Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of James Madison.

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Anti-federalist and fourth U.S

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of Thomas Jefferson.

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Third president of t

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of Talleyrand.

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French foreign minis

Question 4

What were the pros and cons of the creation of a National Bank? What political and constitutional issues were involved in this piece of legislation?

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The creation of a National Bank had seve

Question 5

As secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton's first objective was to

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A)  help the wealthy. 
B)  bring more industry to the United States. 
C)  see that more agricultural products were exported. 
D)  bolster the national credit. 
E)  put the country on the gold standard. 
A)  help the wealthy. 
B)  bring more industry to the United States. 
C)  see that more agricultural products were exported. 
D)  bolster the national credit. 
E)  put the country on the gold standard.

Question 6

Compare and contrast the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, especially their views on popular and representative democracy, government power, the economy, and foreign affairs.

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The Federalists and the Democratic-Repub

Question 7

Which of the following do you think made the most important contribution to American national interests: Neutrality Proclamation, Washington's Farewell Address, or Convention of 1800? Justify your answer.

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I believe that Washington's Farewell Add

Question 8

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government

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A)  levied an excise tax on whiskey. 
B)  tried to prohibit the sale of whiskey. 
C)  allowed the import of foreign whiskey. 
D)  halted the export of American whiskey. 
E)  tried to prohibit the manufacturing of whiskey. 
A)  levied an excise tax on whiskey. 
B)  tried to prohibit the sale of whiskey. 
C)  allowed the import of foreign whiskey. 
D)  halted the export of American whiskey. 
E)  tried to prohibit the manufacturing of whiskey.

Question 9

One of the major criticisms of the Constitution, as drafted in Philadelphia, was that it

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A)  was too long and detailed. 
B)  was far too short and required more detail. 
C)  failed to guarantee property rights. 
D)  failed to provide a mechanism for amendment. 
E)  did not provide guarantees for individual rights. 
A)  was too long and detailed. 
B)  was far too short and required more detail. 
C)  failed to guarantee property rights. 
D)  failed to provide a mechanism for amendment. 
E)  did not provide guarantees for individual rights.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of tariff.

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A tax placed on imported goods

Question 11

Before 1790, American political leaders denounced political parties. Explain why these early American political leaders denounced political parties as harmful to the political health of the early Republic and why, nonetheless, political parties came into existence in the 1790s and acquired legitimacy in the early Republic.

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Before 1790, American political leaders

Question 12

When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American government

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A)  supported Britain. 
B)  assisted France militarily. 
C)  tried to capture French possessions in North America and the West Indies. 
D)  remained neutral. 
E)  captured British possessions in North America. 
A)  supported Britain. 
B)  assisted France militarily. 
C)  tried to capture French possessions in North America and the West Indies. 
D)  remained neutral. 
E)  captured British possessions in North America.

Question 13

Jeffersonian Republicans believed in all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  opposition to a national debt. 
B)  agriculture as the ideal occupation. 
C)  every adult white male's right to vote. 
D)  freedom of speech. 
E)  central authority should be kept to a minimum. 
A)  opposition to a national debt. 
B)  agriculture as the ideal occupation. 
C)  every adult white male's right to vote. 
D)  freedom of speech. 
E)  central authority should be kept to a minimum.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of Citizen Edmond Genêt.

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An adventurer and privateer, h

Question 15

John Adams called his peaceful resolution of the problems with France in 1800 "the most splendid diamond in my crown." Why did he think so? Was his pride justified? Why or why not?

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John Adams considered his peaceful resol

Question 16

The Treaty of Greenville signed in August with the Miami Confederation of Indian nations resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  giving to the United States vast tracts of land in the Old Northwest. 
B)  the anticipated recognition of the sovereign status on the Miami Confederation of Indian nations. 
C)  an annual annuity of $9,000 to the Indians. 
D)  the right of the Indians to hunt the land they had ceded. 
E)  fair and reasonable financial compensation to the Miamis in exchange for an iron-clad promise from the U.S. government to restrict further westward expansion along the Old Northwest frontier. 
A)  giving to the United States vast tracts of land in the Old Northwest. 
B)  the anticipated recognition of the sovereign status on the Miami Confederation of Indian nations. 
C)  an annual annuity of $9,000 to the Indians. 
D)  the right of the Indians to hunt the land they had ceded. 
E)  fair and reasonable financial compensation to the Miamis in exchange for an iron-clad promise from the U.S. government to restrict further westward expansion along the Old Northwest frontier.

Question 17

Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in

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A)  the formation of permanent political parties. 
B)  Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington. 
C)  politics drifting too far out of kilter with the wishes of the people. 
D)  the rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington. 
E)  their dismissal from the cabinet of George Washington. 
A)  the formation of permanent political parties. 
B)  Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington. 
C)  politics drifting too far out of kilter with the wishes of the people. 
D)  the rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington. 
E)  their dismissal from the cabinet of George Washington.

Question 18

Hamilton believed that, together, his funding and assumption programs would

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A)  gain the monetary and political support of the rich for the federal government. 
B)  restore the principles of state sovereignty. 
C)  be the quickest way to pay off the national debt. 
D)  guarantee the fairest treatment of the original holders of government bonds. 
E)  keep taxes low and therefore create a feeling of loyalty to the new federal government. 
A)  gain the monetary and political support of the rich for the federal government. 
B)  restore the principles of state sovereignty. 
C)  be the quickest way to pay off the national debt. 
D)  guarantee the fairest treatment of the original holders of government bonds. 
E)  keep taxes low and therefore create a feeling of loyalty to the new federal government.

Question 19

The 1796 presidential campaign focused heavily on

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A)  the Bank of the United States. 
B)  the candidates' personalities. 
C)  slavery. 
D)  foreign trade. 
E)  real issues. 
A)  the Bank of the United States. 
B)  the candidates' personalities. 
C)  slavery. 
D)  foreign trade. 
E)  real issues.

Question 20

When the new government was launched in 1789

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A)  the nation's population was doubling about every 25 years. 
B)  most people lived in the fast-growing cities. 
C)  most people lived west of the Allegheny Mountains. 
D)  New York was the largest city in the nation. 
E)  Great Britain refused to establish diplomatic relations with the United States. 
A)  the nation's population was doubling about every 25 years. 
B)  most people lived in the fast-growing cities. 
C)  most people lived west of the Allegheny Mountains. 
D)  New York was the largest city in the nation. 
E)  Great Britain refused to establish diplomatic relations with the United States.

Exam 9: Launching the New Ship of State

Identify and state the historical significance of James Madison.

Identify and state the historical significance of Thomas Jefferson.

Identify and state the historical significance of Talleyrand.

What were the pros and cons of the creation of a National Bank? What political and constitutional issues were involved in this piece of legislation?

As secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton's first objective was to

Compare and contrast the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, especially their views on popular and representative democracy, government power, the economy, and foreign affairs.

Which of the following do you think made the most important contribution to American national interests: Neutrality Proclamation, Washington's Farewell Address, or Convention of 1800? Justify your answer.

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government

One of the major criticisms of the Constitution, as drafted in Philadelphia, was that it

Identify and state the historical significance of tariff.

When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American government

Jeffersonian Republicans believed in all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of Citizen Edmond Genêt.

John Adams called his peaceful resolution of the problems with France in 1800 "the most splendid diamond in my crown." Why did he think so? Was his pride justified? Why or why not?

The Treaty of Greenville signed in August with the Miami Confederation of Indian nations resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in

Hamilton believed that, together, his funding and assumption programs would

The 1796 presidential campaign focused heavily on

When the new government was launched in 1789

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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