Question 1

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Kentucky

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
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Question 2

How did the French Revolution further exacerbate sectional politics in the United States?

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A)  Republicans supported France's assault on monarchy; Federalists favored Britain and denounced the French as a "mobocracy." 
B)  Southerners favored Britain because they believed that the British offered the best potential market for southern agricultural exports. 
C)  Almost all Americans applauded the struggle because they hoped that the two nations would knock each other out and leave the United States as the premier nation in the Atlantic world. 
D)  New Englanders favored France because of the alliance signed during the American Revolution and because of their desire to see the French humiliate King George III. 
E)  New Englanders, southerners, and most residents of the Middle Atlantic states believed that the Washington administration's declaration of American neutrality was the only way to ensure the survival of their young republic. 
A)  Republicans supported France's assault on monarchy; Federalists favored Britain and denounced the French as a "mobocracy." 
B)  Southerners favored Britain because they believed that the British offered the best potential market for southern agricultural exports. 
C)  Almost all Americans applauded the struggle because they hoped that the two nations would knock each other out and leave the United States as the premier nation in the Atlantic world. 
D)  New Englanders favored France because of the alliance signed during the American Revolution and because of their desire to see the French humiliate King George III. 
E)  New Englanders, southerners, and most residents of the Middle Atlantic states believed that the Washington administration's declaration of American neutrality was the only way to ensure the survival of their young republic.

Question 3

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the nature of "work" in the United States before the nineteenth century?

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A)  Nearly everyone worked in a household setting. 
B)  Because the "service sector" of the economy had not yet developed, nearly everyone worked in factories. 
C)  Most unmarried daughters worked in department stores in order to supplement family income. 
D)  Unmarried males tended to be unemployed and viewed with suspicion. 
E)  Most workers exchanged their work for food and housing. 
A)  Nearly everyone worked in a household setting. 
B)  Because the "service sector" of the economy had not yet developed, nearly everyone worked in factories. 
C)  Most unmarried daughters worked in department stores in order to supplement family income. 
D)  Unmarried males tended to be unemployed and viewed with suspicion. 
E)  Most workers exchanged their work for food and housing.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Strict Interpretation of Constitution, loose interpretation

Accepted Answer

Strict Interpretation of the Constitutio

Question 5

Describe and explain Alexander Hamilton's financial program and the assumptions on which it was based. What were the political and economic results of his program? Did his program benefit or hurt the country in the long run?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton's financial program,

Question 6

How did the United States government respond to France's declaration of war on Britain in 1793?

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A)  It declared war against France. 
B)  It proclaimed neutrality. 
C)  It reaffirmed the 1778 Franco-American alliance. 
D)  It seized the western forts occupied by Britain. 
E)  It declared war against Britain. 
A)  It declared war against France. 
B)  It proclaimed neutrality. 
C)  It reaffirmed the 1778 Franco-American alliance. 
D)  It seized the western forts occupied by Britain. 
E)  It declared war against Britain.

Question 7

On what basis were some Americans denied full equality by 1800?

Accepted Answer

By 1800, some Americans were denied full

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Jay's Treaty

Accepted Answer

Jay's Treaty, officially known as the "T

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Election of 1800

Accepted Answer

The Election of 1800 was a significant e

Question 10

How did the United States begin to change economically between 1789 and 1800? Explain the roles of government policy and the individual in bringing about this transformation.

Accepted Answer

The United States began to change econom

Question 11

Which of the following was a British practice that damaged Anglo-American relations during the Washington administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It confiscated foreign ships trading with the French Caribbean islands. 
B)  It forced American sailors to serve in the British navy. 
C)  It built new forts on American soil. 
D)  Canada's royal governor gave an inflammatory speech denying U.S. claims north of the Ohio River. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  It confiscated foreign ships trading with the French Caribbean islands. 
B)  It forced American sailors to serve in the British navy. 
C)  It built new forts on American soil. 
D)  Canada's royal governor gave an inflammatory speech denying U.S. claims north of the Ohio River. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 12

Which points in Hamilton's economic program were most controversial and why?

Accepted Answer

The most controversial points in Alexand

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Pinckney's Treaty (Treaty of San Lorenzo)

Accepted Answer

Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Tre

Question 14

Why did the southern states vote for Hamilton's plan to assume state debts?

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A)  Most of them had been unable to pay off their debts and stood to gain from federal assumption of that debt. 
B)  Most southern senators and congressmen had speculated in state bonds and would make large profits if they were repaid in full by the federal government. 
C)  Southerners believed that a stronger union would benefit the South more than other sections of the nation. 
D)  Northern representatives agreed to transfer the federal capital from Philadelphia to a location on the Potomac River in Virginia. 
E)  Most of them had no bonds outstanding and so stood to neither lose nor gain by the proposal. 
A)  Most of them had been unable to pay off their debts and stood to gain from federal assumption of that debt. 
B)  Most southern senators and congressmen had speculated in state bonds and would make large profits if they were repaid in full by the federal government. 
C)  Southerners believed that a stronger union would benefit the South more than other sections of the nation. 
D)  Northern representatives agreed to transfer the federal capital from Philadelphia to a location on the Potomac River in Virginia. 
E)  Most of them had no bonds outstanding and so stood to neither lose nor gain by the proposal.

Question 15

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Alexander Hamilton

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Benjamin Banneker

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – Oc

Question 18

Who did the United States fight in the Quasi-War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  France 
D)  Russia 
E)  Portugal 
A)  Spain 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  France 
D)  Russia 
E)  Portugal

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Henry Knox

Accepted Answer

Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25,

Question 20

When Alexander Hamilton argued that Congress had the constitutional authority to establish a national bank, what was the basis of his assertion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution explicitly states that Congress has the authority to regulate banks. 
B)  The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution states any powers not contained in the Constitution are reserved to Congress. 
C)  The Constitution gives Congress the authority to do whatever is "necessary and proper" to perform its duties. 
D)  Article 2, section 3 of the Constitution allows the president as the chief executive of the country to establish any institution he sees fit. 
E)  The Tenth Amendment states that Congress can assume powers if those powers are implied in the Constitution. 
A)  Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution explicitly states that Congress has the authority to regulate banks. 
B)  The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution states any powers not contained in the Constitution are reserved to Congress. 
C)  The Constitution gives Congress the authority to do whatever is "necessary and proper" to perform its duties. 
D)  Article 2, section 3 of the Constitution allows the president as the chief executive of the country to establish any institution he sees fit. 
E)  The Tenth Amendment states that Congress can assume powers if those powers are implied in the Constitution.

Exam 7: Launching the New Republic

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Kentucky

How did the French Revolution further exacerbate sectional politics in the United States?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the nature of "work" in the United States before the nineteenth century?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Strict Interpretation of Constitution, loose interpretation

Describe and explain Alexander Hamilton's financial program and the assumptions on which it was based. What were the political and economic results of his program? Did his program benefit or hurt the country in the long run?

How did the United States government respond to France's declaration of war on Britain in 1793?

On what basis were some Americans denied full equality by 1800?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Jay's Treaty

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Election of 1800

How did the United States begin to change economically between 1789 and 1800? Explain the roles of government policy and the individual in bringing about this transformation.

Which of the following was a British practice that damaged Anglo-American relations during the Washington administration?

Which points in Hamilton's economic program were most controversial and why?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Pinckney's Treaty (Treaty of San Lorenzo)

Why did the southern states vote for Hamilton's plan to assume state debts?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Alexander Hamilton

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Benjamin Banneker

Who did the United States fight in the Quasi-War?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Henry Knox

When Alexander Hamilton argued that Congress had the constitutional authority to establish a national bank, what was the basis of his assertion?

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