Sec 1 Quiz
Who was Washington's Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
What do we call the speech Washington gave when he left office?
Hint, it's not called the Bye Bye Address
The Farewell Address
What is the speech Washington gave when he left office called?
Farewell Address
The Whiskey Rebellion was when a bunch of farmers protested a tax on _____.
Whiskey. Duh.
Before the War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson is president and the Napoleonic Wars are happening in Europe between Britain and France.
Jefferson passes an embargo act (bans trade with any foreign nation) in order to:
a. side with the British
b. side with the French
c. stay neutral and keep out of the war
The embargo policy is Jefferson's attempt to stay neutral and keep out of the Napoleonic Wars.
What were the three parts of Hamilton's program?
100 each
-Start a national bank
-Pay off the national debt
-Put tariffs on foreign goods
What were Washington's two main points in the Farewell Address?
-stay neutral
-political parties are bad for the nation
In his Farewell Address, Washington urged the US to ______ ______ and he warned that ______ _______ would be bad for the nation.
stay neutral and political parties would be bad for the nation
What did the Whiskey Rebellion prove?
It proved the Federal Government was strong enough.
Who was the War of 1812 between?
United States and Great Britain
What is the difference between strict and loose constructionists?
100 each
Strict: follows the Constitution exactly how it is written. (limits power of the federal gov.)
Loose: believes the Constitution is more flexible. They can do anything the Constitution doesn't say they can't do (means federal gov. has more power)
Name the event where French officials tried to bribe American diplomats
The XYZ Affair
What was Alexander Hamilton's job in Washington's cabinet?
Define judicial review.
Judicial review is the ability of the court to overturn laws it decides are unconstitutional.
Basically, the court can block a law if it's unconstitutional.
Who wrote the words to the Star-Spangled Banner? (national anthem)
**Bonus 300** Name the fort that was being attacked as he wrote it.
Francis Scott Key.
**Bonus: Fort McHenry**
Define unwritten constitution and give two examples.
Things that were not actually written in the Constitution, but we do them anyway because of tradition.
-Cabinet
-President serves only two terms
(^this was part of the unwritten constitution until we actually added it to the Constitution with the 22nd amendment)
Who were the two candidates for President in 1800?
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
What was the Alien Act?
The Alien Act said that the US gov. could arrest and deport foreigners
What were the three parts of Hamilton's plan?
-Start a national bank
-Pay off the national debt
-Put tariffs on foreign goods
What Supreme Court case set up "judicial review"?
Hint: Supreme Court cases are always "_____ v. _____"
Marbury v. Madison
What was the name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
Why did some Americans want to help the French in their revolution?
They helped us in our Revolution!!!!
Seriously, we couldn't have done it without them. Thank you France!
What was significant about the election of 1800? Who won and how?
The election was tied, Jefferson won in the House of Representatives
What was the Sedition Act?
What is the difference between strict and loose constructionists?
Strict: follows the Constitution exactly how it is written. (limits power of the federal gov.)
Loose: believes the Constitution is more flexible. They can do anything the Constitution doesn't say they can't do (means federal gov. has more power)
What were the midnight appointments?
Who, what, why?
President John Adams loses the election of 1800 to Thomas Jefferson. Right before John Adams leaves office, he appoints a bunch of Federalists as judges including Justice John Marshall to the Supreme Court.
Even though Adams (a Federalist) lost to a Democratic-Republican (Jefferson), by appointing Federalist Judges (who serve for life), he was able to keep the courts under Federalist control.
Why was the Battle of New Orleans significant?
-It happened two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent (they hadn't gotten the news that the war was actually over).
-Americans won the battle even though they were very outnumbered (4,500 Americans vs. 8,000 British)
-The battle unified our country & turned Andrew Jackson into a national hero
What was the Whiskey Rebellion and why was it important?
(The importance of this is basically the opposite of why Shay's rebellion was important)
A bunch of farmers protested a tax on Whiskey.
It proved the Federal Government was strong enough.
Name the first two political parties?
Where does the Whiskey Rebellion take place (what state)?
Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists
Pennsylvania
Describe the XYZ Affair.
US officials were sent to France to work on a peace agreement. French secret agents (Agent X, Agent Y, Agent Z) demanded that the US pay a bribe and give France a huge loan.
Americans were very offended that the French would ask them to pay a bribe.
Arguments between two men formed our first two political parties. Name the men and their parties.
****Bonus 600 if you can describe the differences between the parties.****
Alexander Hamilton=Federalists
Thomas Jefferson=Democratic-Republicans
****Bonus*****
The Federalists wanted a stronger Federal Government.
The Democratic-Republicans wanted states and citizens to have more power.
Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory and why was it a tough decision?
Thomas Jefferson. It was a hard decision because he was a strict constructionist and the Constitution doesn't say a president can add land to the country.
(Remember, strict constructionists don't like to do anything that isn't in the Constitution.)
"Essay"
List and briefly explain the three main causes of the War of 1812.
War Hawks: Congressmen who want US to take over Canada
Tecumseh: British were paying Native Americans to kill Americans. Tecumseh was the leader of the Shawnee tribe who allied with the British against the US.
Impressment of American sailors: The British would basically kidnap American sailors and force them to serve the British Navy which was fighting the French during the Napoleonic Wars.