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