The First President

Question 1

Around 1794, where did the British begin building new forts?

Accepted Answer

Ohio

Question 2

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system?

Accepted Answer

Federal Court System

Question 3

What are taxes on imports called?

Accepted Answer

Tariffs

Question 4

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 5

What was the British practice of impressment that angered many Americans in the late 1790s?

Accepted Answer

Forcing the crews of American ships into the British navy

Question 6

In the late 1700s, which countries stirred up Natives anger against American settlers in the Northwest Territory?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain & Spain

Question 7

At the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, Gen Anthony Wayne led an army that defeated Native under the Shawnee chief __

Accepted Answer

Blue Jacket

Question 8

Who was the first president under the new Constitution?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 9

What was the protest called when an mob in Pennsylvania attacked tax collectors in 1791?

Accepted Answer

Whiskey Rebellion

Question 10

Who did President Washington depend on for economic advice and policies in his first years in office?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton

Question 11

Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

John Jay

Question 12

Who was the first Vice President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

John Adams

Question 13

What is one of the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

Freedom of speech

Question 14

To help build a strong national economy, what did Hamilton ask Congress to create?

Accepted Answer

A national bank

Question 15

Who makes up the president’s cabinet?

Accepted Answer

The heads of the executive departments and and the attorney general

Question 16

In which region of the country did taxes on whiskey lead to a rebellion?

Accepted Answer

Western Pennsylvania

Question 17

Why did the United States face serious financial trouble . after the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. owed millions of dollars to it's citizens and other countries

Question 18

What barred French and British warships from American ports?

Accepted Answer

Proclamation of Neutrality

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