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The Antebellum Era (1781-1860) Part One

Quiz by Dave Walby

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  • Q1
    Washington's cabinet included men who helped him run the country. His cabinet included Thomas Jefferson (State), Alexander Hamilton (Treasury), and Henry Knox (War).
    Washington's Cabinet
    30s
  • Q2
    This created the Supreme Court.
    The Judiciary Act of 1789
    30s
  • Q3
    This party wanted a strong central government that benefited the rich. John Adams was the only Federalist President.
    Federalist Party
    30s
  • Q4
    This party wanted strong state governments and Thomas Jefferson was in this party.
    Democratic-Republicans
    30s
  • Q5
    Alexander Hamilton placed a tax on whisky. In 1794, whiskey producers in western Pennsylvania attacked tax collectors and 13,000 troops were sent to force their rebellion to cease.
    Whiskey Rebellion
    30s
  • Q6
    He was the 3rd president of the USA and made the Louisiana Purchase.
    Thomas Jefferson
    30s
  • Q7
    He sold the Louisiana Purchase to the USA.
    Napoleon Bonaparte
    30s
  • Q8
    This was a bank created by Alexander Hamilton.
    The Federal Bank of the USA
    30s
  • Q9
    Chief Justice John Marshal met with French agents referred to as "X, Y, & Z" and they wanted money. The men tried to get the USA to bribe them to stop seizing ships. They asked for $250,000.00. This was the X,Y,Z Affair and angered America.
    The X, Y, Z Affair
    30s
  • Q10
    In the ______________________________, The Federalists feared foreigners who supported the Democratic-Republicans, so they took steps to limit the power of immigrants. For instance, they raised the citizenship requirement to 14 years residency in the USA. They also gave the President power to deport or jail any foreigner considered "undesirable" to the USA.
    Alien and Sedition Acts
    30s
  • Q11
    In 1832, asserting Jackson had too much power, the ____ party formed as a split from the Democrats.
    Whigs
    30s
  • Q12
    Thomas Jefferson led the effort to purchase this region from Napoleon and France.
    Louisiana Purchase
    30s
  • Q13
    This was the Supreme Court Case that established Judicial Review.
    Marbury vs. Madison
    30s
  • Q14
    This was a conflict between the USA and Britain that occurred when Britain kept taking USA ships at sea.
    The War of 1812
    30s
  • Q15
    Madison had a strict interpretation of the constitution and was the president during the war of 1812
    James Madison
    30s

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