Study Guide 1-29

Question 1

What is one of the liberties guaranteed in the bill of rights

Answer 1

Civil liberties

Question 2

Who was the first chief justice of the United States

Answer 2

John Jay

Question 3

The judiciary act of 1789 established which kind of legal system

Answer 3

Federal court

Question 4

To help build a strong national economy what did Hamilton asked Congress to create

Answer 4

A national bank

Question 5

Precedent

Answer 5

Something done or said that becomes on example for others to follow

Question 6

With in the executive branch what were the three department leaders and attorney general called

Answer 6

Thomas Jefferson ( state department) Alexander Hamilton ( department of treasury) Henry Knox ( department of war) and Edmond Randolph ( attorney general )

Question 7

Who was the first leader of the new Department of State

Answer 7

Thomas Jefferson

Question 8

Speculator

Answer 8

People who risk money in hopes to making large profit in the future

Question 9

Neutrality

Answer 9

Not to take either side

Question 10

Whiskey rebellion

Answer 10

An armed mob attacked tax collectors and burn down buildings

Question 11

Pinckneys treaty

Answer 11

Gave the Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and right to trade at New Orleans

Question 12

Impressment

Answer 12

Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service

Question 13

In which region of the US taxes on whiskey lead to a rebellion

Answer 13

Western Pennsylvania

Question 14

Around 1794 where did the British begin to build a new fort

Answer 14

In Ohio

Question 15

Which treaty open most of Ohio to white settlers

Answer 15

Greenville

Question 16

What barred French and British warships from American ports

Answer 16

The proclamation

Question 17

What did Washington consider a grave danger to the new nation

Answer 17

political parties

Question 18

Partisan

Answer 18

Firmly favoring one party or faction

Question 19

XYZ affair

Answer 19

In place of the French agents names

Question 20

Which political party stood for a strong federal government

Answer 20

Federalist led by Hamilton

Question 21

Which party feared that a strong central government would endanger people liberties

Answer 21

The Republicans

Question 22

Who was the second president of the United States

Answer 22

John Adams

Question 23

Sediction act

Answer 23

Allow the president to imprison aliens

Question 24

What divided the federalist and hurt John Adams chance for reelection

Answer 24

Federalist agreed to a treaty and stopped there attacks on American ships

Question 25

Who did native Americans turn to for help in preventing Americans from settling in the west

Answer 25

The British

Question 26

Who supported the aliens and Sedition acts

Answer 26

Americans

Question 27

The Proclamation of neutrality barred which warships from Americans ports

Answer 27

French and British

Question 28

What did the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions claimed

Answer 28

Claimed that the alien and sedition acts violated the Constitution

Question 29

Who was the nations first vice president

Answer 29

John Adams