The American Republic To 1877 © 2007

Chapter 8: A New Nation

A New Nation

1
The first three executive departments were __________.
A)Justice, State, and Treasury
B)Defense, Treasury, and Commerce
C)State, War, and Treasury
D)Transportation, State, and Commerce

2
The first chief justice of the Supreme Court was __________.
A)Edmund Randolph
B)Alexander Hamilton
C)John Jay
D)Henry Knox

3
In order to win support for his financial plan, Hamilton agreed to __________.
A)a large tariff
B)locate the national capital in the South
C)issue paper currency
D)the Bill of Rights

4
Farmers objected to a tax on whiskey because __________.
A)they rarely had cash
B)it was taxation without representation
C)they disagreed with all taxes
D)they had no way to send the tax money to Washington

5
Native Americans agreed to surrender most of present-day Ohio in the __________.
A)Treaty of New York
B)Treaty of Fallen Timbers
C)Treaty of St. Clair
D)Treaty of Greenville

6
Thomas Pinckney negotiated a treaty with __________ that gave Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and the right to trade at New Orleans.
A)Portugal
B)Spain
C)France
D)Britain

7
George Washington served __________ terms as president.
A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four

8
The Federalists favored all of the following except __________.
A)a strong federal government
B)a national bank
C)an alliance with France
D)protective tariffs

9
The leader of the Democratic-Republicans was __________.
A)Thomas Jefferson
B)George Washington
C)John Adams
D)Alexander Hamilton

10
When three French agents demanded a bribe and a loan from the United States, it was called the __________ affair.
A)Alien and Sedition
B)Talleyrand
C)Kentucky
D)XYZ
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