New Nation Study Guide by Caroline

1. Extra Credit By Caroline Hill

2. Why was the Constitution written? How was it gong to help the U.S.. in its early years?

4. What is the Executive branch? Who is in it?

6. What is the Judicial branch? Who is in it?

8. How big was the country? Where did people live?

10. What were peoples jobs, education and clothing like?

12. What was the population of the U.S. in 1790? What was the white people population? Black people?

14. How did the geography help the U.S.?

16. How did the geography affect the U.S.?

18. Why did Hamilton want a national bank? Why didn’t Jefferson?

20. Who was in Washington’s Cabinet? What were their jobs? What is a Cabinet?

22. What was Hamilton and Jefferson’s compromise to deal with the debt?

24. How did the U.S. become in a major debt? Who helped them fix it?

26. Why didn’t the U.S. have enough money to start a new nation?

28. What is loose construction? Why did people believe in it ?

30. What is strict construction? Why didn’t they like loose construction?

32. Why was a national bank created? Who helped create it and why?

34. What was the problem with Hamilton plan to create a national bank? How did he fix it?

36. What is the “Elastic Clause” of the Constitution?

38. What is foreign policy? Why is it so important?

40. What are the best polices for the U.S. to use towards other countries?

42. What was the neutrality proclamation?

44. What are the 3 things the Constitution says about slavery?

46. Should Washington be allowed to own slaves and make slave laws?

48. What do you think Washington wrote about in his Farewell Address?

50. What did Washington actually say in his Farewell Address?