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Extra Credit- Chapter 9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first president of the United States?

a)

John Hancock

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

2.

This law created the nation's court system.

a)

Judiciary Act of 1789

b)

Alien and Sedition Act

c)

Supreme Court Act

d)

Proclamation of 1763

3.

In order to solve the financial crisis, Hamilton proposed...

a)

paying off ALL Revolutionary War debt.

b)

asking states to pay their portion of the debt.

c)

supporting free trade without taxation.

d)

borrowing money from banks.

4.

Some people opposed Hamilton's financial plan because (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY):

a)

Speculators would get rich.

b)

Southern states already paid their debts.

c)

George Washington disagreed with Hamilton.

d)

Americans were prosperous and needed no help.

5.

This event involved protests by farmers in western Pennsylvania against a tax and established the precedent of executive authority by the president.

a)

Shays' Rebellion

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

Whiskey Rebellion

d)

Pinckney's Rebellion

6.

Conflict between Britain and France led to the precedent of

a)

neutrality

b)

declaration of war against France

c)

impressment

d)

sedition

7.

All of the following were members of Washington's cabinet EXCEPT

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Henry Knox

d)

James Madison

8.

George Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion:

a)

The government would use force to maintain order.

b)

The U.S. would remain neutral in foreign conflicts.

c)

The kidnapping (impressment) of American naval soldiers

d)

Revolt against the tax on whiskey

9.

George Washington's view on relations with other countries:

a)

The government would use force to maintain order.

b)

The U.S. would remain neutral in foreign conflicts.

c)

The kidnapping (impressment) of American naval soldiers

d)

Revolt against the tax on whiskey

10.

British actions that upset the U.S.:

a)

The government would use force to maintain order.

b)

The U.S. would remain neutral in foreign conflicts.

c)

The kidnapping (impressment) of American naval soldiers

d)

Revolt against the tax on whiskey

11.

Reason for the Whiskey Rebellion:

a)

The government would use force to maintain order.

b)

The U.S. would remain neutral in foreign conflicts.

c)

The kidnapping (impressment) of American naval soldiers

d)

Revolt against the tax on whiskey

12.

Cabinet position responsible for addressing the government's legal affairs

a)

The State Department

b)

Department of the Treasury

c)

Department of War

d)

Attorney General

13.

Cabinet position responsible for affairs with foreign countries:

a)

The State Department

b)

Department of the Treasury

c)

Department of War

d)

Attorney General

14.

Cabinet position responsible for looking after the nation's defense:

a)

The State Department

b)

Department of the Treasury

c)

Department of War

d)

Attorney General

15.

Cabinet position responsible for managing the nation's money:

a)

The State Department

b)

Department of the Treasury

c)

Department of War

d)

Attorney General

16.

In his farewell speech, George Washington warned about the dangers of:

a)

accumulating too much debt

b)

dental hygiene

c)

The presidency becoming too powerful

d)

political parties and foreign alliances

17.

All of the following are reasons Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a National Bank EXCEPT...

a)

to support the French war efforts against the British

b)

to issue a single form of money for entire country

c)

to hold government funds

d)

to pay off debts, including from Revolutionary War

e)

to make trade and other financial actions easier

18.

Native Americans often turned to Britain and Spain for help in preventing Americans from settling in the west.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Proclamation of Neutrality barred which warships from American ports?

a)

French and English

b)

German and English

c)

Italian and Spanish

d)

Spanish and Portuguese

20.

Who was the nation’s first vice president?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Samuel Adams