Question 1

What did Alexander Hamilton include in his economic proposal?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of individual state banks 
B)  subsidies to whiskey producers 
C)  tariffs on exported goods 
D)  federal responsibility for outstanding Revolutionary War debts 
E)  the elimination of the national debt 
A)  the creation of individual state banks 
B)  subsidies to whiskey producers 
C)  tariffs on exported goods 
D)  federal responsibility for outstanding Revolutionary War debts 
E)  the elimination of the national debt

Question 2

Which of the following was true of newspapers in America during the period from 1790 to 1810?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority soon went bankrupt and ceased publication. 
B)  They were written only for an audience with a college education. 
C)  Their cost was prohibitive for practically all Americans. 
D)  They significantly grew in number. 
E)  The federal government consistently censored them. 
A)  The majority soon went bankrupt and ceased publication. 
B)  They were written only for an audience with a college education. 
C)  Their cost was prohibitive for practically all Americans. 
D)  They significantly grew in number. 
E)  The federal government consistently censored them.

Question 3

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions resulted from opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Congress passed all of Alexander Hamilton's financial plans except for subsidies for manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following was true of the United States in 1797?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two political parties were divided on the role of the government. 
B)  The Federalists dominated the South and Republicans controlled New England. 
C)  England respected American neutrality in regard to the war in Europe. 
D)  John Adams was willing to use the ideas of Thomas Jefferson. 
E)  Adams was eager to have Hamilton as his vice president. 
A)  The two political parties were divided on the role of the government. 
B)  The Federalists dominated the South and Republicans controlled New England. 
C)  England respected American neutrality in regard to the war in Europe. 
D)  John Adams was willing to use the ideas of Thomas Jefferson. 
E)  Adams was eager to have Hamilton as his vice president.

Question 6

President Thomas Jefferson tried to minimize federal power by

Accepted Answer

A)  buying Louisiana from France. 
B)  participating in the Barbary Wars. 
C)  urging Congress to pass the Embargo Act. 
D)  abolishing all taxes except the tariff. 
E)  establishing judicial review. 
A)  buying Louisiana from France. 
B)  participating in the Barbary Wars. 
C)  urging Congress to pass the Embargo Act. 
D)  abolishing all taxes except the tariff. 
E)  establishing judicial review.

Question 7

Which statement is true about the Haitian Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It failed to establish Haiti as an independent nation. 
B)  Jeffersonians who had celebrated the French Revolution similarly celebrated the Haitian Revolution as a further step toward universal liberty. 
C)  It encouraged many white Americans to travel to Haiti. 
D)  It resulted in millions of Haitians fleeing to the United States. 
E)  It reinforced white Americans' fears of possible insurrections by enslaved people in the United States. 
A)  It failed to establish Haiti as an independent nation. 
B)  Jeffersonians who had celebrated the French Revolution similarly celebrated the Haitian Revolution as a further step toward universal liberty. 
C)  It encouraged many white Americans to travel to Haiti. 
D)  It resulted in millions of Haitians fleeing to the United States. 
E)  It reinforced white Americans' fears of possible insurrections by enslaved people in the United States.

Question 8

Jefferson's Embargo Act

Accepted Answer

A)  was successful in restoring freedom of the seas. 
B)  stopped the policy of impressment. 
C)  severely hurt the economies of France and England. 
D)  provoked war with France. 
E)  caused economic depression within the United States. 
A)  was successful in restoring freedom of the seas. 
B)  stopped the policy of impressment. 
C)  severely hurt the economies of France and England. 
D)  provoked war with France. 
E)  caused economic depression within the United States.

Question 9

Which of the following led directly to the creation of the Republican Party in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of the Bank of the United States 
B)  speculators profiting from the sales of government bonds 
C)  Shays's Rebellion 
D)  the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions 
E)  Jay's Treaty 
A)  the creation of the Bank of the United States 
B)  speculators profiting from the sales of government bonds 
C)  Shays's Rebellion 
D)  the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions 
E)  Jay's Treaty

Question 10

The Twelfth Amendment required electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Sacajawea was

Accepted Answer

A)  an elderly Indian woman whom Lewis and Clark enslaved during their journey. 
B)  born to a French-Canadian fur trapper and his native wife during Lewis and Clark's journey. 
C)  a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. 
D)  the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to return safely to St. Louis. 
E)  the young Shoshone woman whom William Clark married during his winter in North Dakota. 
A)  an elderly Indian woman whom Lewis and Clark enslaved during their journey. 
B)  born to a French-Canadian fur trapper and his native wife during Lewis and Clark's journey. 
C)  a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. 
D)  the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to return safely to St. Louis. 
E)  the young Shoshone woman whom William Clark married during his winter in North Dakota.

Question 12

Mary Wollstonecraft and Judith Sargent Murray's writings about women's rights mainly called for women to

Accepted Answer

A)  gain the right to vote. 
B)  access improved educational opportunities. 
C)  receive equal wages to men. 
D)  hold political office. 
E)  serve in the military. 
A)  gain the right to vote. 
B)  access improved educational opportunities. 
C)  receive equal wages to men. 
D)  hold political office. 
E)  serve in the military.

Question 13

After becoming president, how did Thomas Jefferson deal with the Federalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  He followed through on his inauguration speech's statement ("We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists") and treated them as equals. 
B)  He courted their support because he knew he could never win approval for his policies without them. 
C)  He tried to roll back almost everything they had done by cutting taxes and the size of government. 
D)  Until just before leaving office, he used the Sedition Act to shut down Federalist newspapers critical of his administration. 
E)  He led a successful effort to impeach and remove from office all Federalist judges, whom he then replaced with Republicans. 
A)  He followed through on his inauguration speech's statement ("We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists") and treated them as equals. 
B)  He courted their support because he knew he could never win approval for his policies without them. 
C)  He tried to roll back almost everything they had done by cutting taxes and the size of government. 
D)  Until just before leaving office, he used the Sedition Act to shut down Federalist newspapers critical of his administration. 
E)  He led a successful effort to impeach and remove from office all Federalist judges, whom he then replaced with Republicans.

Question 14

Why was political rhetoric so passionate and divisive during the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr joined forces in trying to form their own political party separate from the Federalists and Republicans. 
B)  The United States would not have a national debt until the 1800s; all war debts following the Revolution remained squarely with the states. 
C)  Americans feared that the ideals of the Revolution would be betrayed as America faced the realities of governance. 
D)  Religious tensions that had been a secondary concern during the War for Independence came to dominate all other concerns. 
E)  Prominent newspaper editors later found to be British agents deliberately sowed dissension and soon nearly sparked another war. 
A)  Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr joined forces in trying to form their own political party separate from the Federalists and Republicans. 
B)  The United States would not have a national debt until the 1800s; all war debts following the Revolution remained squarely with the states. 
C)  Americans feared that the ideals of the Revolution would be betrayed as America faced the realities of governance. 
D)  Religious tensions that had been a secondary concern during the War for Independence came to dominate all other concerns. 
E)  Prominent newspaper editors later found to be British agents deliberately sowed dissension and soon nearly sparked another war.

Question 15

In the 1790s, the public sphere

Accepted Answer

A)  was mainly limited to debates among famous elites. 
B)  stagnated, because there were not yet post offices to circulate correspondence and newspapers. 
C)  contracted, because the Alien and Sedition Acts succeeded in delegitimizing the right to freedom of expression. 
D)  was celebrated by Federalists and condemned by Republicans. 
E)  expanded, as evidenced by the rapid growth of the American press. 
A)  was mainly limited to debates among famous elites. 
B)  stagnated, because there were not yet post offices to circulate correspondence and newspapers. 
C)  contracted, because the Alien and Sedition Acts succeeded in delegitimizing the right to freedom of expression. 
D)  was celebrated by Federalists and condemned by Republicans. 
E)  expanded, as evidenced by the rapid growth of the American press.

Exam 8: Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

What did Alexander Hamilton include in his economic proposal?

Which of the following was true of newspapers in America during the period from 1790 to 1810?

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions resulted from opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Congress passed all of Alexander Hamilton's financial plans except for subsidies for manufacturing.

Which of the following was true of the United States in 1797?

President Thomas Jefferson tried to minimize federal power by

Which statement is true about the Haitian Revolution?

Jefferson's Embargo Act

Which of the following led directly to the creation of the Republican Party in the 1790s?

The Twelfth Amendment required electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president.

Sacajawea was

Mary Wollstonecraft and Judith Sargent Murray's writings about women's rights mainly called for women to

After becoming president, how did Thomas Jefferson deal with the Federalists?

Why was political rhetoric so passionate and divisive during the 1790s?

In the 1790s, the public sphere

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