Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pinckney´s Treaty

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Question 2

A diplomatic historian has said in reference to early American foreign policy that "Europe's troubles became America's opportunities." What events of the 1790s would best illustrate the truth of this remark? Why?

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Question 3

The Federalist-dominated Congress´s main purpose in passing the Alien and Sedition Acts was to

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A)  capture French and British spies. 
B)  protect national security. 
C)  silence and punish Jeffersonian critics. 
D)  prevent the United States from being overrun by immigrants. 
E)  promote the re-election of President Adams. 
A)  capture French and British spies. 
B)  protect national security. 
C)  silence and punish Jeffersonian critics. 
D)  prevent the United States from being overrun by immigrants. 
E)  promote the re-election of President Adams.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"elastic clause"

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The "elastic clause," also known as the

Question 5

The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the federal court system and also the

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A)  office of the judge advocate general. 
B)  justice department. 
C)  state supreme courts. 
D)  state circuit courts. 
E)  office of the attorney general. 
A)  office of the judge advocate general. 
B)  justice department. 
C)  state supreme courts. 
D)  state circuit courts. 
E)  office of the attorney general.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Washington´s Farewell Address

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Question 7

The Pennsylvanians who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 thought that the new federal excise tax on whiskey was

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A)  a burden on an economic necessity and a medium of exchange. 
B)  an important source of revenue for the new government. 
C)  a conspiracy of the Jeffersonians. 
D)  an oppressive blow at Americans´ cultural inheritance from Britain. 
E)  an unjust intrusion into the triangle trade. 
A)  a burden on an economic necessity and a medium of exchange. 
B)  an important source of revenue for the new government. 
C)  a conspiracy of the Jeffersonians. 
D)  an oppressive blow at Americans´ cultural inheritance from Britain. 
E)  an unjust intrusion into the triangle trade.

Question 8

The Neutrality Proclamation in 1793

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A)  declared that America would honor the principles found in the Franco-American Alliance of 1778. 
B)  required the United States to send troops to France if it was attacked by Britain. 
C)  officially proclaimed America's neutrality in Old World quarrels. 
D)  declared that America would send troops to France if it was attacked by Spain. 
E)  led the United States to war with Britain in 1812. 
A)  declared that America would honor the principles found in the Franco-American Alliance of 1778. 
B)  required the United States to send troops to France if it was attacked by Britain. 
C)  officially proclaimed America's neutrality in Old World quarrels. 
D)  declared that America would send troops to France if it was attacked by Spain. 
E)  led the United States to war with Britain in 1812.

Question 9

When the new government was launched in 1789,

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A)  the nation's population was doubling about every twenty-five 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)  a majority of the population lived in New England. 
A)  the nation's population was doubling about every twenty-five 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)  a majority of the population lived in New England.

Question 10

Which program was the most essential to Hamilton´s goal of bolstering the nation´s credit?

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A)  Assumption 
B)  Currency devaluation 
C)  Funding at par 
D)  Excise taxes 
E)  Taxing the slave trade 
A)  Assumption 
B)  Currency devaluation 
C)  Funding at par 
D)  Excise taxes 
E)  Taxing the slave trade

Question 11

Which American foreign policy tradition did Washington's Neutrality Proclamation help establish?

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A)  The "good neighbor" policy 
B)  Multilateralism 
C)  The "open door" policy 
D)  Isolationism 
E)  Realpolitik 
A)  The "good neighbor" policy 
B)  Multilateralism 
C)  The "open door" policy 
D)  Isolationism 
E)  Realpolitik

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-compact theory

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The compact theory is a political concep

Question 13

Very early in its national history,the United States established a tradition of isolationism in its foreign policy.How did the Neutrality Proclamation and Washington's Farewell Address contribute to this tradition?

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The Neutrality Proclamation, issued by P

Question 14

The opposition of 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)  Jefferson's decision to run against George Washington. 
D)  a sharp conflict between the president and Congress. 
E)  the revival of antifederalist sentiment. 
A)  the formation of permanent political parties. 
B)  Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington. 
C)  Jefferson's decision to run against George Washington. 
D)  a sharp conflict between the president and Congress. 
E)  the revival of antifederalist sentiment.

Question 15

How effectively did the Bill of Rights address anti-federalist concerns about individuals´ rights? How well did it allay fears concerning states´ rights?

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The Bill of Rights effectively addressed

Question 16

Hamilton expected that the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt would come from

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A)  sales taxes and licensing fees. 
B)  customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes. 
C)  income and property taxes. 
D)  western land sales and foreign loans. 
E)  capital gains taxes on corporations. 
A)  sales taxes and licensing fees. 
B)  customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes. 
C)  income and property taxes. 
D)  western land sales and foreign loans. 
E)  capital gains taxes on corporations.

Question 17

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

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Loose construction refers to a broad or

Question 18

Why did the new government formed under the Constitution move quickly to pass the Bill of Rights?

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A)  The newly elected President Washington began to show dictatorial tendencies. 
B)  Congress was worried that a French-style reign of terror might occur in America. 
C)  Many states had ratified the Constitution with the understanding that it would soon be amended to include guarantees of individual rights. 
D)  Western expansion required a firmer statement of individual rights in federal territories. 
E)  Congress wanted to amend the Constitution quickly to show that it was not meant to be unchangeable. 
A)  The newly elected President Washington began to show dictatorial tendencies. 
B)  Congress was worried that a French-style reign of terror might occur in America. 
C)  Many states had ratified the Constitution with the understanding that it would soon be amended to include guarantees of individual rights. 
D)  Western expansion required a firmer statement of individual rights in federal territories. 
E)  Congress wanted to amend the Constitution quickly to show that it was not meant to be unchangeable.

Question 19

Jeffersonians believed in

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A)  the wisdom of a national debt. 
B)  politics as the ideal occupation. 
C)  every adult white male's right to vote. 
D)  restrictions on freedom of the press. 
E)  universal education to prepare the masses for self-government. 
A)  the wisdom of a national debt. 
B)  politics as the ideal occupation. 
C)  every adult white male's right to vote. 
D)  restrictions on freedom of the press. 
E)  universal education to prepare the masses for self-government.

Question 20

Summarize the central argument of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.Explain why they are key documents in American history.

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The central argument of the Kentucky and

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pinckney´s Treaty

A diplomatic historian has said in reference to early American foreign policy that "Europe's troubles became America's opportunities." What events of the 1790s would best illustrate the truth of this remark? Why?

The Federalist-dominated Congress´s main purpose in passing the Alien and Sedition Acts was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"elastic clause"

The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the federal court system and also the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Washington´s Farewell Address

The Pennsylvanians who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 thought that the new federal excise tax on whiskey was

The Neutrality Proclamation in 1793

When the new government was launched in 1789,

Which program was the most essential to Hamilton´s goal of bolstering the nation´s credit?

Which American foreign policy tradition did Washington's Neutrality Proclamation help establish?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -compact theory

Very early in its national history,the United States established a tradition of isolationism in its foreign policy.How did the Neutrality Proclamation and Washington's Farewell Address contribute to this tradition?

The opposition of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in

How effectively did the Bill of Rights address anti-federalist concerns about individuals´ rights? How well did it allay fears concerning states´ rights?

Hamilton expected that the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt would come from

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

Why did the new government formed under the Constitution move quickly to pass the Bill of Rights?

Jeffersonians believed in

Summarize the central argument of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.Explain why they are key documents in American history.

New World Beginnings

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

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

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

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