History 24

Question 1

What was Hamilton’s Financial Plan?

Answer 1

-pay off debt
-support + protect emerging nations/businesses
-strengthen economy: national bank, tariffs, tax on whiskey

Question 2

Who was in George Washington’s Cabinet?

Answer 2

-Hamilton - Secretary of Treasury
-Randolph - Attorney General
-Jefferson - Secretary of State
-Knox - Secretary of War

Question 3

Jay Treaty

Answer 3

A solution by John Jay for the British to stop seizing American Ships.

Question 4

Who invented the cotton gin and what was it?

Answer 4

-Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin
-machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds
-this invention affected slavery in the north and south; made slaves more valuable

Question 5

Lousiana purchase

Answer 5

Delegated were sent to France to purchase a port in New Orleans for 10 million but Nepelion offered the Louisiana territory for 15 million.

Question 6

Whiskey Rebellion

Answer 6

A tariff on whiskey was Hamilton’s plan to create revenue
farmers have a problem with the tariff and start the whiskey rebellion

Question 7

Points of Washington Farewell Adress

Answer 7

-no permanent alliances
-no forming political parties
-no sectionalism
-don’t get involved in foreign affairs

Question 8

Sedition Acts

Answer 8

-can’t speak against the government
this went against the First Amendment

Question 9

Marbury vs Madison

Answer 9

officially establishes judicial review

Question 10

Who was responsible for leading an expedition west over the Appalachians?

Answer 10

Daniel Boone

Question 10

The Kentucky and Virginia Revolution

Answer 10

put in place to rule that the Alien and Seductions Acts were unconstitutional

Question 11

Case in 1819 thar ruled this university can remain private and not public

Answer 11

Dartmouth vs Woodward

Question 12

Federalists

Answer 12

-Support strong federal government
-Loose interpretation of the Constitution
-Support business interests, tariffs, national bank

Question 13

Anti-federalists

Answer 13

-Support strong state government, weak federal
-Strict interpretation of Constitution
-Support farmers, oppose tariffs, national bank, bill of rights

Question 14

Democratic-Republicans

Answer 14

-political party created by Jefferson
-loose interpretation of constitution
-support farmers and small federal government

Question 15

Two Term Tradition

Answer 15

established by Washington to protect the nation against tyranny

Question 16

Proclamation of Neutrality

Answer 16

Washington’s response to the war in Europe and France’s attempt to make alliances with the US
The us would not be involved in alliances or war

Question 17

XYZ Affair

Answer 17

-France attacked American trade ships, the U.S wanted to avoid war and attempted diplomacy
-sent diplomats to France to negotiate
-France sent 3 secret agents (XYZ) who offered a bribe (we will stop if you pay us money)
-Adams refused the bribe and raised a navy to defend American trade

Question 18

Northwest Ordinance

Answer 18

-passed by Articles of Confederation
-set up a government for the northwest territory
-established system for adding new states
-banned slavery in its territory

Question 19

Embargo Act 1807

Answer 19

Caused by attacks on American ships by France and England
Jefferson wanted to avoid war so he banned all trade from American ports

Question 20

Judicial Review

Answer 20

the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional