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Wash, Adams, and 1800 QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Washington's group of advisors called?

a)

his Counter

b)

his Crew

c)

his Cabinet

d)

his Branch

2.

Who was the Secretary of the TREASURY in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Madison

b)

Gentry

c)

Hamilton

d)

Burr

3.

Madison's financial plan involved raising funds through what? (a tax on imports)

a)

tariffs

b)

banks

c)

currency

d)

parliament

4.

Who was chosen unanimously as the FIRST president of the USA?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Lincoln

c)

Madison

d)

Washington

5.

Hamilton was the leader of which party? (believing in a strong central government and a loose interpretation of the Constitution)

a)

anti federalists

b)

democratic republicans

c)

federalists

d)

independents

6.

The SEDITION ACT limited what?

a)

immigration

b)

freedom of speech

c)

voting

d)

slavery

7.

Madison and Jefferson wrote what in response to the alien and sedition acts?

a)

nothing

b)

the federalists papers

c)

the unconstitutional law essays

d)

the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions

8.

The Election of 1800 was decided in the House of Representatives, who did they choose to be the THIRD president (beating Adams)?

a)

Burr

b)

Fillmore

c)

Jefferson

d)

Monroe

9.

In exchange for votes in support of Hamilton's plan, the south got what?

a)

unlimited access to western land

b)

the Capitol was moved to DC (previously in NYC)

c)

nothing

d)

full control of the military

10.

What Constitutional idea did Hamilton use when justifying the creation of a nation bank?

a)

Implied powers

b)

Super powers

c)

Positive powers

d)

Written powers

11.

Farmers were upset over what? Causing the Whiskey rebellion...

a)

a new tax placed on the production of whiskey

b)

the reintroduction of slavery in the north

c)

seizing of farm lands to build cities on

d)

Hamilton's bank

12.

Unlike Shay's rebellion, the whiskey rebellion was

a)

very successful

b)

a complete failure

c)

easily put down by the federal government

d)

unstoppable

13.

Jay's treaty was written to avoid what?

a)

the civil war

b)

increased immigration

c)

war with Britain

d)

the French Revolution

14.

What did Washington NOT warn against in his farewell address?

a)

foreign entanglements

b)

political parties

c)

the loss of national unity

d)

social justice movements

15.

Madison and Jefferson led which political party? (believing in states rights and a strict interpretation of the Constitution)

a)

federalists

b)

socialists

c)

democratic republicans

d)

anti federalists

16.

The Election of 1800 was significant for which reason?

a)

it helped Jefferson become king of America

b)

because it was a new century and that's cool

c)

it was a peaceful transfer of power between political parties

d)

because the new president was a woman

17.

The Alien act did which of the following?

a)

limited free speech

b)

sent aliens back to outer space

c)

abolished slavery completely in the new world

d)

increased the time it took for immigrants to become citizens and made deportation easier

18.

Jay's treaty successfully ...

a)

removed all monarchs from Europe

b)

did nothing, it was a failure

c)

removed British troops from US forts

d)

caused the removal of Native Americans from all American territories

19.

The 2 goals of the National Bank were

a)

to manage the national debt and create a national currency

b)

to regulate trade and increase the power of Congress

c)

to end slavery and regulate state trade

d)

to increase taxes and pay the president

20.

Hamilton wanted to create trust in the national government by doing what?

a)

hosting parades in major cities

b)

stopping westward expansion

c)

buying back bonds

d)

passing strict laws