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Frage 1
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One immediate concern for the new federal government was the questionable loyalty of people living in the western territories of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio
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- True
- False
Frage 2
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The passage of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution demonstrated the Federalists determination to develop a powerful central government
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- True
- False
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All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program EXCEPT
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a national bank
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funding the entire national debt at "par"
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assumption of state debts by the federal government
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tariffs
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paying only domestic debts but not foreign debts
Frage 4
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The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government
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levied an excise tax on whiskey
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tried to prohibit the sale of whiskey
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allowed the import of foreign whiskey
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halted the export of American whiskey
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tried to prohibit the manufacturing of whiskey
Frage 5
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Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was modeled on the
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Bank of England
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Swiss National Bank
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Bank of France
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National Bank of the Netherlands
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Hamilton financed his large national debt by revenues from tariffs and excise taxes on products such as whiskey
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- True
- False
Frage 7
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In the battle over the Bank of the United States, Jefferson favored a "loose construction" of the Constitution and Hamilton favored a "strict construction"
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- True
- False
Frage 8
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The first American political parties grew mainly out of the debate over Hamilton's fiscal policies and U.S. foreign policy towards Europe.
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- True
- False
Frage 9
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Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in:
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The formation of permanent political parties
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Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington
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Politics drifting too far away from the wishes of the people
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the rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington
Frage 10
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Two important political institutions not mentioned in the Constitution that developed in the first Washington administration were the cabinet and political parties.
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- True
- False
Frage 11
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When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American Government:
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Supported Britain
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assisted France militarily
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tried to capture French possessions in North America and the West Indies
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remained neutral
Frage 12
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Washington''s Neutrality Proclamation was based on his confidence in America military strength in comparison to the hostile powers.
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- True
- False
Frage 13
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In Jay's Treaty, the British:
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pledged to stop seizing American ships
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promised to evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest
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refused to pay damages for seizures of American ships
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were denied most favored nation status.
Frage 14
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Washington supported Jay's unpopular treaty with Britain because he feared a disastrous war if it were rejected
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- True
- False
Frage 15
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Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790's over:
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French seizure of American merchant ships
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the adjustment of the Florida boundary
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America's unilateral withdrawal from the Franco-American alliance
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Pinckney's Treaty
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The Alien Laws were a conservative Federalist attempt to prevent French immigrants and spies from supporting Jeffersonians and stirring up anti-British sentiment
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- True
- False
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The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to:
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capture French and British spies
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control the Federalists
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silence and punish critics of the Federalists
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provide support for the Republican party
Frage 18
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Thomas Jefferson applied to all of the following groups EXCEPT:
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small shopkeepers
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the underprivileged
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the middle class
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shippers
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artisans
Frage 19
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The Jefferson Republicans generally sympathized with Britain in foreign policy; while the Hamiltonian Federalists sympathized with France.
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- True
- False
Frage 20
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The 9th and 10th Amendment to the Constitution partly reversed the federalist momentum by declaring that:
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the federal government had no power to restrict the action of local governments
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the powers of the presidency did not extent to foreign policy
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all rights not mentioned in the federal Constitution were retained by the states or by the people
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the Supreme Court had no power to rule in cases that affected property rights
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Hamilton's first financial policies were intended to:
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Finance the government through the sale of western lands
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to fund the national debt and to have the federal government assume the debts owed by the states
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to repudiate (dismiss) the debts accumulated by the government of the Articles of Confederation
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to create a sound federal currency backed by gold
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The essential disagreement between Hamilton and Jefferson over the proposed Bank o the United States was:
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Whether or not the Constitution could be constructed to permit the federal government to establish such a bank
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whether the bank should be under the control of the federal government or the states
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whether or not it would be economically wise to create a single national bank
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whether or not such a bank would plunge the federal government into excessive debt
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