Name
Class
Date
Section Quiz
Launching the Nation
Section 1
FILL IN THE BLANK For each of the following statements, fill in the
blank with the appropriate word, phrase, or name.
1. In 1789 the electoral college unanimously selected
as
the first president of the United States.
2. As president, George Washington established an important precedent by creating
different
in the executive branch for the various areas
of national policy.
3.
had to entertain guests and attend social events with
her husband.
4. In 1790 most Americans lived in the
, where they
worked on farms.
5. An action or a decision that later serves as an example is a
.
6. The
created three levels of federal courts within the
judicial branch.
7. Most Americans wanted their new government to improve trade and to
them.
8. The first capital of the United States was in
.
9. In the late 1700s, only two cities in the United States had populations greater than
25,000—New York and
.
10. President Washington picked Alexander Hamilton as his secretary of the treasury
and
as his secretary of state.
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Name
Class
Date
Section Quiz
Launching the Nation
Section 2
TRUE/FALSE Mark each statement T if it is true or F if it is false. If false
explain why.
______ 1. As secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton’s biggest challenge was
paying off the national debt.
______ 2. Thomas Jefferson believed in a strong federal government.
______ 3. Alexander Hamilton promoted an economy based on manufacturing and
economic growth, while Jefferson believed that agriculture was the key.
______ 4. Both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson believed the nation need-
ed a national bank and a national mint.
______ 5. According to Alexander Hamilton’s strict construction of the Constitution,
Congress could not create a national bank.
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Name
Class
Date
Section Quiz
Launching the Nation
Section 3
FILL IN THE BLANK For each of the following statements, fill in the
blank with the appropriate term, phrase, or name.
1. In 1791 Congress passed a tax on American-made
as
part of a plan to help pay the federal debt.
2. The
stated that the United States would not take sides
with any European countries at war with one another.
3. Supreme Court Chief Justice
was sent to negotiate a
treaty with Great Britain for damages to American ships.
4. Edmond Genet was disappointed when the United States refused to send
to help France fight the British.
5. In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned against political divisions,
foreign alliances, and public
.
6. Americans were satisfied with
because Spain agreed to
change the Florida border and reopen the port at New Orleans.
7. In 1790 and 1791 a Native American group under the command of
defeated U.S. forces in the Northwest Territory.
8. Many Americans supported the
because they believed
the French were trying create a democracy.
9. The
ended the fighting between Native Americans
and the U.S. and gave the government right of entry to Native American lands in
the Northwest Territory.
10. Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested what they believed was an unfair tax
in the
.
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Name
Class
Date
Section Quiz
Launching the Nation
Section 4
MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, place, or
person that matches each description. Some answers will not be used.
______ 1. He helped found the Federalist Party.
a. Alexander Hamilton
______ 2. This party favored a strong federal
b. Alien and Sedition Acts
government and supported industry
and trade.
______ 3. The election of 1796 saw the devel-
opment of these groups that help
elect people and shape policies.
______ 4. These laws allowed the president to
remove foreign residents he thought
were involved in treason or plots
against the government.
______ 5. This political party promoted limits
c. Democratic-Republican
Party
d. Federalist Party
e. France
f. James Madison
g. John Adams
h. North
i. political parties
to the power of the federal
government.
j. South
______ 6. He won the presidential election
of 1796 and became the second
president of the United States.
______ 7. He lost the election of 1796 and
later tried to declare the Alien and
Sedition Acts unconstitutional.
k. Talleyrand Affair
l. Thomas Jefferson
m. XYZ affair
______ 8. Americans in this region tended to
favor limits on the power of the federal government.
______ 9. Incident in which French agents
asked American officials for a bribe
to consider a treaty between the
United States and France.
______ 10. Problems with this country led many
Americans to call for war.
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