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WorksheetsChapter 6 Launching a New Nation
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 16mins
What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 create?
3 branches of government
3 levels of federal courts
3 levels of judges
3 levels of state courts
What type of federal government did the Democratic-Republican Party want?
Limited federal power
Strong federal power
Why did Hamilton want to raise tariffs on foreign trade goods?
To protect foreign allies
To protect farmers
To protect US merchants
Where was the first capital of the US?
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Why didn’t the Democratic-Republican party like the Alien & Sedition Acts?
Viewed them as a misuse of government's power & violation to the Constitution
Viewed them as protection for US population
Viewed them as good use of the Elastic Clause
George Washington's statement that America would not take sides in disputes between warring European countries was called
the Neutrality Proclamation.
the Peace Treaty of 1793.
the Swiss Pact.
Pinckney's Treaty.
The first political party division in the United States was between
Democrats and Republicans.
Liberals and Conservatives.
Federalists and Royalists.
Democratic-Republicans and Federalists.
Alexander Hamilton wanted a ______ Central Government
Weak
Strong
Non-existent
Thomas Jefferson wanted a ______ Central Government
Weak
Strong
Non-existent
placed a tax on goods imported from Europe
excise tax
stamp act
protective tariff
Tea act
sales tax on whiskey
excise tax
stamp act
protective tariff
Tea act
the Battle of Fallen Timber
Spain gave up its claims to the land east of the Mississippi River
British agreed to give up their forts in the Northwest Territory
also agreed to open the Mississippi River to American traffic.
ended Native American resistance in Ohio
the placing of the interests of one’sown region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole
Nullification
Sectionalism
Excise Tax
Neutrality
a state’s refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional
Nullification
Sectionalism
Excise Tax
Neutrality
Native American women who served as a guide during the Lewis & Clark expedition
Little Turtle
Sacajawea
Lewis & Clark
Marbury v. Madison
decision established the principle of judicial review-this allows the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutiona
Little Turtle
Sacajawea
Lewis & Clark
Marbury v. Madison
The Judges that were appointed on the Last day of Adams Presidency were known as
Lost Judges
midnight Judges
Shotgun Judges
High Court Judges
resolutions established the principle of Nullification
Judiciary Act of 1789
Excise Act of 1800
Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
Judiciary Act of 1801
U.S. merchant ships were being seized by French warships, U.S. tries to negotiate peace. French Ministers,wanted bribes to negotiated and the US. refused describes the
A, B, C, Affair
X, Y, Z, Affair
The Nullification of unconstitutional laws
laissez-faire
Avoid sectionalism
Do not get involved in European affairs
Avoid permanent military alliances
Do not form political parties
were all part of
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
Jefferson's inauguration
Washington's Farewell address
A way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take, a Democratic-Republican idea is ______.
Loose construction
Strict construction
A way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking, a Federalist Party ideal
Loose construction
Strict construction
Why did the New England Federalists oppose war with Great Britain?
They thought we would lose
They did not want to go in to debt
Their economy would suffer because Great Britain was their biggest trade partner
Southern planters would be hurt
People in Congress who wanted the War of 1812 to happen
American Indians
Embargo
Warhawks
British
officially ended the War of 1812
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of Ghent
What two U.S. government buildings were burned by the British in 1814?
the White House
the Federal Reserve
the Capitol
the Library of Congress
What fort was being attacked when Francis Scott Key wrote the poem?
Fort Niagara
Fort Italia
Fort Hill
Fort McHenry
Even though it occurred after the official peace treaty was signed, why is the Battle of New Orleans important?
It encouraged a spirit of American nationalism and made Andrew Jackson a popular war hero.
It forced the British to give up all claims to land along the Mississippi River.
It convinced the Native American tribes to sign a peace treaty with the United States.
It demonstrated the United States' naval power and prompted France to request an alliance.
Which statement best explains how the outcome of the War of 1812 contributed to the rise of nationalism?
The nation's main foreign policy issues were all settled by the treaty that ended the war.
Critics of the war were unable to win election to national office during the decade following the end of the war.
The success of the war created a sense of unity among Americans that had not existed previously.
The large amount of territory gained during the war aided the economy so much that domestic policy battles became unnecessary.
