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Unit 5
1st 3 Presidents
Question | Answer |
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Define Precedent: | Something someone does for the first time |
What do Americans call the President of the United States? | Mr. President |
How many terms did George Washington serve? | 2 |
Why was Washington a great President? | He served 2 terms and chose a great cabinet |
What is another word for agrarian? | agriculture |
To not choose sides in a conflict is to be: | neutral |
How did Washington recommend America act when other countries went to war? | To always be neutral |
What 2 political parties were created in the late 1700s? | Federalists and Anti-Federalists |
What political party did Washington belong too? | Federalist |
Who are the advisers to the president? | His cabinet |
Why are Knox, Jefferson and Hamilton special to Washington? | They all belonged to his cabinet |
Who is the Father of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
Who is the Father of the Economy? | Alexander Hamilton |
Who is the Father of the Country? | George Washington |
Who is the Father of the Constitution? | James Madison |
What rebellion proved the Constitution worked? | The Whiskey Rebellion |
What rebellion proved the Articles of Confederation was weak? | Shays' Rebellion |
Who was the 1st Secretary of War? | Henry Knox |
Who was the 1st Secretary of the Treasury? | Alexander Hamilton |
Who was the 1st Secretary of State? | Thomas Jefferson |
What is the Department of War called today? | Department of Defense |
What political party favored big, strong, powerful government? | Federalists |
Who could BEST be called an Anti-Federalist? | Jefferson |
What political party wanted America to have an industrial economy? | Federalists |
What political party wanted people to become gentlemen farmers? | Anti-federalists |
What political party favored strong states and a weak national government? | Anti-Federalists |
What person can best be called a Federalist? | Hamilton |
Who believed that poor people were too stupid to participate in government? | Hamilton |
A person who loves the British: | Anglophile |
A person who loves the French: | Francophile |
How did Hamilton die? | He was shot by a gun during a duel |
Who killed Hamilton? | The Vice President |
Where was Hamilton murdered? | Weehawken NJ |
What is the nickname of New Jersey? | The Garden State |
How many industrial areas are there in New Jersey? | three |
Where does the Jersey Devil live? | The Pine Barrens |
What town did Hamilton create? | Paterson |
Why does New Jersey have the nickname that it does? | Because New Jersey has many areas where fruit and vegetables are grown |
Why did Hamilton want to create an industrial town in New Jersey? | Because New Jersey had a waterfall that could be used for energy |
What is the name of the Jersey Devil's mother? | Mother Leeds |
Who were XYZ? | French people who wanted a bribe from the U.S. government |
What is another word for "alien"? | immigrant |
What President did not like aliens? | John Adams |
Define sedition: | To criticize the president or government |
What does the Sedition Act go against? | the 1st Amendment |
Define repeal: | To end |
What American President was a Francophile? | Thomas Jefferson |
What American was an Anglophile? | Hamilton |
Choose the answer with the Presidents in correct order: | Washington, Adams, Jefferson |
What President served only 1 term? | John Adams |
What man was never president? | Hamilton |
What 2 men hated each other? | Jefferson and Hamilton |
During the wars between France and England what was happening to American sailors? | They were kidnapped by the British |
What law did Jefferson pass in 1807 to protect American sailors? | The Embargo Act |
What did the Embargo Act declare? | No American ships could leave American waters |
What did the Embargo Act do to the American economy? | It made it go down |
Define Urban: | cities |
Define unconstitutional: | illegal |
What is a tariff? | A tax on foreign goods |
How many TERMS as President did John Adams serve | one |
What President bought Louisiana? | Jefferson |
What country was Louisiana bought from? | France |
Who was the ruler who sold Louisiana to America? | Napoleon |
How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost? | 15 million dollars |
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of America? | Doubled it |
What river runs from EAST to WEST in the purchase? | Missouri River |
Who searched the Louisiana Purchase? | Lewis and Clark |