8th Grade U.S. History

Chapter 9

A: B:Stamp Act Whiskey Rebellion

#1

Called for a protest against taxes by backcountry farmers

Jay’s TreatyC: D: Judiciary Act

B. Whiskey Rebellion

A: B:Jay’s Treaty KY and VA resolutions

#2

Called for one Chief Justice and 5 Asso. Justices on Supreme Court

C: D:Judiciary Act Cabinet Resolution

C. Judiciary Act

A: B:Townshend Acts

Intolerable Acts

#3

Called for Britain to pay damages for seized American ships

C: D:Neutrality Proclamation

Jay’s Treaty

D. Jay’s Treaty

A: B:Proclamation of 1763

New Jersey Plan

#4

Claimed that states can judge whether a law is constitutional

C: D:KY and VA resolutions

Neutrality Proclamation

C. KY and VA

resolutions

A: B:Quebec Act Neutrality Proclamation

#5

Declared that US would not support either side in the war in Europe

C: D:Proclamation of 1763

Jay’s Treaty

B. Neutrality Proclamation

A: B:Faction Cabinet

#6

Party or group that is split because of differences

C: D:Federalists Antifederalists

A. Faction

A: B:Faction Cabinet

#7

Group of department leaders who serve the President

C: D:Federalists Antifederalists

B. Cabinet

A: B:National Debt

Neutrality

#8

Decision not to take sides in a war

C: D:Antifederalist Dissension

B. Neutrality

A: B:Faction Frigate

#9

Ship that sails fast and has many guns

C: D:Galleon Waverunner

B. Frigate

A: B:National DebtNational Alliance

#10

Total Amount of Money that a government owes to others

C: D:Judiciary National

Account

A. National Debt

A: B:He named talented leaders to head govt. depts.

He moved the nation’s capital to Washington, D.C.

#11

Which precedent did President Washington

set at the beginning of his 1st term?

C: D:He asked the govt. to repay federal and state debts.

He established the Supreme Court.

A. He named well-known,

talented leaders to head govt. depts.

A: B:

U.S. should use force when aiding allies in international disputes

U.S. should take a more active role in international affairs.

#12

Which best expresses Washington’s beliefs about foreign policy?

C: D:U.S. should support permanent alliances with other nations

U.S. should remain independent from other nations’ disputes

D: U.S. should remain independent from other nations’

disputes

A: B:Republican Party split

Federalist Party split

#13What resulted from disagreement between

President Adams and Hamilton about whether the U.S. should go to war?

C: D:Republicans stopped supporting France

Federalists began supporting France

D. Federalist Party began supporting

France

A: B:To unite farmers and merchants

To organize support for their views

#14

What BEST explains why American leaders formed political parties?

C: D:To end disagreements over policy

To follow Washington’s advise in his farewell address

B. To organize support for their

views

A: B:Constitution should be strictly interpreted to prevent govt. abuses

The U.S. should establish strong ties to Britain to promote trade

#15

Which statement would Alexander Hamilton agree with?

C: D:Formation of political parties will lead to disaster

Small federal govt. will protect individual freedom

B. The U.S. should establish strong ties to Britain to promote

trade

A: B:French wanted to stop trading with U.S.

Jefferson withdrew his support of the Revolution

#16

Why did the French Revolution lose support in the U.S.?

C: D:French radicals executed thousands in name of reform

French reformers wanted citizens to have basic rights

C. French radicals executed

thousands in the name of reform

A: B:Britain & France seized cargoes from U.S. ships.

U.S. merchants continued trade with Britain & France

#17

How was U.S. neutrality challenged during Washington’s presidency?

C: D:Chief Justice Jay refused to negotiate treaty with Britain

Most Americans wanted to declare war on Britain

A. Britain & France seized cargoes from

U.S. ships

A: B:The people Supreme Court

#18

Which groups decided who won the presidential election of 1800?

C: D:House of Representatives

Electoral College

C. House of Representatives

A: B:Require states to pay their own war debts

Buying up Revolutionary War bonds & issuing new ones

#19

How did Hamilton plan to reduce the national debt?

C: D:Refusing to honor debts taken on during Revolution

Requiring South to help the North repay their war debts.

B. Buying up Revolutionary War

bonds & issuing new ones

A: B:He strengthened the navy & asked Congress to declare war

He strengthened the navy but kept nation out of war.

C: D:To avoid war, he gave in to French demands

To avoid war, he ignored French attacks on US ships

#20

How did President Adams react to the crisis with France?

B. He strengthened the nave but kept the nation out of war

A: B:Govt. halted the production of whiskey

New govt. was too weak in times of crisis

C: D:People realized new govt. wouldn’t tolerate violent protests

People realized new govt. would execute violent protesters

#21

What was the major result of the Whiskey Rebellion?

C. People realized that the new govt. would not tolerate

violent protests

A: B:He was called “Your Highness”

He reduced the national debt

C: D:He called on Congress to set up a national bank

He set examples that are followed by Presidents today

#22

What could be said about President Washington during

his 1st term?

D. He set examples that are followed by

Presidents today

A: B:Reducing national debt

Getting states to pay their own debts

C: D:Stopping bond speculators

Establishing foreign policy

#23

Which was Hamilton’s primary goal as Secretary of the Treasury?

A. Reducing the national debt

A: B:He wanted to prevent U.S. ships from being seized

He didn’t want to disrupt U.S. relations with other countries

C: D:He wanted to establish friendly relations with Britain

He believed the U.S. was ill prepared for war

#24

Why did Washington want the U.S. to remain neutral in foreign wars?

B. He didn’t want to disrupt U.S. relations with other countries

A: B:Leaders built support for views & organized political parties

State leaders agreed to support Hamilton’s programs

#25

What effect did policy disputes in 1790s have on U.S. govt.?

C: D:Hamilton & Jefferson resigned from the Cabinet

Newspapers asked leaders to end their disagreements

A. Leaders tried to build support for

views by organizing political parties

A: B:Support for manufacturing & trade

Continuing diplomatic talks with France

#26

What caused a serious split that weakened the Federalist party?

C: D:Changes in immigration laws

British violations of American neutrality

B. Continuing diplomatic talks

with France

A: B:Washington would have too much control

Political divisions would threaten national unity

#27

What did people fear would happen if political parties formed in the U.S.?

C: D:Party leaders would abolish states’ rights

Factions would try to reunite U.S. with Britain

B. Political divisions would threaten national unity

A: B:Thomas Jefferson George

Washington

#28

Which U.S. leader thoughtthat the violence of the

French Revolution was justified?

C: D:Alexander Hamilton John Adams

A. Thomas Jefferson

A: B:Constitution must be loosely interpreted

Strong federal govt. threatens states’ rights

#29

Which represents the political views of Thomas Jefferson?

C: D:

U.S. should encourage manufacturing & city growth

U.S. should favor ties with Britain over ties with France

B. Strong federal govt. threatens states’ rights

A: B:Neither Federalists nor Republicans won a clear majority

Congress didn’t agree with decision of electoral college

#30

Why did House of Representatives decide the 1800 presidential election?

C: D:

President Adams refused to accept decision of electoral college

Each elector cast 1 vote for Jefferson and 1 vote for Burr

D. Each elector cast 1 vote for Jefferson & 1 vote for Burr

A: B:Signed a secret deal with French agents to avoid war

Resigned from office rather than make difficult choices

#31

What President Adams did during crisis with France

C: D:Resisted American war fever & avoided armed conflict

Encouraged U.S. war fever to advance his political career

C. Resisted American war fever & avoided

armed conflict

A: B:U.S. merchants lost $ when they traded with other nations

U.S. merchants profited from trade with Britain & France

#32

Why was it difficult for the U.S. govt.

to maintain a neutrality policy?

C: D:U.S. sailors made $ by seizing British cargo ships

Many Americans wanted to support Britain in war w/France

B. U.S. merchants profited from trade

with Britain & France

A: B:Pro-British voters were in the North

National bank supporters were in the South

#33

How did 1796 election results reflect growing political tensions in the U.S.?

C: D:Protective tariff supporters were in the South

State government supporters were in the North

A. Pro-British supporters were in

the North

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