Chapters 6-8

Question 1

passed through the Cumberland Gap and did much exploration in Kentucky

Answer 1

Daniel Boone

Question 2

one of the writers of the Federalist papers and was the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Answer 2

John Jay

Question 3

a system in which power is divided among the branches of the government

Answer 3

a system of checks and balances

Question 4

The 3 branches are of the U.S. government

Answer 4

executive, legislative, judicial

Question 5

What were the first two American political parties, and who originally led them?

Answer 5

Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton; Republicans led by James Madison

Question 6

Name the members of George Washington’s cabinet

Answer 6

Vice President - John Adams; Secretary of State - Thomas Jefferson; Attorney General - Edmund Randolph; Secretary of War - Henry Knox; Secretary of the Treasury - Alexander Hamilton

Question 7

Two acts that hurt John Adam’s administration

Answer 7

Alien Act, Sedition Act