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Chapter 7 Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question

___1. What is a body of electors who represent the peoples vote in choosing the president?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Voting group
Electoral College
College of Electoral
Voting College

___2. Who was the 1st president of the U.S.?

a)
b)
c)
d)

John Adams
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson

___3. What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish?

a)
b)
c)
d)

3 levels of federal courts

The Judicial Branch
Judicial Members Initiation Test
Judicial Members

___4. To set up the federal court system and the courts location, Congress passed the
a)
b)
c)
d)

Court Acts
Courts System Act
Judiciary Act of 1789
Court Location Act

___5. Most Americans had high expectations for the new country, they wanted..
a)
b)
c)
d)

A weak central government

Improved trade with Asian countries
More people to come go America
Improved trade with few restrictions, and the government to protect them

___6. As secretary of the treasury, Hamiltons biggest challenge was

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a)
b)
c)
d)

Paying off national debt

Dealing with nationwide protests
His wife
Calming foreign allies

___7. Hamilton thought paying the states debt would

a)
b)
c)
d)

Weaken the strength of the Government temporarily

Not help much
Help the national economy
Improve citizens happiness

___8. Southern states did not want to help pay state debts because
a)
b)
c)
d)

The debts were not theirs

They were already angry at the government
Wanted to improve their own economy
They were already occupied with other threats

___9. To make the Southern states pay state debts, Hamilton..

a)
b)
c)
d)

Agreed to give more land to Southern states

Agreed to establish the Southern Acts
Moved the nations capital south
Gave southern states more freedom in trade

___9. Hamilton wanted to start a national back where the government could
a)
b)
c)
d)

Safely deposit money

Hold private meetings
Make money
Safely store important letters

___10. Jefferson and Madison believed that Hamiltons plans for the economy gave too much
power to the
a)
b)
c)
d)

State governments
The people
Government members
National Government

___11. France asked the United States to help fight the war by
a) Sending infantry over
b) Send warships over to fight Britain by sea
c) Commanding privateers
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d) Help fund France

___12. What did the Neutrality Proclamation say?
a)
b)
c)
d)

The National Government will stay neutral in State affairs

The United States would not take sides with any European countries that were at war
The Unites States will not side with any European country
The United States will not do anything about the Native Americans

___13. Jefferson believed that the United States should back France because
a)
b)
c)
d)

They were longtime allies

Britain was threatening the United States too
France helped the United States in the Revolutionary War
France helped the United States establish treaties with Spain and Britain

___14. To settle the dispute about Britain attacking ships in the French West Indies, Washington
ordered Chief Justice John Jay to establish and sign this treaty
a)
b)
c)
d)

Jays Treaty
French West Indie Treaty
Pickneys Treaty
Treaty of 1793

___15. To make Spain reopen the port of New Orleans in 1784, Ambassador Thomas Pickney
establish this treaty
a)
b)
c)
d)

Pickneys Treaty
Jays Treaty
Port Treaty
Border Treaty

___16. Groups that help elect people and shape policies are called..
a)
b)
c)
d)

Electoral Parties
Political Parties
Socialists
Neo-Liberalists

___17. The diplomats John Adams had sent to France learned that
a)
b)
c)
d)

Britain had already defeated France

Americans are not allowed in France
French foreign minister Talleyrand would not speak to them
France already understood

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___18. The affair that included three French agents, a bribe, and a loan, was called.
a)
b)
c)
d)

The Talleyrand Affair

The ABC Affair
The Secret Affair
The XYZ Affair

___19. To end the Alien and Sedition Acts, Jefferson and Madison wrote resolutions known as
the
a)
b)
c)
d)

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Alien and Sedition Resolutions
Resolutions of State Government
North Carolina and South Carolina Resolution

___20. Despite intense pressure from members of his own party, Adams
a)
b)
c)
d)

Paid France the bribe and the loan

Declared war on France
Did not declare war on France
Declared France an enemy

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word
21) Being the first president, Washington had to set a ________________
22) Presidents meet with the department heads, or ________ _________, who advised him
23) Washingtons cabinet members informed Washington on ____________ matters
24) President Washington and members of Congress established a new ____________
___________
25) Congress and the President organized the __________ and ____________ branches of
the government.
26) To cause Americans to buy U.S. goods, Hamilton wanted to pass higher ________
27) Hamilton believed in _________ __________ of the Constitution-the federal government
can take reasonable actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid
28) Jefferson believed in _________ ____________ -the federal government should do only
what the constitution specifically says it can do
29) Hamilton thought that the United States should build a national _____, a place to make
coins
30) Hamilton wanted a ________ government, and Jefferson wanted a ________ government
31) On August 20, 1794, Native Americans fought Waynes troops in the _______ __
_________ _________and were defeated.

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32) In what became known as the ___________ ____________, farmers lashed out against
the tax on whiskey
33) President Washington issued a _______ saying that people had to ______ the law
34) Washington decided __ ___run for a third presidential term
35) President Washington feared that the rebels in the Whiskey Rebellion __________ the
federal governments authority
36) The party that wanted a strong federal government and supported industry and trade was
called the ______________ __________
37) The party that wanted to limit the federal governments power is called the ____________________ _______
38) One of Adams first goals as president was to improve the relationship between the
________ _______ and ________
39) The Federalist-controlled Congress passed four laws known together as the _______ ___
___________ _____. These laws were said to protect the United States, but the
Federalists intended them to crush opposition to war against France.
40) The act from question 39 was expired because the act was _______________
True or False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false by writing out the word TRUE or FALSE
on the line,
41) ________The President nominates candidates for federal judgeships T
42) ________ The Judiciary Act of 1789 set up federal district courts and circuit courts of
appealsT
43) ________Candidates for federal judgeships are approved or rejected by the House of
RepresentativesF
44) ________Washington had to choose unskilled members as cabinet members because
most of them were not availableF
45) ________Americans had high expectations for the new nationT
46) ________The United States owed more money to foreign allies then to the citizensF
47) ________ During the war the government raised money with bondsT
48) ________Hamilton and Jefferson cooperated for a long time F
49) ________Hamilton wanted new forms of economic growth and wanted to promote
manufacturing and businessT
50) ________ Jefferson believed that it was the right of the people to rule the countryT
51) ________Hamilton hoped to strengthen trading ties with Britain so did not want to help
TFrance
52) ________Jays Treaty was unpopular because citizens and congressional leaders thought
Tthe treaty hurt trade and did not punish Britain enough for some of its actions
53) ________Spain opened back the port of New Orleans which hurted U.S. tradeF

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54) ________George Washington himself let the army in military action against the Whiskey
Rebellion T
55) ________The Whiskey Rebellion ended without a fightT
56) ________Adams decided that the United States should keep a very small navyF
57) ________Adams had wanted to declare war against FranceF
58) ________Adams decided that the United States should keep a peacetime armyT
59) ________The Sedition act forbade anyone from publishing or voicing criticism of the
federal government T
60) ________The Sedition Act was declared unconstitutional by Jefferson and Madison T

Short Answer
61) Describe why George Washington was the best candidate to be the first president of the
United States
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62) Explain in two details why Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed so strongly
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63) Why did Washington not run for office again for his third presidential term?

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64) Describe what the Alien and Sedition Acts are, and why they were expired
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Answer Key
1) B
2) B
3) A
4) C
5) D
6) A
7) C
8) A
9) C
10) A
11) D
12) B
13) C
14) A
15) A
16) B
17) C
18) D
19) A
20) C
21) Precedent
22) Cabinet
23) Political
24) National government
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25) Judicial, Executive

26) Tariffs
27) Loose Construction
28) Strict Construction
29) Mint
30) Strong, Limited/Weak
31) Battle of Fallen Timbers
32) Whiskey Rebellion
33) Proclamation, obey
34) To not
35) Threatened
36) Federalist Party
37) Democratic-Republican Party
38) United States, France
39) Alien and Sedition Acts
40) Unconstitutional
41) T
42) T
43) F, the Senate
44) F, he chose the best cabinet members
45) T
46) F, owed more money to citizens then to foreign members
47) T
48) F, they disagreed with most things
49) T
50) T
51) T
52) T
53) F, actually closed the port-Pickneys treaty
54) T
55) T
56) F, Adams wanted to expand the navy to more than 30 ships
57) F, Adams did not want to declare war-money spending
58) T
59) T
60) T
61) George Washington was the respected general of the Revolutionary War, he won
the war
62) Jefferson wanted to limit the power of the national government, while Hamilton
wanted to increase the power of the national government and to increase trade and
business. Jefferson worried about depending too much on trade and business,
help the farmers, which was the majority of Americans
63) Washington was tired of public life, devoutly wished for retirement
64) Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws passed by the Federalist controlled
Congress which were said to protect the United States, but were to actually crush
opposition to war against France, the Sedition Act forbade anyone from
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publishing or voicing criticism of the federal government. This act violates the 1st
Amendment, the freedom of speech and press.

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