Chapter 6 Flashcards
T or F: Bonds are a form of borrowing
True
T or F: only the first either amendments in the Bill of Rights offer safeguards for the rights of individuals against the actions of the federal government
True
T or F: Federal troops crushed the Whiskey Rebellion without a fight
True
T or F: In the war between Britain and France, President Washington issued a proclamation declaring that the United States sided with the French
False
T or F: Alexander Hamilton killed Aaron Burr in a duel
False
T or F: During the War of 1812, American attacks in Canada were hampered because the New York militia refused to leave the country
True
T or F: In the Treaty of Ghent, the British agreed to stop impressment of American sailors
False
The Bill of Rights that went into effect in 1791 had ___ amendments
Ten
In 1789, to raise money to operate, the new federal government …
Imposed a tarrif
The war between Britain and France put President Washington in a difficult decision because …
A treaty required the United States to help defend France’s colonies in the Caribbean
Pinckney’s Treaty gave the US …
The right to navigate the Mississippi
The idea that states can declare a federal law unconstitutional is called…
Nullification
The declaration in the Madbury vs Madison case established ..:
The Court’s right of judicial review
The Shoshone who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a guide was …
Sacagewea
After a British warship fired on an American warship in 1807, President Jefferson asked Congress to pass the ____, halting all trade with Europe
Embargo act
