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WorksheetsA New Nation
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
General George Washington became the country’s first president in (a) .
Washington and other early US leaders had to:
• lead a new government.
• guide a young and growing nation.
• deal with (a) powers.
Foreign policy is about our government being concerned and dealing with other countries. Domestic policy is about how our government governs (a) .
Washington’s presidency established a pattern that later leaders would follow. Washington:
• created the first cabinet.
• established a strong central government.
• sought to stay (a) in foreign affairs.
Thomas Jefferson:
• wanted a small federal government.
• favored a strict constructionist view of the Constitution.
• favored France.
• wanted a nation of (a) .
Alexander Hamilton:
• wanted a (a) federal government.
• favored a loose constructionist view of the Constitution.
• favored Britain.
• supported banking, trade, and manufacturing.
Out of the dispute between Hamilton and Jefferson, the first political parties formed.
• (a) : Led by Alexander Hamilton.
• Democratic-Republicans: Led by Thomas Jefferson.
In 1793, France and Great Britain went to war. Washington tried to keep the U.S. neutral, but eventually Great Britain and the U.S. came to a trade agreement and signed (a) Treaty.
After George Washington stepped down from the Presidency, the two candidates for President in 1796 were John Adams and (a)
Between 1797-1798, "The XYZ Affair" angered Federalists. Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. Two of those Acts made rules about immigrants, and the Sedition Act made it a crime to criticize (a) .
The election of 1800 led to the Twelfth Amendment. The Twelfth Amendment stipulates that each elector must cast distinct votes for president AND __________, instead of two votes for president.
vice president
secretary of state
attourney general
secretary of the treasury
In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France for (a) million dollars.
Which case, in 1803, led to the Supreme Court having "judicial review" where the courts can declare laws to be unconstitutional.
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
In 1804, Lewis and (a) were sent to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Conflict continued in Europe in the 1800s. Both France and Great Britain interfered with U.S. trade. The (a) seized American goods and impressed (made them work on their ships) American sailors.
The War of 1812 was between the United States and ________.
France
Great Britain
Native Americans
Spain
The Federalist Party was (a) after the War of 1812.
In the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 with Spain, the United States: • gained (a) and agreed to give up any claims to Texas.
