Articles (1776-1787)
Constitution (1787-1789)
Washington (1789-1797)
Adams (1797-1801)
Jefferson (1801-1809)
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This was the first law code of government in the United States from 1777-1787.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
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100
The meeting in Philadelphia from 1787-1789 to revise the national law code of the United States would later become known by this name.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
100
Before officially moving the US capital to the District of Columbia (DC) in July 1790, the capital was located in these 2 other US cities (name both!).
What are New York City and Philadelphia?
100
Before Adams entered his first term, problems between France and the US were growing. During his first year in office, this alphabet-sounding incident resulted in an undeclared "Quasi-War" with France.
What is the XYZ Affair?
100
In his first term, Jefferson passed an act to establish this, the first official military academy in the US.
What is West Point?
200
While the Articles of Confederation offered unity to the newly-independent colonies, the document had many ___________________.
What are weaknesses?
200
Delegates at the Convention were split into two groups.
Group 1 favored a strong central government and were known as Federalists.
Group 2 favored a less powerful central government with more power given to states. Group 2 was referred to by this name.
Who are Anti-Federalists?
200
In 1790, one of the first laws of the Washington administration was passed, the 1790 Naturalization Act. This law granted citizenship in the US to members of this group.
Who are "free white persons"?
200
In one of the first territorial gains since the Revolution, Adams' administration oversaw the addition of this snake-sounding state's territory in 1798 after gaining the land from Spain.
What is the Mississippi Territory?
200
In both of his terms as president, Jefferson focused on expanding and unifying the US. To do this, he signed this 1802 law to create a checklist for new territories to become states.
What is the Enabling Act?
300
Realizing the Articles of Confederation needed changes, delegates agreed to meet in this American city in 1787 to fix the document.
What is Philadelphia?
300
All delegates agreed that members of the legislative branch (Congress) should be elected, but they disagreed on how many representatives each state would get. These two plans emerged as solutions for representation.
Hint: one is named after the state you live in.
What are the Virginia Plan (representation by population) and the New Jersey Plan (equal representation)?
300
In a major victory for Alexander Hamilton (Washington's Secretary of the Treasury), Washington's administration created this institution in December 1790.
What is the Bank of the United States/first national bank?
300
One of Adams' the reasons Adams was not re-elected for a 2nd term was this series of acts written in 1798 to curb criticism of government policies and added requirements for citizenship.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
300
The first Supreme Court landmark case was decided during Jefferson's first term. The decision in Marbury v. Madison determined that the Court could declare an action of any other branch unconstitutional. This is a principle known as _________ __________.
What is Judicial Review?
400
Once they arrived in Philadelphia, delegates realized it would be better to create a new law code that included these 3 branches of government.
Hint: the 3 branches were inspired by Enlightenment thinker Montesquieu
What are the 1)Executive Branch, 2) Legislative Branch, and 3) Judicial Branch?
400
In response to the Virginia and New Jersey plans, Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut brought forth an idea to create 2 houses in Congress: 1 would have representation based on population and 1 would have equal representation. This compromise became known by this name.
What is the Great Compromise?
400
One of the greatest successes of Washington's administration was this treaty signed in 1794 between the US and Great Britain to fix disputes over trade and navigation.
What is the Jay Treaty/the Amity, Commerce, and Navigation Treaty?
400
Near the end of his term as president, Adams brought an end to the Quasi-War with this country by brokering the Treaty of Mortefontaine in September 1800.
What is France?
400
In a step towards American expansion, Jefferson bought this large territorial purchase from France in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
500
Thomas Jefferson (a Virginian) may have became famous for writing the Declaration of Independence, but it was this Virginian who became known as the Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
500
After creating the House of Representatives, northern and southern states disagreed on whether or not enslaved people should count towards a state's total population. The compromise by this name determined that each enslaved person would count partially toward total population.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
500
Washington set many precedents (examples to follow) for future presidents. One of those was to give this formal speech before leaving office at the end of your term.
Hint: Washington's was famously written by Alexander Hamilton
What is a Farewell Address?
500
The 4th presidential election took place in November 1800. Adams ran for re-election against this Democratic-Republican party candidate and lost.
Hint: The winner was a famous Virginian with a home not far from here.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
After the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, only one change had been made (11th amendment). Jefferson added the 12th Amendment in 1803, declaring that electors from the Electoral College should vote for these two executive offices.
What are the 1) President and 2) Vice President?
