US History - Chapter 10

The founders had not envisioned the existence of permanent political parties because they _________.

saw them as a sign of disloyalty and lack of national unity

Despite the flourishing cities, America's population was still about ______ percent rural.

90

When the new government was launched in 1789, __________.

the nation's population was doubling about every 25 years.

Thomas Jefferson's argument against the constitutionality of a Bank of the United States were based o the strict construction principles, especially the _________.

Tenth amendment in the Bill of Rights

All of the following are true statements about the whiskey rebellion except _______. (A. whiskey rebels tarred and feathered revenue officers (B. protestors felt burdened by Hamilton's economic programs (C. Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion by negotiating with protesters (D. backcountry pioneer folk saw whiskey not as a luxury but as an economic necessity and medium of exchange

Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion by negotiating with protestors

One of the first jobs face the new government, formed under the Constitution, was to _________.

draw up and pass a bill of rights

Washington's decision to retire from presidency in 1797 _________.

established a two-term tradition for American presidents

The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ___________ against the potential tyranny of ____________.

individual liberties; a strong central government

One of George Washington's major contributions as president was ____________.

keeping the nation out of foreign wars

All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic programs except ___________. (A.vigorous foreign trade (B. paying only domestic debts not foreign debts (C. protective tariffs (D. creation of a national bank

paying only domestic debts but not foreign debts

Alexander Hamilton's financial programs for the economic development of the United States favored __________.

the wealthy