Ch. 5 & 6: Launching a New Nation

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Which law created the Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and five associate justices?

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the Judiciary Act of 1789

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Which event was a response to an unpopular excise tax imposed by the federal government?

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the Whiskey Rebellion

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Who secured a treaty with Spain giving the United States shipping rights on the Mississippi River?

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Thomas Pinckney

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During John Adams's presidency, why were Democratic-Republicans outraged by the Alien and Sedition Acts?

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They believed the laws violated freedom of speech.

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What principle was affirmed in the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison? Options: the right of the citizens to criticize their government, the right of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, the right of Congress to declare war, the right of states to nullify an act of Congress that they deem unconstitutional

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the right of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional

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Who was president when the United States acquired and began to explore the Louisiana Territory?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Why did the United States go to war against Britain in 1812? Options: Britain was trying to buy the Louisiana Territory., Britain was interfering with U.S. foreign trade., Britain refused to give up its forts in the Northwest Territory., Britain was becoming too friendly with France.

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Britain was interfering with U.S. foreign trade.

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Who attempted to unite Native Americans into a confederacy to protect their homeland against white intruders?

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Tecumseh

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Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on

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one vote per state.

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The Articles of Confederation gave the national government the power to

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declare war