McDougal Littell Flip Cards Chapter 7 Study Guide PDF

# McDougal Littell Flip Cards - Chapter 7 Study Guide ## Page 1 - **Front:** Electors from how many states elect George Washington as President? - **Back:** 11 - **Front:** This group officially elects the President of the U.S. - **Back:** Electoral College - **Front:** Who was Washington's Vice P...

# McDougal Littell Flip Cards - Chapter 7 Study Guide ## Page 1 - **Front:** Electors from how many states elect George Washington as President? - **Back:** 11 - **Front:** This group officially elects the President of the U.S. - **Back:** Electoral College - **Front:** Who was Washington's Vice President? - **Back:** John Adams - **Front:** An example for future generations is called a what? - **Back:** Precedent - **Front:** Executive departments created to advise the President are called his what? - **Back:** Cabinet - **Front:** How many members were in Washington's Cabinet? - **Back:** 5 - **Front:** How many members are in the President's Cabinet today? - **Back:** 15 - **Front:** Who served as Washington's Secretary of State? - **Back:** Thomas Jefferson - **Front:** Who served as Washington's Secretary of Treasury? - **Back:** Alexander Hamilton - **Front:** This act passed by Congress set up a federal court system. - **Back:** Judiciary Act of 1789 ## Page 2 - **Front:** What are the levels of the federal court system? - **Back:** District, Appeals, and Supreme Court - **Front:** How many people live in the U.S. in 1790? - **Back:** 4 million - **Front:** Most U.S. citizens in 1790 were of what occupation? - **Back:** Farmers - **Front:** What was the first capital of the U.S. and how many people lived there? - **Back:** New York City - 33,000 - **Front:** How much money did the U.S. owe foreign countries at the beginning of Washington's presidency? - **Back:** $11 million - **Front:** How much was the federal government in debt to its own citizens at that time? - **Back:** $40 million - **Front:** Which debt did Alexander Hamilton want to pay off first? - **Back:** Foreign debt - **Front:** Did Jefferson agree or oppose Hamilton's plan for paying off the state's debts? - **Back:** Oppose - **Front:** How much money did the states owe after the Revolutionary War? - **Back:** $25 million - **Front:** How did Hamilton and the South compromise on the paying off of the state's debts? - **Back:** Move the capital to a more southern location - Philadelphia ## Page 3 - **Front:** What did Hamilton believe about government and the economy? - **Back:** Hamilton believed in: - Strong national government - Wealth and educated should rule - Economy run on trade and industry - Wanted high tariffs on imported goods - **Front:** What did Hamilton want to create to stabilize the economy, deposit gov't money, and give out loans? - **Back:** A National Bank - **Front:** How long did Hamilton suggest the National Bank be created for? - **Back:** 20 years - **Front:** The idea that gov't can only do what is listed in the Constitution is called what? - **Back:** Strict view, or strict interpretation of the Constitution - **Front:** The idea that gov't can do things not forbidden by the Constitution is called what? - **Back:** Loose view, or loose interpretation of the Constitution - **Front:** The Bank of the U.S. was created in what year? - **Back:** 1791 - **Front:** What year did the French Revolution begin? - **Back:** 1789 - **Front:** What position did Thomas Jefferson take on the French Revolution and the war between England and France? - **Back:** Jefferson believed we should support the French people - **Front:** What position did President Washington take on the French Revolution and the war between England and France? - **Back:** Washington wanted the U.S. to be neutral and not get involved - **Front:** What did President Washington issue to show the U.S.'s stance on what was happening in Europe? ## Page 4 - **Front:** Who did Washington send to help solve the problems between the U.S. and England? - **Back:** John Jay - **Front:** What was John Jay's role in the Federal government? - **Back:** Chief Justice of the Supreme Court - **Front:** According to the Jay Treaty, what were two things England would have to do? - **Back:** Pay for damage to U.S. ships and abandon their forts on the U.S. frontier - **Front:** According to the Jay Treaty, what did the U.S. agree to do? - **Back:** Pay our debt to England - **Front:** How was the Jay Treaty viewed in the U.S.? - **Back:** Most Americans disagreed with it and did not support it. - **Front:** Which border were the U.S. and Spain arguing over? - **Back:** The Florida border - **Front:** Which port did the Spanish close off to U.S. trade? - **Back:** New Orleans - **Front:** Who was sent to negotiate with the Spanish? - **Back:** Thomas Pinckney - **Front:** What two things did Pinckney's Treaty do? - **Back:** Opened the port at New Orleans - Established the Florida border at the 31 degree latitude - **Front:** Which Indian chief went to war with the U.S. in the Northwest Territory? - **Back:** Little Turtle ## Page 5 - **Front:** He was the commander of U.S. troops against the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory. - **Back:** Anthony Wayne - **Front:** The Native Americans were defeated by U.S. troops in the Northwest Territory at this battle. - **Back:** Fallen Timbers - **Front:** What treaty was signed between the U.S. and the Native Americans as a result of the fighting in the Northwest Territory? - **Back:** Treaty of Greenville - **Front:** According to the Treaty of Greenville, how much did the U.S. have to pay the Native Americans for their land? - **Back:** $20,000 in goods - **Front:** Farmers in this state were unhappy with the tax on their whiskey. - **Back:** Pennsylvania - **Front:** What did many farmers do to the tax collectors who tried to collect the whiskey tax? - **Back:** Tar and feather/ride the rail - **Front:** Who led federal troops to put down the Whiskey Rebellion? - **Back:** President Washington - **Front:** How many federal troops were sent to put down the Whiskey Rebellion? - **Back:** 13,000 - **Front:** How did the Whiskey Rebellion end? - **Back:** It was put down without a battle - **Front:** What were three things Washington warned the country against in his farewell address? - **Back:** - Beware of foreign ties/alliances - Beware of political division - Beware of too much debt ## Page 6 - **Front:** He was a key founder of the Federalist Party. - **Back:** Alexander Hamilton - **Front:** He was a main founder of the Democratic Republicans. - **Back:** Thomas Jefferson - **Front:** Who was the President and Vice President elect in 1796? - **Back:** - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson - **Front:** How was John Adams different from George Washington? - **Back:** He lacked Washington's dignity, but was respected for his hard work, honesty, and intelligence. - **Front:** What was Adams' early goal with France? - **Back:** To improve relations with them. - **Front:** What was the X, Y, Z Affair? - **Back:** Three French agents, referred to as X, Y, and Z wanted a bribe from American diplomats. - **Front:** How many ships did Adams want to increase the navy by? - **Back:** 30 ships - **Front:** Did the Federalists want to go to war with France? - **Back:** Yes. - **Front:** What did the Alien Act say? - **Back:** The gov't could deport any foreigner thought to be dangerous to the U.S. - **Front:** What did the Sedition Act say? - **Back:** Said you could not print or voice your disagreements about the federal government. ## Page 7 - **Front:** Who wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions? - **Back:** Jefferson and Madison