Chapter 10: Launching A New Ship Of State

Question 1

Washington was unanimously elected president in _____

Answer 1

1789

Question 2

Tax on something made in America

Answer 2

Excise

Question 3

Secretary of State

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

Created the cabinet

Answer 5

Washington

Question 6

Judiciary Act of 1789

Answer 6

Supreme Court
1 Chief Justice
5 Associate Justices

Question 7

Corrects the vexations in the Articles of Conferderation

Answer 7

Alexander Hamilton

Question 8

Secretary of War

Answer 8

Henry Knox

Question 9

Which group did Hamilton’s policies favor?

Answer 9

Wealthier groups

Question 10

National Debt amount

Answer 10

$75 million

Question 11

Why did Hamilton want the national government to consume all the state’s debt?

Answer 11

Bring nation together

Question 12

Jefferson’s party

Answer 12

Dominican Republicans

Question 13

Largely wrote the Bill of Rights and was able to pass them through the Congress

Answer 13

James Madison

Question 14

Tax on imported goods

Answer 14

Tariff

Question 15

A tradition

Answer 15

Precedent

Question 16

Compromise of 1790

Answer 16

Federal district (Capitol) located on the Potomac River in Virginia

Question 17

Pickney’s Treaty

Answer 17

Free Navigation of the Mississippi and territory north of Florida
Free trade on Spanish land

Question 18

Why did Jefferson disprove of the National Bank? Who did he feel had the power to start such banks?

Answer 18

A bank isn’t in the constitution

Power reserves to states

Question 19

Excise tax on certain domestic goods, namely _____

Answer 19

Whiskey

Question 20

What did Washington do because of the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 20

Send 13,000 soldiers to stop the rebellion

Overkill

Question 21

The Whiskey Rebellion sharply challenged the new __________

Answer 21

National government

Question 22

Hamilton argued that it was _____ and _____ to create this National Bank

Answer 22

Proper

Necessary

Question 24

French acts of violence

Answer 24

Attacked Church
Beheaded their king
Overtook foreign countries

Question 25

Hamilton’s party

Answer 25

Federalists

Question 26

France declared war on _____

Answer 26

Austria

Question 27

1778 Treaty

Answer 27

Franco-American alliance

Question 28

Washington and Hamilton believed __________

Answer 28

Avoiding war

Question 29

Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

Answer 29

Americans citizenry have to be impartial to both camps ( Britain and France) Cannot take sides

Question 30

Things that Britain did to show their unhappiness about America's declamation of neutrality

Answer 30

Continues trading in America Gave guns and whiskey to the Native Americans Raided American ships with cargo

Question 31

Washington sent __________ to London in 1794

Answer 31

John Jay

Question 32

Jay's Treaty

Answer 32

British remove chain of posts in America Britain pay for recent seizures of American ships US pay debts still owed

Question 33

Secretary of the Treasury

Answer 33

Alexander Hamilton

Question 33

Why was debt to foreign countries a "National blessing"?

Answer 33

Union adhesive | Foreign countries did not attack because they wanted their money returned

Question 33

Two reasons why Hamilton sought for a national bank

Answer 33

1. Central government has convent strongbox to hold and keep money secured 2. Provide sound & stable currency

Question 34

In Washington's final address, he advised Americans to

Answer 34

Avoid permanent alliances with foreign powers

Question 35

Personal feud between Hamilton and Jefferson became a __________

Answer 35

Political rivalry

Question 36

George Washington's term dates

Answer 36

1788 | 1792

Question 37

John Adams' term dates

Answer 37

1796

Question 38

Federalist nomination in 1796

Answer 38

John Adams

Question 39

Jeffersonian-Republican nomination in 1796

Answer 39

Thomas Jefferson

Question 40

Vice President of Adams

Answer 40

Thomas Jefferson

Question 41

XYZ Affair

Answer 41

John Martial sent over to France to talk with the French Had to give French $250 thousand and $10 million loan to speak with Napoleon John Martial refused to pay and left

Question 42

"Bombshell" Adman dropped in early 1799

Answer 42

Gave the senate name of the new minister to France

Question 43

Alien Act

Answer 43

Foreigners must live in the US for 14 years before becoming a citizen Dangerous foreigners can be deported Foreigners can be deported or imprisoned in the time of hospitality

Question 44

Sedition Act

Answer 44

Americans cannot speak badly about government policies and officials, including the president Can be fined or imprisoned Takes away freedom of speech and press

Question 45

Resolution that opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts

Answer 45

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions by Jefferson and Madison

Question 46

A refusal or disapproval to accept something

Answer 46

Nullification

Question 47

"Those who own the country ought to run it" quote by __________

Answer 47

John Jay

Question 48

Federalist

Answer 48

``` Loose Construction Strong central government High taxes Pro British Pro wealthy people ```

Question 49

Anti-Federalists

Answer 49

``` Strict construction Weak central government Low taxes Support farming and common folk Power reserved by states ```

Question 50

Federalist members

Answer 50

Hamilton | John Adams

Question 51

Dominican-Republican members

Answer 51

Thomas Jefferson | James Madison

Question 52

Population was doubling every _____ years

Answer 52

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