Politics
When was the Whiskey Act signed?
1791
What was the Slave Trade Act?
a. Allowing slaves to be traded
b. Allowing slaves to trade owners
c. Banning slaves to be traded
d. Banning slaves to trade owners
c. Banning slaves to be traded
Who was the first secretary of war?
General Henry Knox
Who signed the treaty of Paris?
US and British
Who was nominated by George Washington to replace John Jay as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
a. John Adams
b. Patrick Henry
c. Oliver Ellsworth
d. Benjamin Banneker
c. Oliver Ellsworth
In 1783 what military position did George Washington resign from?
George Washington resigned from Commander & Chief of the Military.
What began on July 14, 1789 when the Bastille Prison was stormed?
French Revolution
The first Constitutional Convention was held in ________.
Philadelphia
Official state constitutional support for religions in the 1780s was strongest in ______________.
New England
When was the first bank created?
A. 1787
B. 1792
C. 1791
D. 1798
C. 1791
What was the Quasi war?
The Quasi War was a non-official naval conflict between the United States and the French.
When was the Alien and Sedition Act passed?
1798
What did the Articles of Confederation promote
Legislation by the states
Name one group that signed the Treaty of Fort McIntosh.
Chippewa, Delaware, Ottawa, and Wyandot-
When was the Economic debt crisis?
August, 1786
Early in the war, some royal officials sought to recruit black slaves into the loyalist forces with a promise of _____.
Freedom
Why was the Proposed Jay-Gardoqui Treaty never signed?
*This treaty between the U.S. and Spain would have given the U.S. special privileges at Spanish ports in exchange for giving Spain exclusive rights to the Mississippi River.
Because the U.S needed access to the Mississippi more than they needed privileged trade with Spain.
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
US _________ grew by over 1200% between 1772 and 1804.
cotton exports
The Battle of Fallen Timbers led to _____________.
the Treaty of Greenville
Benedict Arnold offered to surrender what to the British?
a. Annapolis
b. Valley Forge
c. Providence
d. West Point
West Point