Articles of Confederation / The Constitution
Washington's Presidency
Adams's Presidency
Jefferson's Presidency
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200

This rebellion, led by farmers in western Massachusetts, convinced some American leaders that the Articles of Confederation didn't provide for a strong enough government.

Shays's Rebellion

200

Name BOTH political parties that emerged during Washington's presidency

Federalists and Republicans (or Democratic-Republicans)

200

What political party did John Adams belong to?

The Federalist Party

200

What was the area of land that the U.S. purchased from France in 1803 called?

The Louisiana Territory

200

Who was Thomas Jefferson's running mate in the election of 1800?

Aaron Burr

400

Name one thing the federal government could NOT do under the Articles of Confederation.

Acceptable answers: tax people, create an army, regulate trade, etc

400

In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned Americans against the formation of what?

Political parties

400

Name the diplomatic incident that led to the "Quasi-War"

The XYZ Affair

400

Which act of Congress, passed in 1807, banned all American ships from travelling to and trading in foreign ports? 

The Embargo Act

400

Which political party --- Federalist or Republican --- had a more expansive definition of freedom of speech?

Republican Party

600

Define the 3/5ths clause

Part of the Constitution that made three fifths of the enslaved population of each state count toward their representation in Congress and the electoral college.

600

Name a part of Hamilton's financial plan

1. Establishing national credit

2. The assumption of state debts

3. Creating a national bank

4. An excise tax on whiskey

5. Tariffs/subsidies to protect national industries

600
What law, passed in 1798, made it possible to prosecute people who published "false, scandalous, or malicious" information about the government?

The Sedition Act

600

What was the name of the plot to march on Richmond, take the governor of Virginia hostage, and demand freedom for all enslaved people?

Gabriel's Rebellion

600

Did the French Revolution influence U.S. politics?

YES YES YES YES YES

800

The name for people who did NOT support ratification of the Constitution. 

Anti-Federalists

800

Name the diplomatic agreement made with Britain in 1794 that generated significant backlash among some Americans

Jay's Treaty

800

What were the names of the responses to the Alien and Sedition Acts that James Madison and Thomas Jefferson wrote for two state legislatures?

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

800

Thomas Jefferson referred to his election using a certain phrase. What was it?

"The Revolution of 1800"

800

True or False: everyone called John Adams "Ol' Sneaky Adams"

False

1000

The date/period of time delegates at the Constitution agreed to keep the international slave trade legal UNTIL: 

1808, OR 20 years after the ratification of the Constitution

1000

What was the name of the practice where the British navy kidnapped American sailors to make them serve in the British navy?

impressment

1000

Who was John Adams's vice president?

Thomas Jefferson

1000

What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's moral philosophy that he thought would ensure a large, democratic American republic?

Virtue

1000

Who is my favorite Impractical Joker?

x+1−x2∣=2(2x2−1)∣cosα+sinα∣=2(2cos2α−1)
∣N2cos(α−π4)∣=N2cos(2α) α∈[0;π4]∪[3π4;π]∣N2cos(α−4π)∣=N2cos(2α) α∈[0;4π]∪[43π;π]
1) α∈[0;π4]α∈[0;4π]
cos(α−π4)=cos(2α)…cos(α−4π)=cos(2α)…
2. α∈[3π4;π]α∈[43π;π]
−cos(α−π4)=cos(2α)…−cos(α−4π)=cos(2α)…

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