Question 1

What isthe Judiciary Act of 1789?

Accepted Answer

The law established the nation's first federal court system

Question 2

Who believed a national bank would only benefit the wealthy?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson and Madison

Question 3

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

Aangry western Pennsylvania grain farmers rebel because of a tax on Whiskey

Question 4

Which European Country had a Revolution after the US?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 5

What was Jay's Treaty? Britain would remove all troops from U.S. soil, ______, and ______.

Accepted Answer

Britain would pay damages for ships they'd seized and American ships allowed to trade in the Caribbean.

Question 6

Who was Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State for?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 7

What did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions claim?

Accepted Answer

It claimed the Alien & Sedition Acts violated the Constitution

Question 8

What were the Federalists and Democratic Republicans?

Accepted Answer

The first two political parties in the U.S.

Question 9

What is Impressment?

Accepted Answer

British kidnapping American sailors and making them part of the British navy.

Question 10

What did Pinckney's Treaty do?

Accepted Answer

Spain agree to reopen the Mississippi River and New Orleans for American farmers to use.

Question 11

What is States' Rights and who introduced it?

Accepted Answer

The belief that if a state believed a federal law was unconstitutional then it could nullify, or refuse to obey it, was introduced by Jefferson and Madison.

Question 12

What was the XYZ Affair during John Adams' Presidency?

Accepted Answer

The French demand bribe money from Americans before they could meet with the government of France

Question 13

What was the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Accepted Answer

Deport any immigrant that he felt was against his policies and arrest anyone who wrote or said anything bad about the government.

Question 14

What did Washing announced keeping the US out of war?

Accepted Answer

Proclamation of Neutrality

Question 15

James Madison was known as the __________.

Accepted Answer

"Father of the Constitution"

Question 16

Who became president after Washington in 1796?

Accepted Answer

John Adams

Question 17

Who was Washington's Secretary of the Treasury?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton

Question 18

Besides Thomas Jefferson , who was the other leader of the Democratic-Republicans?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Question 19

What did Washington's Farewell Address warn aganist?

Accepted Answer

Evils of political parties would divide the nation and Involvement in foreign affairs should be avoided

Question 20

What was Alexander Hamilton's financial plan?

Accepted Answer

It created a national bank and a tariff on imported items

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