Question 1

The immediate cause of the undeclared war between the United States and France was

Accepted Answer

A)  the XYZ affair. 
B)  the Genêt mission. 
C)  the Neutrality Proclamation. 
D)  Washington's Farewell Address. 
E)  Jay's Treaty. 
A)  the XYZ affair. 
B)  the Genêt mission. 
C)  the Neutrality Proclamation. 
D)  Washington's Farewell Address. 
E)  Jay's Treaty.

Question 2

According to the compact theory advocated by Jefferson and Madison

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A)  the national government was the creation of the 13 sovereign states. 
B)  nullification was an invalid policy. 
C)  the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were illegal. 
D)  legislation such as the Alien and Sedition Acts was proper. 
E)  individuals, not the states, created the federal government. 
A)  the national government was the creation of the 13 sovereign states. 
B)  nullification was an invalid policy. 
C)  the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were illegal. 
D)  legislation such as the Alien and Sedition Acts was proper. 
E)  individuals, not the states, created the federal government.

Question 3

The United States finally negotiated a peace settlement with France in 1800 mainly because Napoleon

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A)  had also reached a peace agreement with Britain. 
B)  wanted to concentrate on gaining more power and territory in Europe. 
C)  realized that the French could not win a military victory over the American forces. 
D)  had been convinced by the Democratic-Republican pleas for cooperation. 
E)  had been removed from power. 
A)  had also reached a peace agreement with Britain. 
B)  wanted to concentrate on gaining more power and territory in Europe. 
C)  realized that the French could not win a military victory over the American forces. 
D)  had been convinced by the Democratic-Republican pleas for cooperation. 
E)  had been removed from power.

Question 4

John Jay's 1794 treaty with Britain

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A)  increased George Washington's huge popularity. 
B)  provided further evidence of American support for France. 
C)  alienated America from Spain. 
D)  created deeper splits between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. 
E)  led to the election of Thomas Jefferson. 
A)  increased George Washington's huge popularity. 
B)  provided further evidence of American support for France. 
C)  alienated America from Spain. 
D)  created deeper splits between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. 
E)  led to the election of Thomas Jefferson.

Question 5

Alexander Hamilton believed that a limited national debt

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A)  would do great harm to the nation's economy. 
B)  might lead to military weakness. 
C)  could persuade individuals and nations not to lend money to the United States. 
D)  was beneficial, because people to whom the government owed money would work hard to make the nation a success. 
E)  could help his economic plans but not his political plans. 
A)  would do great harm to the nation's economy. 
B)  might lead to military weakness. 
C)  could persuade individuals and nations not to lend money to the United States. 
D)  was beneficial, because people to whom the government owed money would work hard to make the nation a success. 
E)  could help his economic plans but not his political plans.

Question 6

In Jay's Treaty, the British

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A)  pledged to stop seizing American ships. 
B)  released Americans from their pre-Revolutionary War debt obligations to British merchants. 
C)  promised to evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest. 
D)  refused to pay damages for seizures of American ships. 
E)  were denied most favored nation status. 
A)  pledged to stop seizing American ships. 
B)  released Americans from their pre-Revolutionary War debt obligations to British merchants. 
C)  promised to evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest. 
D)  refused to pay damages for seizures of American ships. 
E)  were denied most favored nation status.

Question 7

Which sectional and economic groups generally supported the Federalists and which the Democratic-Republicans? Why?

Accepted Answer

The Federalists were generally supported

Question 8

Washington's decision to retire from the presidency in 1797

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A)  paved the way for Thomas Jefferson to step into the presidency. 
B)  established a two-term tradition for American presidents. 
C)  was capped off with a powerful Farewell Address, delivered before thousands of people. 
D)  had political leaders singing his praises for his accomplishments and dedication. 
E)  led England to see the fledgling nation as vulnerable. 
A)  paved the way for Thomas Jefferson to step into the presidency. 
B)  established a two-term tradition for American presidents. 
C)  was capped off with a powerful Farewell Address, delivered before thousands of people. 
D)  had political leaders singing his praises for his accomplishments and dedication. 
E)  led England to see the fledgling nation as vulnerable.

Question 9

Political opponents of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton asserted that his major economic programs infringed on

Accepted Answer

A)  constitutional guarantees ofchecks and balances of political power and authority among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the central government. 
B)  national security. 
C)  states' rights, explicitly reserved to them by pending ratification of the 10th Amendment of the Constitution. 
D)  free enterprise. 
E)  federal authority. 
A)  constitutional guarantees ofchecks and balances of political power and authority among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the central government. 
B)  national security. 
C)  states' rights, explicitly reserved to them by pending ratification of the 10th Amendment of the Constitution. 
D)  free enterprise. 
E)  federal authority.

Question 10

The Federalist-dominated Congress enacted the Alien Laws, which were aimed at ____; whereas, the Sedition Act was primarily aimed at ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  rebellious slaves; Jeffersonian newspapers and other outspoken political opponents of the Federalists 
B)  recent immigrants; Jeffersonian newspapers and other outspoken political opponents of the Federalists 
C)  recent immigrants; merchants 
D)  merchant smuggling; rebellious slaves 
E)  Indians; farmers 
A)  rebellious slaves; Jeffersonian newspapers and other outspoken political opponents of the Federalists 
B)  recent immigrants; Jeffersonian newspapers and other outspoken political opponents of the Federalists 
C)  recent immigrants; merchants 
D)  merchant smuggling; rebellious slaves 
E)  Indians; farmers

Question 11

All of the following cabinet level departments were created in the 20th century EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  defense 
B)  energy 
C)  labor 
D)  agriculture 
E)  education 
A)  defense 
B)  energy 
C)  labor 
D)  agriculture 
E)  education

Question 12

Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790s over

Accepted Answer

A)  the deportation of Citizen Genêt. 
B)  French seizure of American merchant ships. 
C)  the adjustment of the Florida boundary. 
D)  America's unilateral withdrawal from the Franco-American alliance. 
E)  Pinckney's Treaty. 
A)  the deportation of Citizen Genêt. 
B)  French seizure of American merchant ships. 
C)  the adjustment of the Florida boundary. 
D)  America's unilateral withdrawal from the Franco-American alliance. 
E)  Pinckney's Treaty.

Question 13

Federalists advocated rule by

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A)  the majority. 
B)  elites uninfluenced by the informed masses or "the best people." 
C)  farmers. 
D)  industrial workers. 
E)  native-born citizens only. 
A)  the majority. 
B)  elites uninfluenced by the informed masses or "the best people." 
C)  farmers. 
D)  industrial workers. 
E)  native-born citizens only.

Question 14

All of the following are true statements about the Whiskey Rebellion EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  backcountry pioneer folk saw whiskey not as a luxury but as an economic necessity and medium of exchange. 
B)  protesters felt burdened by Hamilton's economic programs. 
C)  President Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion by negotiating a peaceful resolution of the conflictwith the protestors. 
D)  protesters erected whiskey poles similar to liberty poles used against the Stamp Act in 1765. 
E)  whiskey rebels tarred and feathered revenue officers. 
A)  backcountry pioneer folk saw whiskey not as a luxury but as an economic necessity and medium of exchange. 
B)  protesters felt burdened by Hamilton's economic programs. 
C)  President Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion by negotiating a peaceful resolution of the conflictwith the protestors. 
D)  protesters erected whiskey poles similar to liberty poles used against the Stamp Act in 1765. 
E)  whiskey rebels tarred and feathered revenue officers.

Question 15

Jefferson's argument against the constitutionality of a Bank of the United States were based on the strict construction principles, especially embodied in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution. 
C)  Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 
D)  Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights. 
E)  restrictions on Congress's power in Article I, section 10 of the Constitution. 
A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution. 
C)  Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 
D)  Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights. 
E)  restrictions on Congress's power in Article I, section 10 of the Constitution.

Question 16

The High Federalists were

Accepted Answer

A)  political supporters of Adams and were led by Hamilton. 
B)  political supporters of Jefferson. 
C)  supporters of the war faction of the Federalist party. 
D)  Federalists who voted for the Republicans in the election of 1800. 
E)  backcountry supporters of the Whiskey Rebellion living in southwestern Pennsylvania and near the Indian frontier in the Old Northwest. 
A)  political supporters of Adams and were led by Hamilton. 
B)  political supporters of Jefferson. 
C)  supporters of the war faction of the Federalist party. 
D)  Federalists who voted for the Republicans in the election of 1800. 
E)  backcountry supporters of the Whiskey Rebellion living in southwestern Pennsylvania and near the Indian frontier in the Old Northwest.

Question 17

The Sedition Act

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A)  threatened First Amendment freedoms of speech and press. 
B)  established criteria for deporting dangerous foreigners. 
C)  changed naturalization requirements for new citizens. 
D)  was never enforced. 
E)  was found by the Supreme Court to be unconstitutional. 
A)  threatened First Amendment freedoms of speech and press. 
B)  established criteria for deporting dangerous foreigners. 
C)  changed naturalization requirements for new citizens. 
D)  was never enforced. 
E)  was found by the Supreme Court to be unconstitutional.

Question 18

Assume you were an independent yeoman farmer from Virginia, a New York manufacturer and exporter, Pennsylvania frontier moonshiner, or a Maryland artisan. How would you have voted on funding, assumption, the National Bank, and protective tariffs in Alexander Hamilton's economic program? Explain why you would have supported or opposed these particular pieces of Hamilton's economic program.

Accepted Answer

As an independent yeoman farmer from Vir

Question 19

Jefferson asserted landlessness threatened democracy as much as illiteracy because

Accepted Answer

A)  poorer people would not have the means to travel the long distances to the polls to vote. 
B)  he feared that those without property could become political pawns of those who owned land. 
C)  he feared an uprising of the landless, leading to mobocracy. 
D)  only people with land had the means to obtain the education needed to be good citizens. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  poorer people would not have the means to travel the long distances to the polls to vote. 
B)  he feared that those without property could become political pawns of those who owned land. 
C)  he feared an uprising of the landless, leading to mobocracy. 
D)  only people with land had the means to obtain the education needed to be good citizens. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 20

Which of the following laws, resolutions, and treaties were enacted by the Federalist Congress in 1798 in an effort to muzzle politically their Jeffersonian opponents?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Alien Laws 
B)  The Sedition Act 
C)  The Convention of 1800 
D)  The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions 
E)  Jay's Treaty 
A)  The Alien Laws 
B)  The Sedition Act 
C)  The Convention of 1800 
D)  The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions 
E)  Jay's Treaty

Exam 9: Launching the New Ship of State

The immediate cause of the undeclared war between the United States and France was

According to the compact theory advocated by Jefferson and Madison

The United States finally negotiated a peace settlement with France in 1800 mainly because Napoleon

John Jay's 1794 treaty with Britain

Alexander Hamilton believed that a limited national debt

In Jay's Treaty, the British

Which sectional and economic groups generally supported the Federalists and which the Democratic-Republicans? Why?

Washington's decision to retire from the presidency in 1797

Political opponents of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton asserted that his major economic programs infringed on

The Federalist-dominated Congress enacted the Alien Laws, which were aimed at ____; whereas, the Sedition Act was primarily aimed at ____.

All of the following cabinet level departments were created in the 20th century EXCEPT

Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790s over

Federalists advocated rule by

All of the following are true statements about the Whiskey Rebellion EXCEPT

Jefferson's argument against the constitutionality of a Bank of the United States were based on the strict construction principles, especially embodied in the

The High Federalists were

The Sedition Act

Jefferson asserted landlessness threatened democracy as much as illiteracy because

Which of the following laws, resolutions, and treaties were enacted by the Federalist Congress in 1798 in an effort to muzzle politically their Jeffersonian opponents?

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

Filters

The Federalist-dominated Congress enacted the Alien Laws, which were aimed at ; whereas, the Sedition Act was primarily aimed at .

All of the following cabinet level departments were created in the 20^th century EXCEPT