Chapter 10 Study Guide Apush
1. 1. Describe the financial situation of the United States in 1791.
∙The revenue had declined and the public debt was huge.
∙The American people were brashly (*hastily, rash) at temping to erect a republic on an immense scale.
2. 2. Characterize the American population at the time of the ratification of the Constitution.
∙The American population was doubling about every twenty-five years and the first census in 1790 recorded about 4 million people. ∙The population was still 90 percent rural though even though the cities were doing very well and growing. About five percent of the population lived east of the Appalachian Mountains
3. 3. When was Vermont admitted to the Union?
∙ Vermont become the 14th state in 1791. 4. 4. Who did the Electoral College elect first president of the United States in 1789?
∙George Washington was unanimously drafted the first president by the Electoral College in 1789. 5. 5. Philadelphia was the first capital of the new nation. What was the second?
∙New York was the temporary capital.
6. 6. Name the members of Washington’s cabinet and the positions they held.
∙The secretary of state was Thomas Jefferson.
∙Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton.
∙The Secretary of War was Henry Knox.
Attorney General Edmund Randolf
7. 7. Who wrote the bill of Rights? When were they adopted by the states?
∙The Bill of rights was adopted in 1791 and was drafted by James Madison. 8. 8. Read the Bill of Rights.
9. 9. How was the judicial branch organized under the Judiciary Act of 1789?
∙The branch had a chief justice and five associates. It also had federal district and circuit courts and established the office of attorney general. 10. 10 Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
∙John Jay was the first supreme court Justice. 11. 11. Explain Hamilton’s financial plan
∙His plan was to shape the fiscal policies of
∙The revenue had declined and the public debt was huge.
∙The American people were brashly (*hastily, rash) at temping to erect a republic on an immense scale.
2. 2. Characterize the American population at the time of the ratification of the Constitution.
∙The American population was doubling about every twenty-five years and the first census in 1790 recorded about 4 million people. ∙The population was still 90 percent rural though even though the cities were doing very well and growing. About five percent of the population lived east of the Appalachian Mountains
3. 3. When was Vermont admitted to the Union?
∙ Vermont become the 14th state in 1791. 4. 4. Who did the Electoral College elect first president of the United States in 1789?
∙George Washington was unanimously drafted the first president by the Electoral College in 1789. 5. 5. Philadelphia was the first capital of the new nation. What was the second?
∙New York was the temporary capital.
6. 6. Name the members of Washington’s cabinet and the positions they held.
∙The secretary of state was Thomas Jefferson.
∙Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton.
∙The Secretary of War was Henry Knox.
Attorney General Edmund Randolf
7. 7. Who wrote the bill of Rights? When were they adopted by the states?
∙The Bill of rights was adopted in 1791 and was drafted by James Madison. 8. 8. Read the Bill of Rights.
9. 9. How was the judicial branch organized under the Judiciary Act of 1789?
∙The branch had a chief justice and five associates. It also had federal district and circuit courts and established the office of attorney general. 10. 10 Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
∙John Jay was the first supreme court Justice. 11. 11. Explain Hamilton’s financial plan
∙His plan was to shape the fiscal policies of