Chapter 8 & 9 Test Review

Question 1

What is a precedent?

Answer 1

An example to be followed by others in the future.

Question 2

Which of the following parts of Hamilton’s financial plan was the only part that Congress did NOT pass?

Answer 2

A high tariff on imported goods.

Question 3

What was George Washington’s response to the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 3

It proved the strength of the national government.

Question 4

The first political parties were formed because of disagreements over what issue?

Answer 4

Should more power be with state or federal governments

Question 5

Federalists were supported by all of the following except

Answer 5

Farmers

Question 6

What was unusual about John Adams being elected as president and Thomas Jefferson being elected as vice president in 1796?

Answer 6

They were from two different parties.

Question 7

Who was the general who defeated Native American tribes in the Battle of Fallen Timbers?

Answer 7

Anthony Wayne

Question 8

How was the French Revolution like the American Revolution?

Answer 8

Both began as a fight against monarchy and inequality.

Question 9

What happened during the XYZ Affair?

Answer 9

The French tried to bribe the United States but Americans refused.

Question 10

What did the Sedition Act violate?

Answer 10

First Amendment right to free speech.

Question 11

The Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions were related to what issue?

Answer 11

States’ rights

Question 12

What two things did George Washington warn against in his farewell address?

Answer 12

1. He warned against political divisions at home.

2. He warned against becoming entangled in European affairs. Be prepared to explain if it was good advice or not.

Question 13

Name one positive and one negative effect that Thomas Jefferson’s presidency had on the effort to reduce the size of the federal government.

Answer 13

Positive: eliminate federal taxes, limit federal government’s power over states
Negative: reduced the size of the military, eliminate federal taxes (could be both depending on your explanation)

Question 14

The Sedition Act punished people who openly criticized the government. When Thomas Jefferson took office he _______________________.

Answer 14

released people who had been imprisoned and returned fines.

Question 15

The Supreme Court rules that a new law violates the Constitution. This is an example of __________.

Answer 15

Judicial review.

Question 16

This Mississippi River was especially important to farmers because it _________________.

Answer 16

allowed them to ship their crops to market in New Orleans which would then go to foreign markets.

Question 17

Thomas Jefferson was uneasy about purchasing the Louisiana Territory because _________________.

Answer 17

he did not have the constitutional power to buy land from another country.

Question 18

Did Thomas Jefferson do the right thing when he bought land from a foreign country without having the constitutional right to do so? Explain your answer.

Answer 18

Yes - it increased the size of our country, would have taken too long to create amendment to give him the right, the French might have taken away their offer
OR
No - Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution, he was acting against his beliefs, set a precedent for future presidents to act without permission.

Question 19

What is a tribute?

Answer 19

Payment in return for protection.

Question 20

Who was a U.S. naval hero who raided Tripoli harbor in 1804 and burned the Philadelphia down to the water line?

Answer 20

Stephen Decatur

Question 21

Who was the leader that encouraged Native American tribes to unite against western settlement?

Answer 21

Tecumseh

Question 22

Who were the supporters of the War of 1812?

Answer 22

War Hawks

Question 23

What was the main result of the War of 1812?

Answer 23

The United States and Britain agreed to stop fighting.