Early Republic Cyberhunt

Directions - Answer the following questions in your notebook using complete sentences. Click on the blue links above the questions to find the answers.

Shays' Rebellion
1. What were Daniel Shays and the other veterans protesting against?
2. Describe the actions the veterans took.

Whiskey Rebellion
3. What was the Whiskey Rebellion a fight over?
4. What did President Washington do to end the revolt?
5. This was the first time the federal government did something. What was it?
6. Why do you think President Washington had to act with such force?

George Washington's Farewell Address (Scroll to the bottom of the page)
7. What did Washington warn against in his Farewell Address?
8. What did Washington stress the importance of?
9. What did Washington warn about the military?

Land Ordinance of 1785
10. What lands were going to be disposed of in the Land Ordinance of 1785?
11. Who owned the land the United States was disposing of?
12. How big would the townships be?

Alexander Hamilton
13. Where was Hamilton born?
14. What job did Hamilton do for Washington?
15. What did Hamilton feel about people?
16. Who did Hamilton think should rule the country?
17. What does "loose construction" mean?

Thomas Jefferson
18. What was Jefferson's view human nature?
19. What did Jefferson and Democratic Republicans think about government?
20. What does "strict construction" mean?
21. What did Jefferson feel the economy of the United States should be based on?

Political Parties, Platforms, and Planks
22. Why did Washington fear political parties?
23. What were the first two political factions?
24. What positions did each of the parties take on the Constitution?
25. What two factions formed during Washington's first administration that became the first political parties?

The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
26. What was the intent of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
27. What did the Naturalization Act require?
28. What did the Alien Act allow the president to do?
29. What did the Alien Enemies Act allow?
30. What did the Sedition Act declare?
31. What was one result of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Jefferson's First Inaugural Address
32. What president was Thomas Jefferson?
33. Who did Jefferson feel like he needed to heal the breach (split) between?
34. What had Jefferson been criticized about?
35. What did Jefferson strongly state his opinion about?
36. Why do you think he did this?

The Last of the Mohicans and Rip Van Winkle
37. Who wrote The Last of the Mohicans?
38. During what year and war does the story take place?
39. What is the story about?
40. Who wrote Rip Van Winkle?
41. What is the story about?
42. What other famous story did this author write?
43. Who is the main character in the story?

44. What is Judicial Review?
45. Who has the final say as the whether a law is Constitutional or not?