Federalist Era-Chapter 9

During the Whiskey Rebellion, farmers peacefully protested a special tax.

• True

• False

Native Americans often turned to Britain and Spain for help in preventing Americans from settling in the west.

• True

• False

Why did President Adams send negotiators to France?

• French agents demanded a loan and a bribe.

• The French had begun capturing American ships.

• to say to the French that the United States was strengthening its army.

• D. United States and France were involved in a not-declared war.

What was the name of the civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government?

• Battle of Fallen Timbers

• Tea Party Rebellion

• XYZ affair

• Whiskey Rebellion

The Alien and Sedition Acts were

• strongly supported by the Republican Party

• passed to increase immigration.

• strongly supported by the Federalist Party.

• passed to strengthen the nation’s military.

The Proclamation of Neutrality barred which warships from American ports?

• French and English

• German and English

• Italian and Spanish

• Spanish and Portuguese

Who expressed concern that political parties were a threat to the ability of people in government to work together?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions claim?

• The Alien and Sedition Acts violated the Constitution.

• Jay’s Treaty violated the Constitution.

• Pinckney’s Treaty was biased in favor of wealthy landowners.

• Settlers had the right to settle in the Northwest Territories.

Who was the nation’s first vice president?

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system?

A. C.

B. D.

• congressional law system

• federal court system

• international court system

• stack court system