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8th gr Hist Ch 7 - 8
8th Grade History Chapter 7 - 8 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What term refers to a section of land six miles square? | township |
| What is known as the freedom to stockpile goods temporarily at a foreign location? | right of deposit |
| What term refers to the giving of formal approval to certain documents? | ratify |
| What is the charge on imported goods known as? | tariffs |
| What term refers to the count of the population? | census |
| What was the plan that created only a legislative body for governing the nation? | Articles of Confederation |
| What was an attempt to persuade the states to ratify the Constitution? | Federalist papers |
| What contained the means of adding new states to the Union? | Northwest Ordinance |
| What organized western land sales? | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| What guarantees were added to the Constitution? | Bill of Rights |
| The Constitution is _________ than all constitutions of other nations. | older |
| What freedoms are guaranteed in the First Amendment? | No freedom of suffrage |
| Which major state was slow to ratify the Articles of Confederation? | Virginia |
| What men attended the Constitutional Convention? | Hamilton |
| Who were the colonies governed by before and during most of the War for Independence? | Appalacian Mountains, Mississippi & Maryland |
| Who were the authors of the Federalist Papers? | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay & James Madison |
| What did the writers of the Constitution agree to? | Shouldn't be a democracy |
| What could the Confederation Congress do? | Couldn't levy taxes |
| What did the writers of the Constitution make compromises on? | No Abandonment of the Articles of the Confederation |
| What was probably the most important legislation passed by the confederation Congress? | Western lands |
| Who was a troublesome French diplomat? | Edmond Charles Genet |
| Who made an unpopular treaty with the British? | John Jay |
| Who was the first Vice President? | John Adams |
| Who tried to take the presidency away from Jefferson? | Aaron Burr |
| Who was the secretary of state who refused to deliver a judge's appointment? | Madison |
| What was the name for a tax paid for the manufacture or sale of certain goods and services? | Exercise tax |
| Where did Anthony Wayne defeat a bad of Indians in order to put a stop to Indian attacks? | Fallen Timbers |
| What did Washington issue to urge Americans to be impartial toward France and Britain in their war with each other during the French Revolution? | Neutrality Proclamation |
| Who was John Adam's vice president? | Thomas Jefferson |
| President Adams avoided all-out war with France by signing what agreement? | Convention of 1800 |
| What famous ship was built during the naval buildup called for during the "quasi-war" with France? | U.S.S. Constitution |
| Who has been described as "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"? | George Washington |
| What did James Madison and Thomas Jefferson write to combat the Alien and Sedition Acts? | Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions |
| What term describes the proposed rights of the states to declare a federal law to void within its boundaries? | nullification |
| During which incident did the French try to bribe the American envoys? | XYZ affair |
| Who were the members of George Washington's cabinet? | Randolf, Hamilton, Jefferson (no John Marshall) |
| What provided the details for establishing the Supreme Court, district courts, and circuit courts? | Judiciary Act of 1789 |
| What were the precedents set by George Washington? | not holding regular press conferences |
| What was responsible for America's "quasi-war" with France? | XYZ affair |
| In 1794, what were western Pennsylvania farmers upset over? | the taxes on whiskey |
| What were America's differences with Spain settled by? | Pinckney Treaty |
| Who led opposition against Alexander Hamilton's financial plans? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What did John Adams stronly disagree with his political party over? | Alien and Sedition Acts |
| What did the case of Marbury vs Madison establish? | judicial reviews |
| Who were the midnight judges appointed by? | John Adams |
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