8th grade social studies
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JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON

Find the answer at the bottom and write it in the space.

  1. A violent protest against high taxes in 1794 was called the _______________ Rebellion.

  2. A group of people who support their own candidates for office is called a __________ party.

  3. A person who buys bonds for little money and tries to make a profit is a _______________.

  4. Except during the Alien Act, foreigners have always had to wait ___ _______ to become citizens.

  5. He owned a lot of slaves but he freed them when he died. __________ ___________________

  6. Yes or no: Did the Federalists want to pay off the bonds that the government owed? _____

  7. He shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. _______________ _______________

  8. A piece of paper that promises to pay you something in the future. __________

  9. He was the first secretary of the treasury and his face is on the $10 bill. ____________________

  10. He wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third president. ____________________

  11. The national or central government is also called the _______________ government.

  12. The secretary of state is a member of the president's _______________.

  13. This made it illegal for newspaper editors to criticize the government. _______________ _____

  14. This party supported a very strong central government. _______________

  15. True or false: President Thomas Jefferson enforced the Alien and Sedition Acts. __________

Use these words to fill in the blanks. There will be some words left over.

Aaron Burr
Bill of Rights
bond
Cabinet
Constitution
false
federal
Federalist
5 years
14 years
George Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
John Adams
Martha Washington
national bank
no
political
Sedition Act
true
speculator
Walt Disney
Whiskey
yes