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10 Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800
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1One immediate concern for the new federal government was the questionable loyalty of people living in the western territories of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio
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2The passage of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution demonstrated the Federalists determination to develop a powerful central government
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3All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program EXCEPT
- Aa national bank
- Bfunding the entire national debt at "par"
- Cassumption of state debts by the federal government
- Dtariffs
- Epaying only domestic debts but not foreign debts
4The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government
- Alevied an excise tax on whiskey
- Btried to prohibit the sale of whiskey
- Callowed the import of foreign whiskey
- Dhalted the export of American whiskey
- Etried to prohibit the manufacturing of whiskey
5Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was modeled on the
- ABank of England
- BSwiss National Bank
- CBank of France
- DNational Bank of the Netherlands
6Hamilton financed his large national debt by revenues from tariffs and excise taxes on products such as whiskey
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7In the battle over the Bank of the United States, Jefferson favored a "loose construction" of the Constitution and Hamilton favored a "strict construction"
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8The first American political parties grew mainly out of the debate over Hamilton's fiscal policies and U.S. foreign policy towards Europe.
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9Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in:
- AThe formation of permanent political parties
- BHamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington
- CPolitics drifting too far away from the wishes of the people
- Dthe rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington
10Two important political institutions not mentioned in the Constitution that developed in the first Washington administration were the cabinet and political parties.
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11When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American Government:
- ASupported Britain
- Bassisted France militarily
- Ctried to capture French possessions in North America and the West Indies
- Dremained neutral
12Washington''s Neutrality Proclamation was based on his confidence in America military strength in comparison to the hostile powers.
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13In Jay's Treaty, the British:
- Apledged to stop seizing American ships
- Bpromised to evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest
- Crefused to pay damages for seizures of American ships
- Dwere denied most favored nation status.
14Washington supported Jay's unpopular treaty with Britain because he feared a disastrous war if it were rejected
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15Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790's over:
- AFrench seizure of American merchant ships
- Bthe adjustment of the Florida boundary
- CAmerica's unilateral withdrawal from the Franco-American alliance
- DPinckney's Treaty
16The Alien Laws were a conservative Federalist attempt to prevent French immigrants and spies from supporting Jeffersonians and stirring up anti-British sentiment
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17The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to:
- Acapture French and British spies
- Bcontrol the Federalists
- Csilence and punish critics of the Federalists
- Dprovide support for the Republican party
18Thomas Jefferson applied to all of the following groups EXCEPT:
- Asmall shopkeepers
- Bthe underprivileged
- Cthe middle class
- Dshippers
- Eartisans
19The Jefferson Republicans generally sympathized with Britain in foreign policy; while the Hamiltonian Federalists sympathized with France.
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20The 9th and 10th Amendment to the Constitution partly reversed the federalist momentum by declaring that:
- Athe federal government had no power to restrict the action of local governments
- Bthe powers of the presidency did not extent to foreign policy
- Call rights not mentioned in the federal Constitution were retained by the states or by the people
- Dthe Supreme Court had no power to rule in cases that affected property rights
21Hamilton's first financial policies were intended to:
- AFinance the government through the sale of western lands
- Bto fund the national debt and to have the federal government assume the debts owed by the states
- Cto repudiate (dismiss) the debts accumulated by the government of the Articles of Confederation
- Dto create a sound federal currency backed by gold
22The essential disagreement between Hamilton and Jefferson over the proposed Bank o the United States was:
- AWhether or not the Constitution could be constructed to permit the federal government to establish such a bank
- Bwhether the bank should be under the control of the federal government or the states
- Cwhether or not it would be economically wise to create a single national bank
- Dwhether or not such a bank would plunge the federal government into excessive debt
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