Chapter 9 Section 2 DRQ’s
I.
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Securing the Northwest Territory
1. What (Where) is the Trans-Appalachian West?
2. Why was their conflict over the West?
3. Who held much of the area west of the Mississippi River? _______________________
4. Why was the port of New Orleans important for American settlers?
5. Describe the Northwest Territory of the late 1700s…where was it located?
II.
Battle of Fallen Timbers
6. Why did Washington decide to send troops to the Ohio River Valley to fight the force led by
Little Turtle?
7. Why did the British refuse to help the Native Americans?
8. What were the results of the Battle of Fallen Timbers for Americans?
9. How did the Battle of Fallen Timbers affect Native American claims to land?
III.
The Whiskey Rebellion
10. Why were farmers angry about the whiskey tax?
11. Why did Washington decide to crush the rebellion and enforce the tax?
12. Why did farmers have trouble getting their grain to market? How did they solve the problem
of transporting the grain?
13. Farmers traded the whiskey for what goods?
14. Where did the Whiskey Rebellion take place and why did it take place?
15. Who said “Such a resistance is treason” in regard to the Whiskey Rebellion?
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16. What did the defeat of the Whiskey Rebellion prove?
IV.
The French Revolution
17. What led the French people to rebel against their government? What inspired them to rebel?
18. France declared war against what countries?
On Left Side of ISN: Create a chart
19. Why did the war between France and Britain put the Americans in a difficult position?
20. How did Jefferson think the U.S. should react to the war between France and Britain?
21. How did Hamilton think the U.S. should react to the war between France and Britain?
22. How did Washington think the U.S. should react to the war between France and Britain?
V.
Remaining Neutral
23. What challenge did Britain make to U.S. neutrality?
24. In Jay’s Treaty with England, John Jay got England to agree to:
a.
b.
25. However, England did not agree to open up ______________ _________ ___________ and
because if this, the treaty was unpopular.
26. In Pinckney’s Treaty with Spain, Thomas Pinckney got Spain to agree to:
a.
b.
c.
VI.
Vocabulary
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Guillotine
Neutral
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