SS Quiz Friday March 30
Founding Fathers Quiz
Test your knowledge of the early days of the United States with our engaging Founding Fathers quiz! Discover how pivotal figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton shaped the nation and set numerous precedents for future leaders.
Prepare to be challenged!
- 30 questions covering key historical events
- Multiple choice and text responses
- Ideal for students and history enthusiasts
The departments of State, Treasury, War and the offices of Attorney General and Postmaster General made up the presidents _______.
Kitchen
Closet
Cabinet
Window
Washington set a ________ by choosing well-known leaders to serve in his Cabinet. The two most influential were the Secretary of State, ______________ , and the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.
President, Thomas Jefferson
Precedent, George Washington
Precedent, Thomas Jefferson
Option, Alexander Hamilton
War and violence in France divided Americans. Some, like __________, continued to support the French revolutionaries.
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
What were three precedents George Washington set for following presidents?
Showing strong leadership, being kind, not running for a third term
Being kind, not running for a third term, and not attacking in war
Not running for a third term, being kind, choosing strong leaders
Showing strong leadership, not running for a third term, choosing well-known leaders to serve in his cabinet.
What was a big problem for Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of Treasury?
The large national debt
Inflation of the dollar
The large amount of intake of money
The amount of money owed to Kansas
Hamilton wanted to strengthen the economy and told Congress to set up what?
A money making machine
The House of Representatives
A national treasury
A national bank
Hamilton asked to pass what on foreign goods brought to the U.S.?
A law
A tariff
A football
A soccer ball
Congress did not pass the tariff that Hamilton wanted, and it was much less ________ than Hamilton would have liked.
Strong
Protective
Money-making
Effecitve
To reduce the national debt, congress approved a tax on liquor and what did this start?
A rebellion
A civil war
A war
A hurricane
Hamilton and Jefferson's views were what?
Alike
Similar
Unlike
Different
Which (Jefferson or Hamilton) was a strong supporter of a powerful federal government, and did not think that the common man should be in charge of the government?
Hamilton
Jefferson
Neither
_______ was part of the Federalist Party and ________ was a part of the Republican Party.
Washington, Jefferson
Hamilton, Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson, Hamilton
George Washington issued the ______ Proclamation in April of 1793. It said that the United States would not support either side in the war between France and Britain.
Neutral
Equal
Neutrality
Mental
Washington's main goal in his farewell address was to keep America united under ____________.
Two political parties
One government
One president
A president and a vice president
Who believed in a more industrial nation rather than an agricultural one? (Hamilton -vs- Jefferson)
Hamilton
Jefferson
Who was a revolutionary war leader, who wrote the constitution of MA, was on the committee to write the constitution, was the first VP, and was credited for
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Who won the election of 1796? (The first election that was between rival parties and it occurred peacefully)
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Duh George Washington
Describe the XYZ and what they wanted. (Be concise the system might reject your answer if it is too long)
Just know stuff about the alien + sedition acts. There are too many things to put on a quiz
Aight
Nah
What was the purpose of the Kentucky Resolution? (Be concise the system might reject your answer if it is too long)
In the election of 1800, Burr and Jefferson were tied, but who swayed the election to Jefferson in the House of Reps?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Pinckey
John Adams
The election of 1800 is important because it is the first time the losing party gave up power to the other party peacefully.
K
The __________ party was Jackson's child and the national _______-______ system was his legacy.
Republican, two party
Federalist, spoils
Democratic, two party
Democratic, spoils
Basically, Andrew Jackson wanted to rid the national bank, and so when Congress passed a bill to recharter the Bank in 1832, he ______________ it. His opponents in Congress formed the Whig Party to protest "King Andrew I"
Ended
Vetoed
Voted against it
Was mean
Who hated the Tariff of 1828?
The southerners
The northerners
The easterners
The westerners
Headed by Vice President John C Calhoun, radical South Carolinians decided that the tariff was unconstitutional and passed its _________________ Ordinance.
Ending
Nullification
Dissimulation
Meanification
The South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification basically said "You're not the boss of me, you can't make us pay the tariff, and we will run away."
Kewl
Oi, who made this quiz?
Luke
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