Washington's Presidency
John Adam's Presidency
Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
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Who was George Washington's Vice President?

John Adams

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What party did John Adams belong to

Federalists

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Thomas Jefferson didn't believe in a __________     central government

Strong

100

Washington set a _______________ for presidential term limits after stepping down with the conclusion of his second term

Precedent

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True or False

There's a late penalty for work after its missed its due date

False

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This event in 1794 included an uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government.

The Whisky Rebellion

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Adams believed in a _______ interpretation of the constitution

Loose

200

The Louisiana Purchase was significant to the United States because it

Nearly doubled the size of the country

200

An agreement (Treaty) between the United States and Great Britain signed in 1794 to resolve disputes that had remained since the American Revolution

Jay's Treaty

200

The Federalist judges appointed by President John Adams at the end of his term in office in 1801

Midnight Judges

300

What warming did George Washington emphasize in his farewell address?

Avoiding alliances with foreign nations

300

A diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War

XYZ Affair

300

The Embargo Act failed because

It caused American merchants to lose money and had little effect on Britain and France

300

This treaty resolved territorial disputes between the United States and Spain and granted American ships the right to free navigation of the Mississippi River and duty-free transport through the port of New Orleans, then under Spanish control.

Pinckney’s Treaty

300

After the Revolutionary War, the United States faced overwhelming debt and an uncertain commercial future. As a response, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton stepped forward with a plan to establish a  

National Bank

400

What did George Washington highlight as essential for the success of the young republic in his farewell address?

Active participation of citizens in elections

400

The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalists to 

Protect the government from its critics

400

Jefferson used the Navy to protect American merchant ships from _____________ in North Africa

Barbary Pirates

400

This Treaty was an agreement between the United States and Native American tribes that ended the Northwest Indian War and hostilities in the Great Lakes region

Treaty of Greenville

400

Private ships hired by a country to attack its enemies

Privateers

500

According to George Washington's farewell address, what did he emphasize regarding political parties?

Warning against the dangers of political parties

500

Adam's idea for the American economy

Mercantile system

500

The ruling in Marbury vs Madison confirmed the Supreme Court's power of ________ and made the judiciary a much stronger part of the national government

Judicial Review

500

A proclamation of neutrality in the wake of war breaking out between France and a group of European allies that included Great Britain. 

The Neutrality Proclamation

500

These documents argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

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