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Launching the Nation
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9th Grade American History
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1
How much money did the United States owe its citizens after the Revolutionary War?
$25.5 million
$2 million
$40.4 million
$150
2
Who became the first President of the United States?
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
3
How many levels of courts were created by the Judiciary Act of 1789?
4
3
2
1
4
What city served as the capital after New York, but before Washington, D.C.?
Philadelphia
Quakertown
Boston
Tallahassee
5
Which theory
ONLY
supports the government doing
EXACTLY
what the Constitution says?
Loose construction
Strict construction
6
Where was the very first capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
7
Who wanted to keep foreign tariffs (taxes)
low
?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
8
What is "a body of electors who represent the people's vote in choosing the president?"
Federal Reserve
Maine
Third Continental Congress
Electoral college
9
REVIEW: Where was the last battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
Trenton
Saratoga
New York
10
Who wanted to create a national bank?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
11
Who preferred a strong central government?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
12
At its beginning, most of the American population lived in rural areas.
False
True
