Founding Challenges
The early U.S. faced debt from this war, prompting Alexander Hamilton to create a financial plan.
a) Revolutionary War
b) War of 1812
c) Civil War
d) French and Indian War
a) Revolutionary War
These acts, passed by John Adams’ administration, made it illegal to criticize the government.
a) Embargo Act
b) Alien and Sedition Acts
c) Monroe Doctrine
d) Tariff Act
b) Alien and Sedition Acts
his treaty was signed to ease tensions and maintain trade relations with Britain.
a) Treaty of Paris
b) Jay’s Treaty
c) Treaty of Ghent
d) Adams-Onís Treaty
b) Jay’s Treaty
This doctrine stated that European powers should not interfere in the Americas.
a) Monroe Doctrine
b) Embargo Act
c) Jay’s Treaty
d) Treaty of Ghent
a) Monroe Doctrine
This president issued the doctrine that warned European powers to stay out of the Americas.
a) James Monroe
b) John Adams
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) James Madison
a) James Monroe
Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested this specific tax during the Whiskey Rebellion.
a) Income tax
b) Property tax
c) Whiskey tax
d) Tariff tax
c) Whiskey tax
Jefferson argued that this clause of the Constitution did not justify the creation of a National Bank.
a) Supremacy Clause
b) Necessary and Proper Clause
c) Commerce Clause
d) Full Faith and Credit Clause
b) Necessary and Proper Clause
his land acquisition doubled the size of the United States under Jefferson’s presidency.
a) Gadsden Purchase
b) Northwest Ordinance
c) Louisiana Purchase
d) Adams-Onís Treaty
c) Louisiana Purchase
This British practice involved forcing American sailors into their navy.
a) Impressment
b) Blockade
c) Piracy
d) Embargo
a) Impressment
This treasury secretary designed a financial plan to address war debt and stabilize the economy.
a) Alexander Hamilton
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) John Jay
d) James Madison
a) Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton’s financial plan included federal assumption of this.
a) Trade disputes
b) State debts
c) Land grants
d) Military funding
b) State debts
This party favored strong state governments and opposed Hamilton’s policies.
a) Federalists
b) Anti-Federalists
c) Whigs
d) Democratic-Republicans
d) Democratic-Republicans
This international scandal involved French agents demanding bribes from U.S. diplomats.
a) XYZ Affair
b) Whiskey Rebellion
c) Alien and Sedition Acts
d) Monroe Doctrine
a) XYZ Affair
This policy, supported by Washington, emphasized avoiding alliances with foreign nations.
a) Neutrality
b) Isolationism
c) Expansionism
d) Interventionism
a) Neutrality
This leader favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution and opposed the National Bank.
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) John Adams
d) James Monroe
b) Thomas Jefferson
This institution, created by Hamilton, was designed to stabilize the economy.
a) Federal Treasury
b) National Bank
c) Stock Exchange
d) Department of Commerce
b) National Bank
Jefferson and Madison’s opposition to federal laws they disagreed with led to this concept.
a) Judicial review
b) Secession
c) Nullification
d) Compact theory
c) Nullification
his battle, won by Andrew Jackson, occurred after the Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812.
a) Battle of New Orleans
b) Battle of Baltimore
c) Battle of Yorktown
d) Battle of Fort McHenry
a) Battle of New Orleans
This treaty secured Florida for the U.S. and resolved border disputes with Spain.
a) Adams-Onís Treaty
b) Louisiana Purchase
c) Treaty of Ghent
d) Jay’s Treaty
a) Adams-Onís Treaty
This French leader sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States.
a) Napoleon Bonaparte
b) King Louis XVI
c) Maximilien Robespierre
d) Charles de Gaulle
a) Napoleon Bonaparte
Protective tariffs were designed to help this part of the U.S. economy.
a) Farmers
b) Domestic manufacturers
c) Bankers
d) Plantation owners
b) Domestic manufacturers
This term describes the balance of power between state governments and the federal government.
a) Federalism
b) Nationalism
c) Separation of powers
d) Autonomy
a) Federalism
This treaty ended the War of 1812 but did not resolve territorial disputes.
a) Treaty of Paris
b) Treaty of Ghent
c) Jay’s Treaty
d) Adams-Onís Treaty
b) Treaty of Ghent
This event demonstrated the U.S.’s need to balance neutrality and trade rights between Britain and France.
a) Embargo Act
b) Monroe Doctrine
c) Jay’s Treaty
d) XYZ Affair
a) Embargo Act
This individual co-wrote the Federalist Papers and supported the ratification of the Constitution.
a) Alexander Hamilton
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Patrick Henry
d) John Adams
a) Alexander Hamilton