Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-nullification

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Nullification is a legal theory that a s

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-implied powers

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Implied powers are those powers not expl

Question 3

Which statement about the young American nation is FALSE?

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A)  Its population was still about 90 percent rural. 
B)  The first official census of 1790 recorded almost 4 million people. 
C)  All but 5 percent of the people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  A majority of the population was branching out west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
E)  Foreign visitors looked down at the roughness and crudity of the pioneering life. 
A)  Its population was still about 90 percent rural. 
B)  The first official census of 1790 recorded almost 4 million people. 
C)  All but 5 percent of the people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  A majority of the population was branching out west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
E)  Foreign visitors looked down at the roughness and crudity of the pioneering life.

Question 4

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

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A)  reduce the federal debt. 
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)  reduce the federal debt. 
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 5

The French revealed their growing hostility to the United States by

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A)  sending Citizen Genêt to promote a new American Revolution. 
B)  seizing hundreds of American merchant ships. 
C)  sending troops to fortify French Louisiana. 
D)  unilaterally repudiating the Franco-American alliance. 
E)  expelling Thomas Jefferson as ambassador to France. 
A)  sending Citizen Genêt to promote a new American Revolution. 
B)  seizing hundreds of American merchant ships. 
C)  sending troops to fortify French Louisiana. 
D)  unilaterally repudiating the Franco-American alliance. 
E)  expelling Thomas Jefferson as ambassador to France.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Neutrality Proclamation

Accepted Answer

The Neutrality Proclamation was a formal

Question 7

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A)XYZ affair,(B)Neutrality Proclamation,(C)Jay's Treaty,(D)the Convention of 1800 with France.

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A)  C, B, A, D 
B)  B, A, C, D 
C)  B, C, A, D 
D)  C, B, D, A 
E)  A, B, D, C 
A)  C, B, A, D 
B)  B, A, C, D 
C)  B, C, A, D 
D)  C, B, D, A 
E)  A, B, D, C

Question 8

Which statement about American views of the French Revolution is FALSE?

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A)  At first most Americans welcomed the French Revolution as a peaceful blow against tyranny. 
B)  After the Reign of Terror began, Jeffersonians believed that some bloodshed was a small price to pay for liberty. 
C)  After Britain and revolutionary France went to war, Washington proclaimed America´s official neutrality despite the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
D)  Pro-French Jeffersonians and Federalists both accepted the need for Washington´s neutrality policy, which calmed partisan tensions for a time. 
E)  After years of French provocations, Federalists wanted to wage war on France. 
A)  At first most Americans welcomed the French Revolution as a peaceful blow against tyranny. 
B)  After the Reign of Terror began, Jeffersonians believed that some bloodshed was a small price to pay for liberty. 
C)  After Britain and revolutionary France went to war, Washington proclaimed America´s official neutrality despite the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
D)  Pro-French Jeffersonians and Federalists both accepted the need for Washington´s neutrality policy, which calmed partisan tensions for a time. 
E)  After years of French provocations, Federalists wanted to wage war on France.

Question 9

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 10

The event of the 1790s that caused the deepest divisions in American political and social life was

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A)  the Whiskey Rebellion. 
B)  the French Revolution. 
C)  the economic and financial policies of Alexander Hamilton. 
D)  the warfare with Little Turtle's Miami Confederacy. 
E)  the development of a political party system. 
A)  the Whiskey Rebellion. 
B)  the French Revolution. 
C)  the economic and financial policies of Alexander Hamilton. 
D)  the warfare with Little Turtle's Miami Confederacy. 
E)  the development of a political party system.

Question 11

As a two-party political system took shape in the 1790s,newspapers

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A)  stayed clear of political conflict. 
B)  were increasingly ignored as irrelevant. 
C)  were outlawed by the Sedition Act. 
D)  helped to solidify and spread the new parties´ messages. 
E)  became the voice of the Jeffersonian Republican party. 
A)  stayed clear of political conflict. 
B)  were increasingly ignored as irrelevant. 
C)  were outlawed by the Sedition Act. 
D)  helped to solidify and spread the new parties´ messages. 
E)  became the voice of the Jeffersonian Republican party.

Question 12

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 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Virginia and Kentucky resolutions

Accepted Answer

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions we

Question 14

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

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A)  preventing American trade with the European continent. 
B)  seizing American merchant ships and sailors in the West Indies. 
C)  declaring that they would never abandon their forts on the American frontier. 
D)  engaging in a naval arms race on the Great Lakes. 
E)  sponsoring pro-British agents within the United States. 
A)  preventing American trade with the European continent. 
B)  seizing American merchant ships and sailors in the West Indies. 
C)  declaring that they would never abandon their forts on the American frontier. 
D)  engaging in a naval arms race on the Great Lakes. 
E)  sponsoring pro-British agents within the United States.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Mad Anthony" Wayne

Accepted Answer

"Mad Anthony" Wayne was a United States

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alexander Hamilton

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Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-strict construction

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Strict construction, also known as stric

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-impressment

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Marshall

Accepted Answer

John Marshall (1755-1835) was an influen

Question 20

Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was

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A)  based on calculations of American self-interest. 
B)  the fulfillment of America's obligations under the Franco-American Treaty. 
C)  opposed by both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  based on American ideals of liberty and equality. 
E)  evidence of the impossibility of American isolationism. 
A)  based on calculations of American self-interest. 
B)  the fulfillment of America's obligations under the Franco-American Treaty. 
C)  opposed by both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  based on American ideals of liberty and equality. 
E)  evidence of the impossibility of American isolationism.

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -nullification

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -implied powers

Which statement about the young American nation is FALSE?

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

The French revealed their growing hostility to the United States by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Neutrality Proclamation

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A)XYZ affair,(B)Neutrality Proclamation,(C)Jay's Treaty,(D)the Convention of 1800 with France.

Which statement about American views of the French Revolution is FALSE?

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 event of the 1790s that caused the deepest divisions in American political and social life was

As a two-party political system took shape in the 1790s,newspapers

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Virginia and Kentucky resolutions

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Mad Anthony" Wayne

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alexander Hamilton

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -strict construction

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -impressment

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Marshall

Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was

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