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- 2. True or False: Political leaders didn't really like George Washington's policies
- 6. This treaty angered the French and led them to step up their attacks on U.S. ships
- 11. When the Articles of Confederation needed an overhaul, Congress held a ______________
- 12. Alexander Hamilton supported large government programs and would most likely be considered a ____________ today
- 13. George Washington became this in 1789
- 14. This group of people helped the British attack America because they felt betrayed when their land was stolen from them
- 15. This was created to separate the land owned by the federal government
- 17. This was started by farmers because they couldn't pay their taxes due to high debt
- 19. It was difficult for the U.S. to remain ______________ because both the French and British routinely attacked U.S. ships
- 20. It took Congress 3 days to accept this document after it was submitted
- 24. This stated that new states in the country would be equal in every way to the original 13 states
- 26. This event proved that the government would act in a time of crisis and that people could trust the government to enforce their laws
- 27. This man was hired to create America's first financial plan
- 28. How many of the first presidents wanted to stay out of the European mess?
- 29. True or False: Jefferson was declared VP in 1799
- 30. This former President would be considered a Republican today because he wanted to minimize government
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- 1. Jay's Treaty settled a few of the issues between the U.S. and ____________
- 3. A lot of Americans worried that the ___________ would spread and engulf Europe in war
- 4. This was the date that the Constitutional Convention was supposed to be held (Month and day spelled out)
- 5. This man led Shay's Rebellion
- 7. This is what the government implemented to pay off the debt from the Revolutionary War
- 8. Along with Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania, this large state was concerned about the Constitution being ratified
- 9. These were 85 essays printed in the newspapers to convince states to ratify the Constitution
- 10. Shay's Rebellion helped change these
- 16. This is the name for people who supported Thomas Jefferson
- 18. The Articles of Confederation were ____________ in 1781
- 21. This group of people were often ruthless because they would do anything to create exciting stories
- 22. This man was unanimously selected to be the Constitutional Convention's President
- 23. This was the name for people who supported Alexander Hamilton
- 25. One of the things that Congress ran matters of was (and still is) ________ _____ __________
