One immediate concern for the new federal government was the questionable loyalty of people living in the western territories of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio
The passage of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution demonstrated the Federalists determination to develop a powerful central government
All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program EXCEPT
a national bank
funding the entire national debt at "par"
assumption of state debts by the federal government
tariffs
paying only domestic debts but not foreign debts
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government
levied an excise tax on whiskey
tried to prohibit the sale of whiskey
allowed the import of foreign whiskey
halted the export of American whiskey
tried to prohibit the manufacturing of whiskey
Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was modeled on the
Bank of England
Swiss National Bank
Bank of France
National Bank of the Netherlands
Hamilton financed his large national debt by revenues from tariffs and excise taxes on products such as whiskey
In the battle over the Bank of the United States, Jefferson favored a "loose construction" of the Constitution and Hamilton favored a "strict construction"
The first American political parties grew mainly out of the debate over Hamilton's fiscal policies and U.S. foreign policy towards Europe.
Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in:
The formation of permanent political parties
Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington
Politics drifting too far away from the wishes of the people
the rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington
Two important political institutions not mentioned in the Constitution that developed in the first Washington administration were the cabinet and political parties.
When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American Government:
Supported Britain
assisted France militarily
tried to capture French possessions in North America and the West Indies
remained neutral
Washington''s Neutrality Proclamation was based on his confidence in America military strength in comparison to the hostile powers.
In Jay's Treaty, the British:
pledged to stop seizing American ships
promised to evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest
refused to pay damages for seizures of American ships
were denied most favored nation status.
Washington supported Jay's unpopular treaty with Britain because he feared a disastrous war if it were rejected
Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790's over:
French seizure of American merchant ships
the adjustment of the Florida boundary
America's unilateral withdrawal from the Franco-American alliance
Pinckney's Treaty
The Alien Laws were a conservative Federalist attempt to prevent French immigrants and spies from supporting Jeffersonians and stirring up anti-British sentiment
The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to:
capture French and British spies
control the Federalists
silence and punish critics of the Federalists
provide support for the Republican party
Thomas Jefferson applied to all of the following groups EXCEPT:
small shopkeepers
the underprivileged
the middle class
shippers
artisans
The Jefferson Republicans generally sympathized with Britain in foreign policy; while the Hamiltonian Federalists sympathized with France.
The 9th and 10th Amendment to the Constitution partly reversed the federalist momentum by declaring that:
the federal government had no power to restrict the action of local governments
the powers of the presidency did not extent to foreign policy
all rights not mentioned in the federal Constitution were retained by the states or by the people
the Supreme Court had no power to rule in cases that affected property rights
Hamilton's first financial policies were intended to:
Finance the government through the sale of western lands
to fund the national debt and to have the federal government assume the debts owed by the states
to repudiate (dismiss) the debts accumulated by the government of the Articles of Confederation
to create a sound federal currency backed by gold
The essential disagreement between Hamilton and Jefferson over the proposed Bank o the United States was:
Whether or not the Constitution could be constructed to permit the federal government to establish such a bank
whether the bank should be under the control of the federal government or the states
whether or not it would be economically wise to create a single national bank
whether or not such a bank would plunge the federal government into excessive debt
