Worksheet 1. XYZ Affair __ 2. Administration __ A. Staff of the executive branch. 3. Loose construction __ 4. Cabinet __ B. Heads of the executive departments who meet as a group in order to advise the president. C. a broad interpretation of a statute or document by a court. 5. Democratic __ D. relating to or supporting democracy or its principles. E. A diplomatic controversy in 1798 in which French officials demanded bribes of American negotiators. 1. The War Hawks believed the United States' war with Britain would ultimately serve as a way to A. strengthen economic ties with France. B. provide incentive for Americans to settle in Canada. C. create a powerful new alliance with American Indians. D. restore national honor with a military victory. 2. Why did popular support for the Federalists decline after the Hartford Convention? A. They stood behind the policies of Democratic Republicans during the war. B. They proposed a separate peace with Britain. C. The idea of a strong federal government was discredited during the war. D. They played a significant role in the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 3. Which event removed many of the issues that had brought Britain to war with the United States? A. Napoleon's defeat B. the Battle of New Orleans C. the Treaty of Ghent D. the U.S. invasion of Canada 4. American Indians began to unite in order to A. trade with the British and other foreign powers. B. resist the government's exorbitantly high taxes. C. protect themselves from Spanish forces. D. preserve their culture and resist U.S. expansion. 5. The reasoning behind the Nonintercourse Act was to A. resume American shipping to France and Britain for a much higher export tax. B. declare American merchant ships would begin carrying British goods to France. C. hope that either Britain or France would lift trade restrictions. D. demand that American merchant ships have a military escort. Which of the following explains why building the federal government was a challenge for President Washington's administration? 6. Which of the following explains why building the federal government was a challenge for President Washington's administration? A. Spanish and British forces continued to attack the American army. B. The Constitution did not contain many rules to guide the administration. C. The new federal court system restricted the powers of the President and his Cabinet. D. Washington was unable to organize and set priorities for the new government. Hamilton faced opposition from Antifederalists, who feared that a strong national government would 7. Hamilton faced opposition from Antifederalists, who feared that a strong national government would A. eventually abolish all state governments. B. not send federal tax money to the South. C. not gain the support of people living in the northern states. D. threaten states’ rights and the freedom of citizens. 8. Important leaders of the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans, respectively, were A. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson B. George Washington and John Adams C. James Madison and John Marshall D. Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph 9. How did the Washington administration avoid conflicts with Britain and Spain? A. by refusing to negotiate with the British and Spanish, forcing them to surrender their North American claims B. by giving in to British and Spanish demands C. by compromising with the British and Spanish and signing several treaties that protected the interests of all involved D. by coercing the American Indians to fight against British and Spanish interests 10. What was the purpose of the Sedition Act? A. to make public support of France a crime B. to outlaw criticism of Democratic Republican policies C. to prohibit new immigration to the United States D. to stop Americans from publicly criticizing the federal government
