Launching a New Nation - 1st 3 Presidents

Question 1

Who was in George Washington’s cabinet?
(title not who)

Answer 1

Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of War
Attorney General
Postmaster General

Question 2

Who was Washington’s Secretary of State?

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

Who was Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury?

Answer 3

Alexander Hamilton

Question 4

Who was Washington’s Secretary of War?

Answer 4

Henry Knox

Question 5

What does the Secretary of State do?

Answer 5

They advise the president on foreign affairs.

Question 6

What does the Secretary of the Treasury do?

Answer 6

Advises the president of financial matters related to the economy.

Question 7

What political party was Hamilton in?

Answer 7

Hamilton was a Federalist

Question 8

What political party was Jefferson in?

Answer 8

Jefferson was a
Democratic-Republican / Jeffersonian-Republican.

Question 9

Who wanted a national bank?

Answer 9

Hamilton

Question 10

Who didn’t want a national bank?

Answer 10

Jefferson

Question 11

What didn’t Washington want that we have today?

Answer 11

Political parties

Question 12

Who sided with Hamilton for the National Bank?

Answer 12

Washington

Question 13

What did the National Bank of the United States help?

Answer 13

It helped make the economy more stable.

Question 14

What were the 2 major political parties?

Answer 14

*Federalist
*Democratic-Republican

Question 15

What did
Democratic-Republicans want?

Answer 15

*State rights (strong state gov’t)
*agriculture (farming, livestock)
*an alliance with France

Question 16

What did Federalists want?

Answer 16

*Strong federal gov’t
*Industry (manufactured goods)
*Alliance with Great Britain
*Protective
tariff (tax on imp./exp. goods)

Question 17

What is an Elastic Clause?

Answer 17

A power given by the Constitution that gives Congress the power to make laws that aren’t explicitly presented in the constitution.

Question 18

What is inauguration?

Answer 18

When president officially takes office.

Question 19

What is a precedent?

Answer 19

An example someone leaves for others to follow in the future.

Question 20

What are Enumerated Powers?

Answer 20

Powers listed in the Constitution directly.

Question 21

What did Hamilton think about the Constitution?

Answer 21

He supported it. He made most of his decisions using the Elastic Clause because he wasn’t strict about following the direct laws.

Question 22

What did Jefferson think about the Constitution?

Answer 22

He believed that the gov’t should only use the powers that are explicitly explained in the constitution.

Question 23

What political party eventually dominated?

Answer 23

Democratic-Republican

Question 24

Who was the first
Democratic-Republican president?

Answer 24

Jefferson

Question 25

What did Washington make our country neutral to?

Answer 25

European Affairs

Question 26

Washington sent who to go sign a treaty involving Britain impressing American sailors?

Answer 26

John Jay

Question 27

What is impressment?

Answer 27

Capturing sailors and forcing them to work for you.

Question 28

What is an embargo?

Answer 28

A way to punish a country economically instead of going to war.

Question 29

What is a writ of mandamus?

Answer 29

An order from a court that requires action to be preformed.

Question 30

What was the most important thing Washington asked in his farewell address?

Answer 30

He asked that we stay neutral and stay out of European affairs. He didn't mention Native Americans.

Question 31

What was the XYZ Affair?

Answer 31

The US sent diplomats to France to negotiate a treaty. French agents (X, Y, Z) demanded a bribe to gain an advantage in the war with GB. Bribe was refused.

Question 32

What was the outcome of the XYZ Affair?

Answer 32

A Quasi-war.

Question 33

What is a Quasi-war?

Answer 33

An undeclared war between the US and France. Could also be defined as a "half-war"

Question 34

What did the Alien Act do?

Answer 34

Deported foreigners and made it more difficult for them to vote.

Question 35

What did the Sedition Act do?

Answer 35

Made public opposition of the government a crime.

Question 36

Which amendment did the Sedition Act violate?

Answer 36

The First

Question 37

What did the Virginia and Kentucky legislatures do in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Answer 37

They passed resolutions declaring the federal laws within their states.

Question 38

What caused Jefferson to become the VP when John Adams was president?

Answer 38

He came in 2nd place in the election.

Question 39

What enhanced John Adams' public standing?

Answer 39

His anti-French policies

Question 40

Federalists saw _________ as a threat to American security?

Answer 40

Immigrants

Question 41

Who had been core supporters of the Democratic-Republicans?

Answer 41

Non-English ethnic groups

Question 42

What could happen to those who expressed their opposition to the government?

Answer 42

They could be fined, imprisoned, or both.

Question 43

Why did the Federalists pass such harsh laws?

Answer 43

They believed that Democratic-Republican criticism of Federalist policies were disloyal and feared immigrants causing war.

Question 44

Who's power did Jefferson make it his goal to limit?

Answer 44

The government's power

Question 45

What does 'laissez-faire' mean?

Answer 45

That the gov't shouldn't interfere with the economy.

Question 46

What was the Louisiana Purchase ?

Answer 46

US purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.

Question 47

Why was control of the Mississippi River important?

Answer 47

It was important for trade for western farmers.

Question 48

Who explored the Louisiana Territory?

Answer 48

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Question 49

Who helped Lewis and Clark?

Answer 49

Sacagawea

Question 50

What was the Judiciary Act of 1789?

Answer 50

An act that required the Supreme Court to order that official papers are delivered.

Question 51

What does Judicial Review do?

Answer 51

Gives Supreme Court the power to declare a law unconstitutional.

Question 52

Which Amendment came from the Election of 1800?

Answer 52

The 12 Amendment

Question 53

What was one of John Adam's last minute appointments?

Answer 53

William Marbury to justice of peace in District of Columbia.

Question 54

Who was the Secretary of State John Adams ordered to deliver the papers necessary to finalize the appointment?

Answer 54

John Marshall

Question 55

What new president was angered at the last-minute appointments?

Answer 55

Jefferson

Question 56

Who did Jefferson order not to deliver Marbury's commission papers?

Answer 56

James Madison

Question 57

What did Jefferson order Madison not to do?

Answer 57

Deliver Marbury's commission papers.

Question 58

What did Marbury demand?

Answer 58

A writ of mandamus

Question 59

What court did the Marbury v. Madison case start at?

Answer 59

The Supreme Court

Question 60

In 1789, Congress passed a law that stated that people could start at the _________ if all they wanted was a writ of mandamus.

Answer 60

Supreme Court

Question 61

What was the Embargo Act?

Answer 61

nonviolent resistance to British and French impressment of U.S. navy / soldiers.

Question 62

Who did Jefferson call an embargo for?

Answer 62

England and France

Question 63

What did Jefferson deal with from off the coast of Northern Africa?

Answer 63

Barbary Pirates

Question 64

What did every president deal with?

Answer 64

British and French Navies impressing American sailors.

Question 65

What did Jefferson do in order to stop the Barbary Pirate attacks?

Answer 65

He increased the navy.

Question 66

What was the consequence of increasing the navy?

Answer 66

There were more opportunities for impressment.

Question 67

Why did Jefferson impose an embargo on England and France?

Answer 67

To try and hurt them economically.

Question 68

Why did the embargo on England and France backfire?

Answer 68

They were where most of the trade went to because they were the two super-powers. Without them, America had no one to trade with.