A New Republic

Question 1

Where was the first capital of the United States in 1789?

Answer 1

New York City

Question 2

Who was Washington’s first secretary of State?

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer 3

John Jay

Question 4

What did the Constitution say about religion?

Answer 4

The government could not control religion.

Question 5

What was Hamilton’s proposition for state debt?

Answer 5

The government would take the debt over.

Question 6

What did Hamilton propose in the National Bank?

Answer 6

Protective tariffs on goods being imported and tax on alcoholic beverages.

Question 7

Why did Jefferson oppose the National Bank?

Answer 7

Said it was not written in the Constitution that the government could have one.

Question 8

Who were early political parties influenced by?

Answer 8

Madison, Jefferson, and Hamilton
Liberal: broad interpretation
Conservative: Strict interpretation

Question 9

Who were the early democratic republicans?

Answer 9

Jefferson and Madison

Question 10

What was our stance in the British-French War in 1793?

Answer 10

Neutral

Question 11

Who was Edmund Genet?

Answer 11

The French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution

Question 12

Why did the U.S. get upset with Britain in the 1790s

Answer 12

British were seizing American ships and using them to trade with Spain and France in the West Indies

Question 13

What are the points of John Jay’s Treaty?

Answer 13

1. British must leave all forts in northwest by 1796 - 4 years
2. British will pay damages for the seizure of ships
3. However, Jay could not get reimbursement for lost slaves.

Question 14

With whom was the Greenville Treaty signed with?

Answer 14

The indians after the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Question 15

Who opposed Hamilton’s tax on whiskey?

Answer 15

Frontier farmers

Question 16

What did the U.S. get out of the Pinckney treaty?

Answer 16

1. Spain would accept 31st parallel as southern border.
2. Mississippi River would be opened to America with no duties for 3 years.
3. Both sides would not push the indians to attack each other.

Question 17

What did Hamilton believe should happen in the west?

Answer 17

Sell the land at a high price to pay off the debt.

Question 18

What state did Daniel Boone lead people into?

Answer 18

Kentucky - Meaning “Great Meadow”

Question 19

What was significant about the election of 1796?

Answer 19

Hamilton tried to “cut” Adams and get people to vote for Pinckney because Hamilton knew he could control him. People found out and ended up voting for Adams.

Question 20

What kind of naval war happened while Adams was in office?

Answer 20

An undeclared naval war with France .

Congress authorized the capture of armed French ships. Naval size increased from 3 to 33.

Question 21

Essay - Discuss the Constitutionality of the National Bank with Jefferson and Adams’ ideas.

Answer 21

Jefferson: Thought the National Bank was unconstitutional because the Constitution did not state that Congress had the authority to create one. Jefferson did not view economic growth as the nation’s new source of energy. He thought that farming would be sufficient.
Hamilton: Wanted a National Bank because he thought that the people could not be trusted and they needed guidance. He thought that a National Bank would spark industries to grow. In his plan, the bank would be modeled after the Bank of England, and it would have the ability to propose tariffs and other money generating things. He argued that the Constitution didn’t state that they couldn’t have a bank, so he thought it was ok.

Question 22

What were the causes of the Whiskey Rebellion and how did Washington respond?

Answer 22

The cause of the Whiskey rebellion were Hamilton’s liquor tax, and the Frontier farmers were not happy about it because they were making good money. Because they opposed it, they started a rebellion in the west.
To handle it, Washington called out the army and told the men to disperse. The army then went in and got men, and the government claimed that they caught 20 men who started it. However, they did not really get even a single person.

Question 23

What happened to the Indians by 1790?

Answer 23

The U.S took over their lands in the Northwest.