Washington and Adams Test

Question 1

Alien and Sedition Acts

Answer 1

The Federalist-controlled Congress passed 4 laws known as the Alien and Sedition Acts.

They were said to protect the U.S. but the Federalists intended them to crush opposition to war.

Sedition Acts: Didn’t allow anyone from publishing or voicing criticism of the federal government. This basically got rid of your freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

The Alien Enemies Act: permitted the government to arrest and deport all male citizens of an enemy nation in the event of war.

Alien Friends Act allowed the president to deport any non-citizen suspected of plotting against the government, even in peacetime

Question 2

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Answer 2

Jefferson and Madison’s response to Alien and Sedition Acts. They wrote resolutions passed in Kentucky and Virginia known as the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. This argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.

They protested against these acts, wanted them to be repealed, they ultimately were not.

Question 3

Federalist: Created By…

Answer 3

Alexander Hamilton

Question 4

Federalist: Feared

Answer 4

Mob Rule (common people)

Question 5

Federalist: Interpretation of the Constitution…

Answer 5

Loose Construction: If the Constitution doesn’t forbid Congress to do something, then it can under the “necessary & proper” clause

Question 6

Federalist: Supported By…

Answer 6

Britain

Question 7

Federalist: Support or Oppose Banks?

Answer 7

Supported

Question 8

Federalist: Supported what type of economy?

Answer 8

Manufacturing and Shipping

Question 9

Federalist: Who supported them?

Answer 9

Lawyers and Merchants

Question 10

Federalist: Type of Government…

Answer 10

Strong National/Central Gov.

Question 11

Democratic-Republicans: Who created the party?

Answer 11

Jefferson

Question 12

Democratic-Republicans: Strong or Limited National Government?

Answer 12

Limited

Question 13

Democratic Republicans: Who did they fear?

Answer 13

Rule by 1 Person or Few (Elite)

Question 14

Democratic-Republicans: Strict or Loose Construction?

Answer 14

Strict Construction

Question 14

Democratic-Republicans: Were they supported by Great Britain or France?

Answer 14

France

Question 15

Democratic-Republicans: Did they support or Oppose Banks?

Answer 15

Opposed

Question 16

Democratic-Republicans: Believed in Manufacturing/Shipping or Farming Economy?

Answer 16

Farming

Question 17

Democratic-Republicans: Were they supported by Lawyers/Merchants or Farmers?

Answer 17

Farmers

Question 18

Explain 2 ways in which the American Revolution and the French Revolutions were similar.

Answer 18

-Both protested against a monarch-style government. ( King & Queen )
-Both started with the countries being in major debt from the war
-Both began taxing their colonists
-Both eventually wanted independence
-Both happened in the late 1700s
-Both started because of harsh conditions.

Question 19

Explain 2 ways in which the American Revolution and the French Revolutions were different.

Answer 19

1.) French Revolution began with them fighting over their independence. America’s revolution began over their fight against being taxed by the British.
2) America: Declaration of Independence France: Dec. of the Rights of Man.

Question 20

Why did the U.S. Government place a tax on whiskey? What group of people were affected by the tax?

Answer 20

To pay off debt from the Revolutionary Way. Farmers were affected by this tax.

Question 21

Farmers were angry when the Government placed a tax on Whiskey. Why? Who led soldiers against the farmers who were in rebellion? What were the results of the rebellion?

Answer 21

They were angry because they were the ones that were making the whiskey and putting the tax on it would impact it’s trade value. George Washington led the soldiers against the rebellion. The rebellion was stopped.

Question 22

After the election of 1796, who became Vice President?

Answer 22

Thomas Jefferson

Question 23

How was a Vice President Elected?

Answer 23

The runner up of the election

Question 24

Define the XYZ Affair. How did America respond to the XYZ Affair?

Answer 24

America and Britain signed “Jay’s Treaty”, which ended their feud. France was mad about this treaty being signed. They were going to seize or take over of American ships unless the U.S. offered France a low-interest loan. The U.S. denied it, and this ended up starting the Quasi-War.

Question 25

Define the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.

Answer 25

~Virginia resolution- states the acts were unconstitutional
~Kentucky Resolution- says that states have the rights to declare a federal law unconstitutional

Question 26

What did the farmers in Western Pennsylvania call themselves after the passage of the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 26

The new “Sons of Liberty”