Chapter 9 L1 L2

Question 1

Who was the first president?

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

What freedoms did the bill of rights give?

Answer 2

Speech, press, and religion

Question 3

Who was the first chief justice?

Answer 3

John Jay

Question 4

Who was the department of State Cheif?

Answer 4

Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

Judiciary Act of 1789

Answer 5

Established a federal court system

Question 6

Alexander Hamilton

Answer 6

Established plan for a federal government

Question 7

Precedent

Answer 7

Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

Question 8

Cabinet

Answer 8

a group of advisors to the president, the head is the president and the attorney general

Question 9

Speculator

Answer 9

people who risk money in hopes of making a large profit in the future

Question 10

Why wasn’t George Washington in any political party?

Answer 10

He disliked them.

Question 11

Prohibited Americans from fighting the war. Remaining neutral from any political party. Blocked French and British warships from entering American ports.

Answer 11

Proclamation of Neutrality

Question 12

Whiskey Rebellion

Answer 12

A rebellion against the taxes on whiskey

Question 13

Pinckey’s Treaty

Answer 13

Gave the Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and the right to trade in New Orleans.

Question 14

Impressment

Answer 14

Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service

Question 15

A person used to create negotiations for political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries

Answer 15

Diplomat

Question 16

Whiskey Rebellion

Answer 16

Armed protest involving violent attacks on governent officials and destruction of property

Question 17

What was the relationship between Native Americans and George Washington?

Answer 17

They created fights even though they signed peace treaties.

Question 18

Arthur St. Clair

Answer 18

General that gave a decisive over Native Americans in the battle of Fallen Timbers

Question 19

What battle was Arthur St. Clair the general of?

Answer 19

Fallen Timbers

Question 20

When did America get present-day Ohio?

Answer 20

They got Ohio when they signed the Treaty of Greenville

Question 21

What did the United States strive to maintain in
European conflicts?

Answer 21

They wanted to maintain order.

Question 22

The British used the common practice of
impressment to do what?

Answer 22

Impressment was used to recruit people into the British Navy

Question 23

What was the result of Jay’s Treaty?

Answer 23

The British agreed to withdraw from American soil.

Question 24

What did Pinckney’s Treaty provide for
Americans?

Answer 24

It gave the Americans free navigation of the Missisipi River and the right to trade in New Orleans.

Question 25

What three departments did Congress establish in the executive branch of the government?

Answer 25

State Department, Department of Treasury, Department of War

Question 26

What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish?

Answer 26

An established federal court system.

Question 27

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

Answer 27

It listed the rights of the people of the United States of America.

Question 28

National debt

Answer 28

the amount of money owed by the nation's government

Question 29

certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future-- plus an additional amount of money called interest

Answer 29

bond

Question 30

Would help build a strong economy by issuing a single form of money, among other purposes

Answer 30

National Bank

Question 31

Would raise the price of imported products, helping American companies compete with companies from other nations

Answer 31

Tariffs and Taxes