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★ Guided Reading Activity 8-1
DIRECTIONS: Recalling the Facts Use the information in your textbook to
answer the questions. Use another sheet of paper if necessary.
1. When and where was George Washington inaugurated as president?
2. Who was the first vice president? 3. Why were people willing to trust Washington as president?
4. What executive departments were set up by Congress in 1789?
5. Who was the first head of the department described below?
a) handled relations with other nations SECTION
b) dealt with financial matters c) provided for the nation’s defense 6. How was the president’s authority over the executive branch established?
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7. What did Congress establish with the Judiciary Act of 1789? 8. Who was the first chief justice of the United States? 9. What was the Bill of Rights?
10. When was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
13. How did Hamilton win the support of the South? 14. Between which two states was the new capital district located? 15. What were three other proposals Hamilton made to build a strong economy?
16. Why did Thomas Jefferson and James Madison oppose Hamilton’s economic
program?
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11. What are bonds?
12. Why did the South object to Alexander Hamilton’s plan to repay the bonds?
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★ Guided Reading Activity 8-2
DIRECTIONS: Filling in the Blanks Use your textbook to fill in the blanks
using the words in the box. Use another sheet of paper if necessary.
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Wabash River
South
farmers
Proclamation of Neutrality
Appalachians
British
Spanish
manufacturers and merchants
political parties
Jay’s Treaty
whiskey
President George Washington
foreign affairs
impressment
Treaty of Greenville
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion
The (1)
(2)
by (4)
in western Pennsylvania objected to paying a special tax on
. An armed protest called the (3)
was crushed by an army led
.
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Struggle Over the West
influence of the (5)
and the (6)
SECTION
George Washington hoped that treaties with Native Americans would lessen the
, but American settlers ignored the
treaties. Fighting broke out and more than 600 American troops died in a battle by
the (7)
. In 1794 the British governor of Canada urged Native Americans to
destroy American settlements west of the (8)
. On August 20, 1794, General
Anthony Wayne defeated Shawnee leader Blue Jacket and his warriors at the
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(9)
. Wayne forced 12 Native American nations to sign the (10)
,
which opened most of Ohio to white settlement.
Problems With Europe
Americans in the (11)
tended to side with France, while (12)
who
traded with Great Britain, favored Great Britain. On April 22, 1793, Washington issued
a (13)
that prohibited American citizens from fighting in the war between
Great Britain and France. Few Americans supported (14)
because it did not deal with (15)
with the British
or British interference with American trade.
Washington’s Farewell
Washington considered the growth of (16)
a danger to the country. In his
“Farewell Address,” he attacked entanglements in (17)
.
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★ Guided Reading Activity 8-3
DIRECTIONS: Outlining Locate the heading in your textbook. Then use the
information under the heading to help you write each answer. Use
another sheet of paper if necessary.
I. Opposing Views
A. Introduction—Which two cabinet members often took opposing sides of issues?
B. Political Parties Emerge
1. By the 1790s to whom was the word Federalist applied?
2. Which two leaders organized people into the Republican Party?
C. Views of the Constitution—Which party believed in a strict interpretation
of the Constitution? D. The People’s Role—Who did the Federalists think should hold public office?
SECTION
E. Washington’s Dilemma—What did Washington hope would happen between
Jefferson and Hamilton? F. The Election of 1796—What were the results of the presidential election of 1796?
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3. How did Congress prepare for war with France?
B. Alien and Sedition Acts—In what year were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?
C. Domestic and Foreign Affairs
1. According to the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, what rights did the
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II. President John Adams
A. The XYZ Affair
1. How did the French punish the United States for signing Jay’s Treaty with
Great Britain?
2. How did John Adams respond to the story about three French agents who
demanded a bribe and a loan for France?