US Government
Capital city of the US
What is Washington, DC?
The state that Washington was from
What is Virginia?
Believed that the US should stay mostly small farms
Who was Jefferson?
The two European countries at war during this time
What are Great Britain and France
True or False?
John Quincy Adams was considered a great president.
FALSE!
He was cold and hard to get to know and he didn't present his ideas forcefully
The source for most of the money our government uses to operate
What are taxes?
True or False: At some point, George Washington served as Vice President.
FALSE!
He served as commander of the Continental Army, chairman of the Constitutional Convention, and our first President.
Believed there should be more towns and cities with more manufacturing
Who was Hamilton?
The act of seizing (or kidnapping) any seamen to serve against their will as sailors in a navy
What is IMPRESSMENT?
The president who wanted to build a national university
Who was John Quincy Adams?
What are executive, legislative, and judicial?
The president who set the precedent of having a cabinet
Who was George Washington?
The name for the uprising by farmers who had to pay taxes on whiskey and corn
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A government order that limits or completely stops trade
What is an EMBARGO?
The name of the law that forced Native Americans to move off their land and go out west
What was the Indian Removal Act?
The branch of government that includes the Supreme Court
What is the JUDICIAL branch?
The reason John Adams kept the US out of war
What is "the US was too young to get involved in a war"?
According to Jefferson, this was what people needed in order to govern themselves well
What is EDUCATION?
That US policy that told European countries to stay away and not interfere with North or South America.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
The first president that did not come from a well-educated and privileged background
Who was Jackson?
Two states that donated the land to become Washington, DC
What are Virginia and Maryland?
The home state of John Adams
What was Massachusetts?
The port city that was an important part of the Louisiana Purchase
What was New Orleans?
The "Father of the Constitution"
Who was James Madison?
The new group of people who were granted the right to vote
Who were adult white males?