Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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 3

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.

Accepted Answer

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and the Fr

Question 4

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​The United States, Spanish Louisiana, and the Old Northwest Around 1789 and Before the Louisiana Purchase 
  
-____ Vermont

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 5

Federalists advocated rule by

Accepted Answer

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 6

The French grew angry with the United States shortly after 1794 because

Accepted Answer

A)  of Jay's Treaty. 
B)  Congress appointed second-rate ambassadors. 
C)  of the XYZ affair. 
D)  John Adams had been elected president. 
E)  Thomas Jefferson was removed as ambassador. 
A)  of Jay's Treaty. 
B)  Congress appointed second-rate ambassadors. 
C)  of the XYZ affair. 
D)  John Adams had been elected president. 
E)  Thomas Jefferson was removed as ambassador.

Question 7

Jeffersonian Republicans believed in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

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 8

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

Accepted Answer

A)  agricultural interests. 
B)  trade with France. 
C)  the wealthier class. 
D)  the poor. 
E)  the middle class. 
A)  agricultural interests. 
B)  trade with France. 
C)  the wealthier class. 
D)  the poor. 
E)  the middle class.

Question 9

The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the prerogatives of Congress, the president 
B)  the army and the navy, the national government 
C)  the South, the northern majority 
D)  individual liberties, a strong central government 
E)  civilian authorities, the military 
A)  the prerogatives of Congress, the president 
B)  the army and the navy, the national government 
C)  the South, the northern majority 
D)  individual liberties, a strong central government 
E)  civilian authorities, the military

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The Federalists and the Democratic-Repub

Question 11

Among the handicaps John Adams faced upon assuming the presidency were all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  trying to fill the popular George Washington's shoes. 
B)  Hamilton's hatred of him and efforts to undermine him. 
C)  his ambivalentpositions on the critical political, economic, and foreign policy issues of the day. 
D)  his demeanor as an intellectual and elite, which made him unappealing to the masses. 
E)  his narrow victory in his bid for office. 
A)  trying to fill the popular George Washington's shoes. 
B)  Hamilton's hatred of him and efforts to undermine him. 
C)  his ambivalentpositions on the critical political, economic, and foreign policy issues of the day. 
D)  his demeanor as an intellectual and elite, which made him unappealing to the masses. 
E)  his narrow victory in his bid for office.

Question 12

The High Federalists were

Accepted Answer

A)  politicalsupporters 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)  politicalsupporters 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 13

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

Accepted Answer

The Federalists were generally supported

Question 14

Washington's decision to retire from the presidency in 1797

Accepted Answer

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 15

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​The United States, Spanish Louisiana, and the Old Northwest Around 1789 and Before the Louisiana Purchase 
  
-____ District of Columbia

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

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 18

President Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with France in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure his chances of reelection in 1800. 
B)  align himself with the Hamiltonian wing of the Federalist party. 
C)  save the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
D)  prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war. 
E)  keep trade with France in place. 
A)  ensure his chances of reelection in 1800. 
B)  align himself with the Hamiltonian wing of the Federalist party. 
C)  save the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
D)  prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war. 
E)  keep trade with France in place.

Question 19

Which amendment guards against the danger that enumerating rights might lead to the conclusion that they were the only ones protected?

Accepted Answer

A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Fifth 
D)  Ninth 
E)  Tenth 
A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Fifth 
D)  Ninth 
E)  Tenth

Question 20

Britain made neutrality very difficult for the United States during the French and British conflicts of the 1790s by

Accepted Answer

A)  granting America numerous trade privileges. 
B)  seizing American merchant ships in the West Indies. 
C)  leaving frontier outposts on American soil. 
D)  helping to relieve tensions between Indians and Americans. 
E)  blocking the major United States' seaports. 
A)  granting America numerous trade privileges. 
B)  seizing American merchant ships in the West Indies. 
C)  leaving frontier outposts on American soil. 
D)  helping to relieve tensions between Indians and Americans. 
E)  blocking the major United States' seaports.

Exam 10: Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

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

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

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.

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​The United States, Spanish Louisiana, and the Old Northwest Around 1789 and Before the Louisiana Purchase -____ Vermont

Federalists advocated rule by

The French grew angry with the United States shortly after 1794 because

Jeffersonian Republicans believed in all of the following except

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____.

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

Among the handicaps John Adams faced upon assuming the presidency were all of the following except

The High Federalists were

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

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​The United States, Spanish Louisiana, and the Old Northwest Around 1789 and Before the Louisiana Purchase -____ District of Columbia

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

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

President Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with France in order to

Which amendment guards against the danger that enumerating rights might lead to the conclusion that they were the only ones protected?

Britain made neutrality very difficult for the United States during the French and British conflicts of the 1790s by

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Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

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Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

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Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The United States, Spanish Louisiana, and the Old Northwest Around 1789 and Before the Louisiana Purchase -____ Vermont

The Bill of Rights was intended to protect against the potential tyranny of .

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The United States, Spanish Louisiana, and the Old Northwest Around 1789 and Before the Louisiana Purchase -____ District of Columbia