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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.

  1. Who was the 1st President to take the oath of office in the United States?(Slide 3)

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  1. Define the term, precedent.

(Slide3)

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3. What precedent did George Washington start?

(Slide 4)

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  1. 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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