Some Practice Questions

   Use the following questions as a barometer in preparing for the quiz.  Using your notes and any handouts from class answer the following questions:

  1. In 1790, what mountain range was an obstacle for American settlers moving west?

 
   2. Which of the following was not once the capital of the United States?

       A. Philadelphia                         B. Boston                      C. New York City


3. Which of the following is an example of foreign policy?

    A. Alexander Hamilton's plan to establish a National Bank of the United States.

    B. Thomas Jefferson supporting the idea of state's rights.

    C. George Washington declaring that the United States is going to remain neutral regarding the           conflict between Britain and France.

    D.   Alexander Hamilton's plan to place a tariff on imported goods.


4. Name two members of Washington's Cabinet that wanted the United States to support the British in their struggle against the French.




5. Which of the following Cabinet members was not from the South?

    A. Thomas Jefferson                                              B. James Madison                                                                
  
    C. Henry Knox                                                       D. Edmund Randolph