
What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?
The government put a tax on Whiskey in order to pay off the National debt.
The government didn't like people drinking so much Whiskey, so they banned it.
Farmers in Pennsylvania were in debt and were losing their land.
The British started taxing American Whiskey and it made them mad.
What advice did George Washington give in his Farewell Address?
to stay out of foreign matters so that the country can grow in peace
to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts in order to keep out immigrants
to keep from developing political parties that will divide
both A and C
What was Washington's foreign policy?
to make education a "primary concern" of the country
to declare war when another country violates a treaty
have "good faith" toward all nations, but stay away from "permanent alliances"
both A and B
How was the vice president chosen in the first three presidential elections?
the party that won the presidential vote got to choose the vice president
the same way they are chosen today
congress chose the vice president
the person with the second highest number of votes became the vice president
Why was the 1796 election unique (different than others)?
it was the first election where there were political parties competing
it was the only election where the president was from one party and the vice president was from the other
there were too many candidates so no one got a majority
both A and B
What was the federalist law that made it illegal to say anything false or negative about the government?
Alien Act
No Free Speech Act
Sedition Act
Immigrant Act
Why were the Republicans and many americans angry about the Alien and Sedition Acts?
because they allowed more immigrants into the United States
because people thought they violated the Constitution
because the republicans wanted to be the ones deciding who was "dangerous" to the country
because they stopped all immigration into the United States
What was one significant effect of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
it increased and strengthened the idea of states rights
it showed that the federal government could not be challenged
it helped John Adams get re-elected
state governments became more powerful than the federal government
What was John Adams' goal in appointing Federalist "midnight judges" in the last days of his presidency?
because he didn't believe Thomas Jefferson knew what he was doing
to keep some Federalist influence in government
to make sure judges still listened to George Washington
in order to make the judicial branch stronger than any other branch
Which of the following is true of the Federalist party?
they supported ordinary people being part of government
they believed in a very strong central government
they supported agriculture and farming
all of the above
The main leaders of the Democratic Republican party were...
Alexander Hamilton and John Adams
George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
John Smith and William Penn
