Constitution
This amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, assembly, and the press
What is the 1st Amendment?
John Adams was vice president during this president's term in office
Who is George Washington?
Jefferson was the ____ President of the United States
What is the third?
George Washington was born in, and represented, this state
The Constitution replaced this set of laws, which were the first to govern the nation
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Adams administration passed these laws which limited free speech and allowed the government to easily detain foreign subjects
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from this country
George Washington successfully maintained neutrality with these two European nations
What are Britain and France?
According to the Constitution, this branch of government controls the government's spending
What is the Legislative Branch?
John Adams was the first (and only) president to belong to this political party
What is the Federalist Party?
This man was Jefferson's main political opponent in the Washington and Adams administrations
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
For generations, George Washington's family grew this cash crop
What is tobacco?
This state was the only one to boycott the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Its government believed the new Constitution would weaken the state's power
What is Rhode Island?
John Adams was the first of four presidents to come from this state
What is Massachusetts?
Jefferson would become the figurehead of this early political party
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
In his "Farewell Address," Washington warned against the creation or empowering of these groups
What are political parties?
Marbury v Madison established this Constitutional practice/process during the Jefferson administration
What is judicial review?
Before entering politics John Adams had this as his profession, as did his son John Quincy Adams
What is a lawyer?
Jefferson sent America's navy to the Mediterranean to protect merchant ships from attacks by this group
Who are the Barbary Pirates?
This conflict was the first in which George Washington saw military action
What is the French and Indian War?