True / False
George Washington's cabinet consisted of the leaders of the first three executive departments-state, treasury, and war
What is True
100
Statement that proclaimed the United States would not enter the war and help the French overthrow the monarchy.
What is Neutrality Proclamation
100
Around the time of the election of 1800, Federalists and Democratic Republicans had very different ideas about how to run the country. Choose the selection that does not correctly match a political idea with the party that supported it.
A. Federalists-a loose interpretation of the constitution
B. Federalists- thought the country should be ruled by elites
C. Dem-Rep- strong federal government
D. Dem- Rep - emphasized agriculture
What is C.
100
The British navy practiced ____________- they kidnapped and forced men to work on their ships.
What is impressment
100
True / False
The Constitution anticipated political parties because the Framers thought it was important that different groups have access to political power.
What is False
200
True / False
Hamilton's economic plan consisted of paying the national debt, imposing new taxes to pay the debt, and creating a new banking system.
What is True.
200
Treaty that forced the British to stop attacking American ships in the West Indies and leave their forts in the Northwest
What is Jay's Treaty.
200
Which amendment to the constitution said that electors must case separate ballots for president and vice president?
A. 11th
B. 12th
C. 13th
D. 14th
What is 12th
200
While France and Great Britain fought a series of battles called the ___________, both countries seized American ships trying to enter either British or European ports.
What is Napoleonic Wars
200
Loyalty to one's region; played a role in the presidential election of 1796
What is sectionalism
300
True / False
Benjamin Banneker designed the nation's new capital city along the Potomac River
What is False
300
Little Turtle and the Miamis fought with American forces over access to lands in the Ohio Valley
What was Battle of Fallen Timbers
300
Which of the following was not a change that Jefferson made during his presidency?
A. Reduced the size and influence of the federal government
B. Changed the tax system so that only customs duties and the sale of lands in the Western United States provided revenue to the government
C. Reduced the size of the army and navy
D. Declared political parties unconstitutional
What is D.
300
The Prophet, or Tenskwatawa, and his brother ____________ , or Shooting Star, were two Shawnee leaders who tried to unite Native Americans in their struggle to hold on to their lands and resist encroachment by white settlers.
What is Tecumseh
300
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner when he saw that the American flag was still flying over Fort McHenry?
What is Francis Scott Key
400
True / False
Although James Madison and Thomas Jefferson opposed Hamilton's bank, President Washington signed the bill to charter the first Bank of the United States
What is True.
400
Four laws that aimed to protect the country form foreign enemies and domestic dissent
What were Alien and Sedition Acts
400
Which of the following facts about the Louisiana Purchase is not correct?
A. The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the U.S.
B. The U.S. bought the Louisiana Purchase from Spain
C. Jefferson was allowed to purchase land under the implicit powers of a president to make treaties
D. Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to map the Louisiana Territory and to survey its natural history
What is B.
400
One reason that the United States entered into the War of 1812 was to stop the ____________ from giving military aid to Native Americans on the Northwest frontier.
What is British
500
True / False
The Whiskey Rebellion occurred when farmers resisted tax collectors trying to enforce Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey.
What is True
500
Tense relations between revolutionary French government and the United States resulted in Congress cutting off trade with France
What was XYZ affair
500
What Supreme Court case established the Court's right to judicial review, or to declare that a law violated the Constitution?
A. Roe v. Wade
B. Gibbons v. Ogden
C. Marbury v. Madison
D. Watkins v. United States
What is C. Marbury v. Madison
500
What was the name of the Treaty the ended the war of 1812?