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Chapter 9Launching the NewGovernment
Powerpoint Questions
(1789-1800)
Instructions:
Use the Powerpoint presentation and American Nation textbook, Pages 276-295 and your class notes to answer these questions.
- Who was the 1st President to take the oath of office in the United States?(Slide 3)
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- Define the term, precedent.
(Slide3)
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3. What precedent did George Washington start?
(Slide 4)
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- When congress met in 1789, what five executive departments did they create?
(Slide 4)
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5. Who was appointed as the Secretary of the State?
(Slide 5)
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6. Who was appointed as the Secretary of the Treasury in charge of the treasury?
(slide 5)
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7. How did the members of the cabinet help, President
Washington? (slide 5)
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8. What did the Judiciary Act call for?
(slide 6)
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9. What is the National Debt?
( slide 8)
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10. What is a bond?
(Slide 8)
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11.How did Alexander Hamilton decided pay off the countries debts?
( slide 9)
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12. Who was against Alexander Hamilton’s plans?
( slide 9)
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13. What was Hamilton’s Compromise?
(Slide10)
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14. What was the name of the new Capital?
( slide 10)
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15. To build the nation’s economy, what did Hamilton set up?
( slide 11)
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16. What is a tariff?
(slide 11)
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17. In 1791, what did Congress tax?
( slide 12)
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18. How did the farmers feel about the new taxes?
( slide 12)
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19. If the farmers did not pay the taxes what would happen to them?
( slide 12)
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20. What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
( slide 12)
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21. What did the French people destroy in 1789?
(slide 13)
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22. What was the French Revolution?
(slide 13)
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23. What was a Guillotine?
(slide 14)
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24. Who was America’s first ally in their war against Great Britain?
(slide 15)
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25. Who condemned the killings in France?
(slide 15)
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26. Who disagreed with Thomas Jefferson’s views on the French?
(slide 15)
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27. What did the Neutrality Proclamationstate?
(slide 16)
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28. Why didn’t George Washington support the French?
(slide 16)
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29. Who did George Washington send out to work out a treaty?
( slide 16)
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30. What did the Jay Treaty say?
( slide 16)
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31. In the 1790’s what did the white settlers ignore?
(slide 17)
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32. How did the Indians respond to the settlers?
( slide 17)
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33. The Indians lost the fight against the American settlers. What was the name of the treaty the Indians were forced to sign?
( slide 17)
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34. Under the terms of the Treaty of Greenville, what lands did the Indians have to give up?
(slide 17)
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35. What did George Washington announce in his Farewell Address? ( slide 18)
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36. What did Washington urge the United States to do?
(slide 18)
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37. How many political parties were around in 1789?
( slide 19)
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38. What is Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson’s view on a Federal or state government?( slide 20)
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39. What did the Jefferson supporters call themselves?
(slide 22)
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40. What did the Hamilton supporters call themselves?
( slide 22)
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41. Who became the President in 1797?
( slide 23)
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42. Who became Vice-President in 1797?
( slide 23)
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43. Who sent three secret agents over to offer the Americans a deal? (slide 24)
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44. What was the XYZ Affair? ( slide 24)
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45. What is a frigates?( slide 25)
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46. What was the Sedition Act?
( slide 26)
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47. Who decides who will be the new President in the event of a tie?( slide 26)
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48. Who was elected the new President in 1800?
( slide 26)
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