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Quiz por Shari Anderson, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Shari Anderson
mais de 5 anos atrás
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Questão 1
Questão
One immediate concern for the new federal government was the questionable loyalty of people living in the western territories of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 2
Questão
The passage of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution demonstrated the Federalists determination to develop a powerful central government
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 3
Questão
All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program EXCEPT
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a national bank
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funding the entire national debt at "par"
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assumption of state debts by the federal government
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tariffs
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paying only domestic debts but not foreign debts
Questão 4
Questão
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government
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levied an excise tax on whiskey
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tried to prohibit the sale of whiskey
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allowed the import of foreign whiskey
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halted the export of American whiskey
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tried to prohibit the manufacturing of whiskey
Questão 5
Questão
Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was modeled on the
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Bank of England
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Swiss National Bank
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Bank of France
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National Bank of the Netherlands
Questão 6
Questão
Hamilton financed his large national debt by revenues from tariffs and excise taxes on products such as whiskey
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 7
Questão
In the battle over the Bank of the United States, Jefferson favored a "loose construction" of the Constitution and Hamilton favored a "strict construction"
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 8
Questão
The first American political parties grew mainly out of the debate over Hamilton's fiscal policies and U.S. foreign policy towards Europe.
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 9
Questão
Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in:
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The formation of permanent political parties
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Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington
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Politics drifting too far away from the wishes of the people
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the rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington
Questão 10
Questão
Two important political institutions not mentioned in the Constitution that developed in the first Washington administration were the cabinet and political parties.
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 11
Questão
When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American Government:
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Supported Britain
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assisted France militarily
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tried to capture French possessions in North America and the West Indies
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remained neutral
Questão 12
Questão
Washington''s Neutrality Proclamation was based on his confidence in America military strength in comparison to the hostile powers.
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 13
Questão
In Jay's Treaty, the British:
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pledged to stop seizing American ships
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promised to evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest
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refused to pay damages for seizures of American ships
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were denied most favored nation status.
Questão 14
Questão
Washington supported Jay's unpopular treaty with Britain because he feared a disastrous war if it were rejected
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 15
Questão
Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790's over:
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French seizure of American merchant ships
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the adjustment of the Florida boundary
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America's unilateral withdrawal from the Franco-American alliance
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Pinckney's Treaty
Questão 16
Questão
The Alien Laws were a conservative Federalist attempt to prevent French immigrants and spies from supporting Jeffersonians and stirring up anti-British sentiment
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 17
Questão
The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to:
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capture French and British spies
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control the Federalists
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silence and punish critics of the Federalists
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provide support for the Republican party
Questão 18
Questão
Thomas Jefferson applied to all of the following groups EXCEPT:
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small shopkeepers
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the underprivileged
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the middle class
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shippers
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artisans
Questão 19
Questão
The Jefferson Republicans generally sympathized with Britain in foreign policy; while the Hamiltonian Federalists sympathized with France.
Responda
- True
- False
Questão 20
Questão
The 9th and 10th Amendment to the Constitution partly reversed the federalist momentum by declaring that:
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the federal government had no power to restrict the action of local governments
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the powers of the presidency did not extent to foreign policy
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all rights not mentioned in the federal Constitution were retained by the states or by the people
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the Supreme Court had no power to rule in cases that affected property rights
Questão 21
Questão
Hamilton's first financial policies were intended to:
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Finance the government through the sale of western lands
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to fund the national debt and to have the federal government assume the debts owed by the states
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to repudiate (dismiss) the debts accumulated by the government of the Articles of Confederation
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to create a sound federal currency backed by gold
Questão 22
Questão
The essential disagreement between Hamilton and Jefferson over the proposed Bank o the United States was:
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Whether or not the Constitution could be constructed to permit the federal government to establish such a bank
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whether the bank should be under the control of the federal government or the states
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whether or not it would be economically wise to create a single national bank
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whether or not such a bank would plunge the federal government into excessive debt
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