Chapter 6 Homework study

Question 1

The most prominent leader of the Federalist part was?

Answer 1

Alexander Hamilton

Question 2

As a result of Pickney’s Treaty, the U.S. received land concessions from?

Answer 2

Spain

Question 3

Jay’s Treaty, which allowed the British to continue a U.S. fur trade angered who?

Answer 3

Western Settlers

Question 4

The second president of the United States was?

Answer 4

John Adams

Question 5

The XYZ Affair brought the United States to the brink of war with?

Answer 5

France

Question 6

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions promoted the principle of?

Answer 6

Nullification

Question 7

To which party did Thomas Jefferson belong to?

Answer 7

Republican

Question 8

To which party did Alexander Hamilton belong to?

Answer 8

Federalists

Question 9

Why did Washington distrust the two-party system?

Answer 9

Saw the two parties as a danger to national unity

Question 10

How did Thomas Jefferson simplify the federal government?

Answer 10

By eliminating all internal taxes, reducing influence of The Bank of United States, reduced size of army, and lowered expenses for government social functions.

Question 11

Whiskey farmers along the frontier rebelled in 1794 over the passage of a tax on product’s manufacture, sale, or distribution. What was this?

Answer 11

Excise Tax

Question 12

This was passed by Federalists to curb dissent, raised the residency requirement for American citizenship from five to fourteen years. What was this?

Answer 12

Alien Acts

Question 13

What is a cabinet?

Answer 13

A group of department hands who serve as the president’s chief of advisers.

Question 14

What cabinet did Thomas Jefferson belong to?

Answer 14

Secretary of State

Question 15

What cabinet did Alexander Hamilton belong to?

Answer 15

Secretary of Treasure

Question 16

What cabinet did Henry Knox belong to?

Answer 16

Secretary of War

Question 17

What is a Judicial Review?

Answer 17

The Supreme Court’s power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional

Question 18

Who was Aaron Burr

Answer 18

Alexander Hamilton’s opponent during the election. He later killed Alexander Hamilton during a duel.

Question 19

What is a blockade?

Answer 19

The use of ships or troops to prevent movement into and out of a port or region controlled by a hostile nation.

Question 20

Impressment

Answer 20

A forcible seizure of men for military sense

Question 21

Embargo

Answer 21

A government ban on trade with one or more other nations

Question 22

Put the events of The War of 1812 in chronological order:

1. British forces march on Washington D.C. and burn the White House
2. Tecumseh leads Native American tribes against federal troops
3. The Treaty of Ghent ends the war
4. President Jefferson passes the Embargo Act
5. Andrew Jackson routes the British in the Battle of New Orleans
6. The war of 1812 begins

Answer 22

In order:

1. President Jefferson passes the Embargo Act
2. Tecumseh leads Native American tribes against federal troops
3. The War of 1812 begins
4. British forces march on Washington D.C. and burn the White House
5. The Treaty of Ghent ends the war
6. Andrew Jackson routes the British in the Battle of New Orleans.

Question 23

What did Sacajawea serve as during the Exploration of the Louisiana Territory?

Answer 23

Sacajawea served as an interpreter and guide for the exploration.

Question 24

Who led the exploration of the Louisiana Territory?

Answer 24

Meriweather Lewis and William Clark. (Meriweather Lewis was in charge of the expedition more so than William Clark)

Question 25

Louisiana Territory What was it and what did it do?

Answer 25

With France in need of funds, and preoccupied with war in Europe, Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for $15 million dollars. The deal more than doubled the size of the country, and gave the U.S. lay claim to the Oregon Territory.

Question 26

What did Thomas Jefferson believe in?

Answer 26

Jefferson believed in a limited national government and a state made up of farmers

Question 27

What did Alexander Hamilton believe in?

Answer 27

Favored a central government and a society run by the wealthy and well educated.