A) April 30, 1789 B) January 20, 1789 C) July 4, 1776 D) March 4, 1789
A) John Adams B) James Madison C) Alexander Hamilton D) Thomas Jefferson
A) Boston B) New York City C) Philadelphia D) Baltimore
A) Boston Tea Party B) Stamp Act Congress C) Tea Act D) Inauguration
A) Monticello B) Mount Vernon C) The Hermitage D) Montpelier
A) Pendleton Act B) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution C) Northwest Ordinance D) Hatch Act
A) Treaty of Paris B) Louisiana Purchase Treaty C) Oregon Treaty D) Jay Treaty
A) Napoleon Bonaparte B) Robespierre C) Talleyrand D) Marquis de Lafayette
A) Abigail Adams B) Dolley Madison C) Martha Washington D) Elizabeth Monroe
A) Attorney General B) Secretary of War C) Secretary of the Treasury D) Secretary of State
A) Albert Gallatin B) Alexander Hamilton C) Thomas Jefferson D) James Madison
A) Battle of Germantown B) Battle of Saratoga C) Battle of Trenton D) Battle of Monmouth
A) 69 B) 73 C) 55 D) 34
A) The Bill of Rights B) The Articles of Confederation C) The Declaration of Independence D) The U.S. Constitution
A) Thomas Jefferson B) James Madison C) Gouverneur Morris D) John Adams
A) He actively promoted partisanship. B) He founded the Federalist Party. C) He was not formally affiliated with any party and struggled to hold rival factions together. D) He supported the Democratic-Republican Party.
A) To support the French Revolution. B) To maintain peace with European powers during the French Revolutionary Wars. C) To establish trade agreements with Britain. D) To declare war on France.
A) It imposed taxes on domestic products. B) It established free trade agreements with France. C) It funded the government and addressed the trade imbalance with Britain. D) It abolished all tariffs on imported goods.
A) He immediately declined the presidency. B) He postponed his decision indefinitely. C) He enthusiastically embraced the position without hesitation. D) He expressed reluctance and inexperience but accepted the role.
A) The Whiskey Rebellion B) Shays' Rebellion C) Bacon's Rebellion D) Pontiac's Rebellion
A) To engage in naval warfare with Britain. B) To protect American shipping from Barbary pirates and other threats. C) To explore new territories for colonization. D) To support French naval operations.
A) He withdrew his candidacy before the vote. B) He was elected unanimously as the first president. C) He lost to John Adams. D) The election resulted in a tie.
A) His plan to abolish political parties. B) His desire to expand the U.S. territory. C) His intention to serve more than two terms. D) Reluctance to accept the presidency and inexperience with civil administration duties.
A) He feared they would harm national unity. B) He thought they should control Congress. C) He wanted to establish a third party. D) He believed they were essential for democracy.
A) They voted on constitutional amendments. B) They determined state boundaries. C) They selected the vice president directly. D) They elected him unanimously as the first president.
A) He immediately agreed to become president. B) He expressed a desire for others to pursue ambition and fame, but eventually accepted. C) He asked for a delay in decision-making. D) He refused all offers without consideration.
A) John Langdon B) Chancellor Robert Livingston C) George Clinton D) William Cushing
A) The White House in Washington, D.C. B) Congress Hall in Philadelphia C) Federal Hall in New York City D) Independence Hall in Philadelphia
A) The King James Bible from the Library of Congress B) A family Bible from Mount Vernon C) St. John's Lodge No. 1, Ancient York Masons D) An Episcopal Church Bible
A) John 3:16 B) Exodus 20:12 C) Genesis 49:13 D) Psalm 23:1
A) A prayer for guidance B) An invocation to the Constitution C) The Pledge of Allegiance D) "so help me God"
A) 77 B) 132 C) 50 D) 4
A) 135 B) 200 C) 500 D) 300
A) Brutus. B) Cato. C) Pacificus. D) Publius.
A) Stephen Knott B) Forrest McDonald C) Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. D) Ron Chernow
A) Aaron Burr B) Thomas Jefferson C) Thomas Pinckney D) John Adams
A) Five B) Nine C) Six D) Seven
A) 800 B) More than 900 C) 1000 D) 500
A) John Jay B) Thomas Jefferson C) Edmund Randolph D) Alexander Hamilton
A) The Report on Manufactures B) The Report on the Public Credit C) The Coinage Act of 1792 D) The Second Report on Public Credit
A) Pierre L'Enfant B) George Washington C) James Madison D) Alexander Hamilton
A) Finance Office B) Department of Treasury C) Department of War D) Home Department
A) Attorney General Edmund Randolph B) Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton C) Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson D) Postmaster General
A) The Coinage Act of 1792 B) The Collection Act of 1789 C) The First Report on Public Credit D) The Report on Manufactures
A) Five B) Seven C) Four D) Six
A) A space agency B) An air force C) A customs service D) A postal service
A) 20,000 men B) 50,000 men C) 12,950 men D) 5,000 men
A) The Liquor Control Act B) The 'Whiskey Act' C) The Alcohol Regulation Act D) The Spirit Tax Law
A) Timothy Pickering B) Charles Lee C) Oliver Wolcott Jr. D) John Jay
A) Oliver Wolcott Jr. B) Edmund Randolph C) Charles Lee D) James McHenry
A) The Yazoo lands B) Louisiana Purchase C) The Mississippi Territory D) Spanish Florida
A) The execution of King Louis XVI B) The start of the War of the First Coalition C) The end of the Reign of Terror D) France declared itself a republic
A) $5,000 B) $25,000 C) $50,000 D) $10,000
A) Wealthy Southern slaveowners B) New England merchants C) Federalists D) Northern artisans and farmers
A) John Langdon B) "Supreme Court associate justice William Cushing" C) George Clinton D) Chancellor Robert Livingston
A) Encourage farmers to switch from grain to other crops. B) Increase government revenue from alcohol sales. C) Discourage alcohol consumption. D) Promote the use of imported spirits over domestic ones.
A) The Anti-Federalist Society B) The Federalist Society C) The Pennsylvania Abolition Society D) The Southern Congressmen's Society
A) In Richmond, Virginia B) In Charleston, South Carolina C) At Mount Vernon D) Sailing down the Severn River
A) February 7, 1795 B) March 4, 1794 C) September 25, 1789 D) December 15, 1791
A) Three B) Four C) Two D) One
A) Kentucky B) Tennessee C) North Carolina D) Vermont
A) Always B) Frequently C) Infrequently D) Never
A) Alexander Hamilton B) Thomas Jefferson C) Edmund Randolph D) Henry Knox
A) British Louisiana B) Spanish Florida C) Mississippi Territory D) Yazoo lands
A) 2024 B) 1996 C) 2017 D) 1948
A) July 4, 1776 B) December 25, 1800 C) January 1, 1789 D) September 19, 1796
A) 12 B) 8 C) 10 D) 6
A) A failure due to partisan battles B) Lacking in achievements C) Moderately successful D) Simply breathtaking
A) Slavery became a federal crime B) Slavery was expanded to new territories C) Slavery was abolished during Washington's administration D) Congress generally avoided discussing slavery
A) 68 B) 71 C) 30 D) 59
A) An air force B) A bank C) A mint D) A coast guard
A) Kentucky B) Tennessee C) Vermont D) North Carolina
A) Thomas Paine B) Charles Henri Hector, Count of Estaing C) King Louis XVI D) Marquis de Lafayette
A) "His Highness" B) "Your Excellency" C) "Protector of Their Liberties" D) "Mr. President"
A) Whigs B) Anti-Federalists C) Federalists D) Democratic-Republicans
A) January 20, 1797 B) March 4, 1793 C) "December 2, 1793" D) April 30, 1789
A) 50 B) 45 C) 25 D) 38
A) John Jay B) George Washington C) Oliver Ellsworth D) James Wilson
A) 15 B) 42 C) 29 D) 10
A) Confiscation of all personal property. B) Exile from the United States. C) Immediate imprisonment without trial. D) Legal proceedings.
A) 68 B) 71 C) 30 D) 59
A) "Perfectly suited to his character" B) "A position of great power" C) "Highly significant and influential" D) "Complete insignificance"
A) Timothy Pickering B) Edmund Randolph C) Oliver Wolcott Jr. D) Charles Lee
A) August 7, 1789 B) July 27, 1789 C) November 26, 1791 D) September 2, 1789
A) The Senate B) President George Washington C) The House of Representatives D) His wife Abigail
A) A position of great influence B) A role perfectly suited to his abilities C) The most insignificant office ever contrived D) The most powerful office ever created
A) Three times B) Never C) Once D) Twice
A) The Madisonian economics program. B) The Hamiltonian economics program. C) The Adams economic plan. D) The Jeffersonian economics program.
A) Jeffersonian agricultural policies. B) Adamsian fiscal policies. C) Hamiltonian economics program. D) Madisonian trade policies.
A) Residence Act B) Compromise Act C) Transfer Act D) Capital Act
A) Bonds B) Direct taxes C) Land sales D) Tariffs
A) Bond acts B) Direct tax acts C) Land sale acts D) Tariff acts
A) Trade Act B) Customs Act C) Revenue-Marine legislation D) Tariff Act
A) Near present-day Fort Recovery, Ohio B) Near Fort Defiance C) Near Fort Miami D) Near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana
A) Fort Defiance B) Fort Greenville C) Fort Miami D) Fort Recovery
A) 750 B) 1130 C) 500 D) 1500
A) Spain B) Great Britain C) France D) United States
A) Wilmington, North Carolina B) Richmond, Virginia C) Annapolis D) Charleston, South Carolina
A) Vermont B) North Carolina C) Kentucky D) Rhode Island
A) William McKinley B) Woodrow Wilson C) Theodore Roosevelt D) William Howard Taft |