Question 1

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were written in response to

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A)  the XYZ affair. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson's presidential candidacy in 1800. 
C)  the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  the compact theory of government. 
E)  the Federalist papers. 
A)  the XYZ affair. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson's presidential candidacy in 1800. 
C)  the Alien and Sedition Acts. 
D)  the compact theory of government. 
E)  the Federalist papers.

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson argued that the emergence of a large landless class of white citizens could be avoided in part by

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A)  a redistribution of land. 
B)  a reduced property tax. 
C)  abolishing the property qualification to vote. 
D)  continuing slavery. 
E)  restricting the amount of property owned by each citizen. 
A)  a redistribution of land. 
B)  a reduced property tax. 
C)  abolishing the property qualification to vote. 
D)  continuing slavery. 
E)  restricting the amount of property owned by each citizen.

Question 3

The political party out of power in Congress and the executive branch of government that provided the loyal opposition to the party in power in the 1790s was the

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A)  Whigs. 
B)  Federalists. 
C)  Democratic-Republicans. 
D)  Whigs.. 
A)  Whigs. 
B)  Federalists. 
C)  Democratic-Republicans. 
D)  Whigs..

Question 4

As a result of the Sedition Acts,

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A)  illegal immigrants were deported. 
B)  newspaper editors critical of the Adams administration were indicted, tried, convicted, and sent to jail. 
C)  many Americans, staging political protests, found their Constitutional right to peaceful assembly was violated. 
D)  the nation implemented its first military draft. 
E)  citizens' rights to trial by jury were suspended. 
A)  illegal immigrants were deported. 
B)  newspaper editors critical of the Adams administration were indicted, tried, convicted, and sent to jail. 
C)  many Americans, staging political protests, found their Constitutional right to peaceful assembly was violated. 
D)  the nation implemented its first military draft. 
E)  citizens' rights to trial by jury were suspended.

Question 5

All of the following are guarantees provided by the Bill of Rights EXCEPT

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A)  the right to vote for all citizens. 
B)  freedom of speech. 
C)  freedom of religion. 
D)  freedom of the press. 
E)  right to a trial by a jury. 
A)  the right to vote for all citizens. 
B)  freedom of speech. 
C)  freedom of religion. 
D)  freedom of the press. 
E)  right to a trial by a jury.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of The Whiskey Rebellion.

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A rebellion in Pennsylvania ag

Question 7

The ____ Amendment might rightly be called the states' rights amendment.

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A)  First 
B)  Sixth 
C)  Eighth 
D)  Ninth 
E)  Tenth 
A)  First 
B)  Sixth 
C)  Eighth 
D)  Ninth 
E)  Tenth

Question 8

Assess how and the extent to which the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and the French Revolution of 1789 influenced the emerging stark political differences between the Federalist and Democratic-Republican political parties in the 1790s.

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The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and the Fr

Question 9

Hamiltonian Federalists advocated

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A)  a preference for promoting agriculture over manufacturing in the United States. 
B)  a strong central government. 
C)  a full-blown democracy. 
D)  strong ties with France. 
A)  a preference for promoting agriculture over manufacturing in the United States. 
B)  a strong central government. 
C)  a full-blown democracy. 
D)  strong ties with France.

Question 10

Hamilton's position on the war between Britain and France in 1793 was primarily influenced by

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A)  his commitment to the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
B)  the threat of British naval action against the American coast. 
C)  the national government's dependence on customs collections for revenue and the promotion of international trade with favored partners. 
D)  his personal commitment to democratic government as a world ideal. 
E)  his connection to the French foreign minister Citizen Edmond Genêt. 
A)  his commitment to the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
B)  the threat of British naval action against the American coast. 
C)  the national government's dependence on customs collections for revenue and the promotion of international trade with favored partners. 
D)  his personal commitment to democratic government as a world ideal. 
E)  his connection to the French foreign minister Citizen Edmond Genêt.

Question 11

Jeffersonian Republicans favored a political system in which

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A)  the central government possessed the bulk of the power. 
B)  cities were the primary focus of political activity. 
C)  a large standing army ensured peace. 
D)  the states retained the majority of political power. 
E)  manufacturing interests dominated. 
A)  the central government possessed the bulk of the power. 
B)  cities were the primary focus of political activity. 
C)  a large standing army ensured peace. 
D)  the states retained the majority of political power. 
E)  manufacturing interests dominated.

Question 12

All of the following were true of Alexander Hamilton EXCEPT

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A)  he served as the first Secretary of the Treasury. 
B)  his intelligence was constantly under question, but his loyalty to the republican experiment never wavered. 
C)  he would have been president if it were not for his ultraconservatism, a scandalous adultery, and a duelist's bullet. 
D)  his chief rival was Thomas Jefferson. 
E)  he claimed that the "British Government was the best in the world." 
A)  he served as the first Secretary of the Treasury. 
B)  his intelligence was constantly under question, but his loyalty to the republican experiment never wavered. 
C)  he would have been president if it were not for his ultraconservatism, a scandalous adultery, and a duelist's bullet. 
D)  his chief rival was Thomas Jefferson. 
E)  he claimed that the "British Government was the best in the world."

Question 13

One of George Washington's most significant contributions as president was

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A)  keeping the nation out of foreign wars. 
B)  the signing of Jay's Treaty. 
C)  his advice against forming permanent alliances with foreign nations. 
D)  securing a pledge from Britain to stop arming Indians on the western lands. 
E)  establishing the political party system. 
A)  keeping the nation out of foreign wars. 
B)  the signing of Jay's Treaty. 
C)  his advice against forming permanent alliances with foreign nations. 
D)  securing a pledge from Britain to stop arming Indians on the western lands. 
E)  establishing the political party system.

Question 14

The aspect of Hamilton's financial program that received the least support in Congress, because of its heavy agricultural and commercial interests, was

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A)  funding at par. 
B)  assumption. 
C)  the National Bank. 
D)  a protective tariff. 
E)  excise taxes. 
A)  funding at par. 
B)  assumption. 
C)  the National Bank. 
D)  a protective tariff. 
E)  excise taxes.

Question 15

The main purpose of the Alien Laws and Sedition Acts was to

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A)  capture French and British spies. 
B)  control the Federalists. 
C)  silence and punish critics of the Federalists. 
D)  keep Thomas Jefferson from becoming president. 
E)  provide support for the Democratic-Republican party. 
A)  capture French and British spies. 
B)  control the Federalists. 
C)  silence and punish critics of the Federalists. 
D)  keep Thomas Jefferson from becoming president. 
E)  provide support for the Democratic-Republican party.

Question 16

All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program EXCEPT

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A)  the creation of a national bank. 
B)  funding the entire national debt at par. 
C)  vigorous foreign trade. 
D)  protective tariffs. 
E)  paying only domestic debts but not foreign debts. 
A)  the creation of a national bank. 
B)  funding the entire national debt at par. 
C)  vigorous foreign trade. 
D)  protective tariffs. 
E)  paying only domestic debts but not foreign debts.

Question 17

Match each political leader with his positions on public policy in the 1790s.

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A)  A-1, 2, 4, 6⎯B-3, 5, 7, 8 
B)  A-1, 5, 6, 7⎯B-2, 3, 4, 8 
C)  A-2, 3, 5, 8⎯B-1, 4, 6, 7 
D)  A-3, 6, 7, 8⎯B-1, 2, 4, 5 
E)  A-5, 2, 6, 3⎯B-1, 4, 7, 8 
A)  A-1, 2, 4, 6⎯B-3, 5, 7, 8 
B)  A-1, 5, 6, 7⎯B-2, 3, 4, 8 
C)  A-2, 3, 5, 8⎯B-1, 4, 6, 7 
D)  A-3, 6, 7, 8⎯B-1, 2, 4, 5 
E)  A-5, 2, 6, 3⎯B-1, 4, 7, 8

Question 18

According to the text's authors, "critics claimed [Hamilton] loved his adopted country more than he loved his countrymen." Rephrase this statement in your own words; then supply evidence supporting the statement.

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The authors of the text suggested that H

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of Alexander Hamilton.

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Treasury secretary o

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of John Jay.

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court Justice sent to

Exam 9: Launching the New Ship of State

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were written in response to

Thomas Jefferson argued that the emergence of a large landless class of white citizens could be avoided in part by

The political party out of power in Congress and the executive branch of government that provided the loyal opposition to the party in power in the 1790s was the

As a result of the Sedition Acts,

All of the following are guarantees provided by the Bill of Rights EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of The Whiskey Rebellion.

The ____ Amendment might rightly be called the states' rights amendment.

Assess how and the extent to which the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and the French Revolution of 1789 influenced the emerging stark political differences between the Federalist and Democratic-Republican political parties in the 1790s.

Hamiltonian Federalists advocated

Hamilton's position on the war between Britain and France in 1793 was primarily influenced by

Jeffersonian Republicans favored a political system in which

All of the following were true of Alexander Hamilton EXCEPT

One of George Washington's most significant contributions as president was

The aspect of Hamilton's financial program that received the least support in Congress, because of its heavy agricultural and commercial interests, was

The main purpose of the Alien Laws and Sedition Acts was to

All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program EXCEPT

Match each political leader with his positions on public policy in the 1790s.

According to the text's authors, "critics claimed [Hamilton] loved his adopted country more than he loved his countrymen." Rephrase this statement in your own words; then supply evidence supporting the statement.

Identify and state the historical significance of Alexander Hamilton.

Identify and state the historical significance of John Jay.

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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