Question 1

Jefferson's administration demonstrated its disagreement with Hamilton's philosophy by

Accepted Answer

A)  ending the excise tax. 
B)  reducing the protective tariff. 
C)  abolishing the national bank. 
D)  implementing the Embargo Act. 
A)  ending the excise tax. 
B)  reducing the protective tariff. 
C)  abolishing the national bank. 
D)  implementing the Embargo Act.

Question 2

Answer the following  questions :
-Report on Manufactures

Accepted Answer

A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles. 
A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles.

Question 3

Which of the following was true of the "Era of Good Feeling"?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was apparent political harmony. 
B)  It saw a rise in nationalism and an end to sectionalism. 
C)  There was an absence of economic debate in this period. 
D)  Americans embraced state loyalties rather than national ones. 
A)  There was apparent political harmony. 
B)  It saw a rise in nationalism and an end to sectionalism. 
C)  There was an absence of economic debate in this period. 
D)  Americans embraced state loyalties rather than national ones.

Question 4

Answer the following  questions :
-XYZ Affair

Accepted Answer

A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles. 
A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles.

Question 5

How did Jeffersonian policies encourage expansion westward? Why did Jefferson and other expansionists believe the West was crucial to the well-being of the republic? How did Federalists respond?
Answer Key

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Jefferso

Question 6

Answer the following  questions :
-Treaty of Ghent

Accepted Answer

A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles. 
A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles.

Question 7

Which of the following statements describes actions the first congressional government undertook in 1789?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Judiciary Act of 1789 established thirteen district courts whose decisions would not be subject to review by the Supreme Court. 
B)  George Washington asked Congress to abolish the departments of foreign affairs,finance,and war. 
C)  The Judiciary Act of 1789 gave state courts jurisdiction over federal issues. 
D)  George Washington established a cabinet--or body of advisors--and an administrative bureaucracy under the president's control. 
A)  The Judiciary Act of 1789 established thirteen district courts whose decisions would not be subject to review by the Supreme Court. 
B)  George Washington asked Congress to abolish the departments of foreign affairs,finance,and war. 
C)  The Judiciary Act of 1789 gave state courts jurisdiction over federal issues. 
D)  George Washington established a cabinet--or body of advisors--and an administrative bureaucracy under the president's control.

Question 8

Why did Thomas Jefferson call his election to the presidency the "Revolution of 1800"?

Accepted Answer

A)  He removed Federalists and installed all new government officials. 
B)  There was no true majority,so the Supreme Court determined his victory. 
C)  He subsequently filled the Supreme Court with Republican justices. 
D)  The government changed peacefully despite bitter partisan conflict and foreign crisis. 
A)  He removed Federalists and installed all new government officials. 
B)  There was no true majority,so the Supreme Court determined his victory. 
C)  He subsequently filled the Supreme Court with Republican justices. 
D)  The government changed peacefully despite bitter partisan conflict and foreign crisis.

Question 9

Answer the following  questions :
-Marbury v.Madison (1803)

Accepted Answer

A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles. 
A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles.

Question 10

Answer the following  questions :
-Treaty of Greenville

Accepted Answer

A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles. 
A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles.

Question 11

Why did Jefferson and Madison oppose the programs that Alexander Hamilton proposed during his stint as the U.S.secretary of the treasury?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

The Naturalization,Alien,and Sedition Acts had which of the following outcomes in the United States in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It became illegal to publish insults or malicious attacks against Congress or the president. 
B)  The John Adams administration jailed over a thousand pro-Republican newspaper editors. 
C)  The residency requirement for American citizenship was shortened from fourteen years to five years. 
D)  Democratic ideals embodied in the Declaration of Independence were strengthened dramatically. 
A)  It became illegal to publish insults or malicious attacks against Congress or the president. 
B)  The John Adams administration jailed over a thousand pro-Republican newspaper editors. 
C)  The residency requirement for American citizenship was shortened from fourteen years to five years. 
D)  Democratic ideals embodied in the Declaration of Independence were strengthened dramatically.

Question 13

Answer the following  questions :
-Embargo Act of 1807

Accepted Answer

A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles. 
A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles.

Question 14

Which of the following phrases describes the federal judiciary at the time Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801?

Accepted Answer

A)  Understaffed and lacking direction 
B)  Sympathetic to the Republican Party 
C)  Packed with hostile Federalists 
D)  Dominated by impartial judges 
A)  Understaffed and lacking direction 
B)  Sympathetic to the Republican Party 
C)  Packed with hostile Federalists 
D)  Dominated by impartial judges

Question 15

Alexander Hamilton's 1789 financial plan for the United States included which of the following items?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government's assumption of state war debts 
B)  The elimination of the U.S.national debt 
C)  A progressive system of personal income taxes 
D)  The eradication of paper currency 
A)  The federal government's assumption of state war debts 
B)  The elimination of the U.S.national debt 
C)  A progressive system of personal income taxes 
D)  The eradication of paper currency

Question 16

Answer the following  questions :
-Haitian Revolution

Accepted Answer

A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles. 
A) Act that established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeals from the districts,with the Supreme Court having the final say. 
B) The first ten amendments to the Constitution,officially ratified by 1791.The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights,including freedom of speech and religion,and mandated legal procedures,such as trial by jury. 
C) Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt-that is,offer interest on it rather than repaying it-at full value.Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy,not debt-free. 
D) A bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.Alexander Hamilton argued that the bank would provide stability to the specie-starved American economy by making loans to merchants,handling government funds,and issuing bills of credit. 
E) A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
F)A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793,allowing U.S.citizens to trade with all belligerents in the war between France and Great Britain.
G)A 1789 revolution in France that was initially welcomed by most Americans because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy,but eventually came to seem too radical to many.
H)A political faction in the French Revolution.Many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of this radical French faction and,like them,formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen."
I)A 1794 uprising by farmers in western Pennsylvania in response to enforcement of an unpopular excise tax on whiskey.
J)A 1795 treaty between the United States and Britain,negotiated by John Jay.The treaty accepted Britain's right to stop neutral ships.In return,it allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizures and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory.
K)The 1791 conflict involving diverse Haitian participants and armies from three European countries.At its end,Haiti became a free,independent nation in which former slaves were citizens.
L)A 1797 incident in which American negotiators in France were rebuffed for refusing to pay a substantial bribe.The incident led the United States into an undeclared war that curtailed American trade with the French West Indies.
M)Three laws passed in 1798 that limited individual rights and threatened the fledgling party system.One lengthened the residency requirement for citizenship,another authorized the deportation of foreigners,and the third prohibited the publication of insults or malicious attacks on the president or members of Congress.
N)Resolutions of 1798 condemning the Alien and Sedition Acts that were submitted to the federal government by two state legislatures.The resolutions tested the idea that state legislatures could judge the constitutionality of federal laws and nullify them.
O)A 1795 treaty between the United States and various Indian tribes in Ohio.American negotiators acknowledged Indian ownership of the land,and,in return for various payments,the Western Confederacy ceded most of Ohio to the United States.
P)A Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in finding that parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 were in conflict with the Constitution.For the first time,the Supreme Court assumed legal authority to overrule acts of other branches of the government.
Q)The 1803 purchase of French territory west of the Mississippi River that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and opened the way for future American expansion west.The purchase required President Thomas Jefferson to exercise powers not explicitly granted to him by the Constitution.
R)An act of Congress that prohibited U.S.ships from traveling to foreign ports and effectively banned overseas trade in an attempt to deter Britain from halting U.S.ships at sea.The embargo caused grave hardships for Americans engaged in overseas commerce.
S)An attack on Shawnee Indians at Prophetstown in 1811 by American forces headed by William Henry Harrison,Indiana's territorial governor.The governor's troops traded heavy casualties with the confederacy's warriors and then destroyed the holy village.
T)The treaty signed on Christmas Eve 1814 that ended the War of 1812.It retained the prewar borders of the United States.
U)A Supreme Court case that asserted the dominance of national over state statutes.
V)An 1819 treaty in which John Quincy Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Florida territory to the United States.In return,the American government accepted Spain's claim to Texas and agreed to a compromise on the western boundary for the state of Louisiana.
W)The 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization or interference by European powers.In exchange,Monroe pledged that the United States would not become involved in European struggles.

Question 17

The 1783 Treaty of Paris addressed Native Americans living in the Old Northwest in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  It stipulated that Native tribes would be supervised by the British until 1793. 
B)  The treaty established tribal homelands west of the Appalachians. 
C)  It assigned control of all tribes to a joint British-American agency. 
D)  The treaty did nothing to protect Indian lands or independence. 
A)  It stipulated that Native tribes would be supervised by the British until 1793. 
B)  The treaty established tribal homelands west of the Appalachians. 
C)  It assigned control of all tribes to a joint British-American agency. 
D)  The treaty did nothing to protect Indian lands or independence.

Question 18

Why did the Federalist and first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton insist on creating a permanent national debt and a national bank? What was he hoping to accomplish? Why did his Republican opponents disavow his approach to the U.S.economy? What was Hamilton's legacy?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Hamilton

Question 19

Which of the following statements characterizes federal land price policies in the Northwest Territory during 1790-1820?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Federalist administrations dropped the minimum price per acre in order to encourage speculators to purchase larger tracts of land. 
B)  Jeffersonian Republicans raised the price to $2 per acre and the minimum purchase requirement to 320 acres. 
C)  Jeffersonian Republicans passed laws that made it easier for farm families to buy land. 
D)  Jeffersonian Republicans doubled the price per acre to discourage speculators from buying up most of the federal land. 
A)  The Federalist administrations dropped the minimum price per acre in order to encourage speculators to purchase larger tracts of land. 
B)  Jeffersonian Republicans raised the price to $2 per acre and the minimum purchase requirement to 320 acres. 
C)  Jeffersonian Republicans passed laws that made it easier for farm families to buy land. 
D)  Jeffersonian Republicans doubled the price per acre to discourage speculators from buying up most of the federal land.

Question 20

Which of the following took place in response to the Jefferson administration's purchase of Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern Federalists conspired with Aaron Burr and General James Wilkinson to capture the region and establish it as a separate nation. 
B)  Some New England Federalists devised a plan to secede from the Union and establish a northern confederacy. 
C)  Most Federalists became Republicans. 
D)  Many Native Americans poured into the region. 
A)  Southern Federalists conspired with Aaron Burr and General James Wilkinson to capture the region and establish it as a separate nation. 
B)  Some New England Federalists devised a plan to secede from the Union and establish a northern confederacy. 
C)  Most Federalists became Republicans. 
D)  Many Native Americans poured into the region.

Exam 7: Hammering Out a Federal Republic, 1787-1820

Jefferson's administration demonstrated its disagreement with Hamilton's philosophy by

Answer the following questions : -Report on Manufactures

Which of the following was true of the "Era of Good Feeling"?

Answer the following questions : -XYZ Affair

How did Jeffersonian policies encourage expansion westward? Why did Jefferson and other expansionists believe the West was crucial to the well-being of the republic? How did Federalists respond? Answer Key

Answer the following questions : -Treaty of Ghent

Which of the following statements describes actions the first congressional government undertook in 1789?

Why did Thomas Jefferson call his election to the presidency the "Revolution of 1800"?

Answer the following questions : -Marbury v.Madison (1803)

Answer the following questions : -Treaty of Greenville

Why did Jefferson and Madison oppose the programs that Alexander Hamilton proposed during his stint as the U.S.secretary of the treasury?

The Naturalization,Alien,and Sedition Acts had which of the following outcomes in the United States in the 1790s?

Answer the following questions : -Embargo Act of 1807

Which of the following phrases describes the federal judiciary at the time Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801?

Alexander Hamilton's 1789 financial plan for the United States included which of the following items?

Answer the following questions : -Haitian Revolution

The 1783 Treaty of Paris addressed Native Americans living in the Old Northwest in which of the following ways?

Why did the Federalist and first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton insist on creating a permanent national debt and a national bank? What was he hoping to accomplish? Why did his Republican opponents disavow his approach to the U.S.economy? What was Hamilton's legacy?

Which of the following statements characterizes federal land price policies in the Northwest Territory during 1790-1820?

Which of the following took place in response to the Jefferson administration's purchase of Louisiana?

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