Chapter 10 quiz

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) XYZ affair, (B) Neutrality Proclamation, (C) Jay's Treaty, and (D) Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.

B, C, A, and D

John Jay's 1794 treaty with Britain

Created deeper splits between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

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

Customs duties and excise tax

During its first quarter-century as a nation, one of the most vexing problems facing America was

Developing and implementing a foreign policy strategy that would prevent the United States from entangling itself in the rivalry and warfare between France and Britain

One of the major criticisms of the Constitution, as drafted in Philadelphia, was that it

Did not provide guarantees for individual rights

The Treaty of Greenville signed in August with the Miami Confederation of Indian nations resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

Fair and reasonable financial compensation to the Miamis in exchange for an iron-clad promise from the U.S government to restrict further westward expansion along the Old Northwest frontier

For its continued success, Hamilton's financial program relied heavily on

Foreign trade with Britain and Europe

Which American political group was most alarmed by the Reign of Terror that occurred in France shortly after the French Revolution of 1789?

Hamiltonian Federalists

Among the handicaps John Adams faced upon assuming the presidency were all of the following EXCEPT

His ambivalent positions on the critical political, economic, and foreign policy issues of the day

As a result of the Sedition Acts,

Newspaper editors critical of the Adams administration were indicted, tried, convicted, and sent to jail

All of the following are true statements about the Whiskey Rebellion except

President Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion by negotiating a peaceful resolution of the conflict with the protesters

When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American government

Remained neutral

Jefferson's argument against the constitutionality of a Bank of the United States were based on the strict construction principles, especially embodied in the

Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights

The immediate cause of the undeclared war between the United States and France was

The XYZ Affair

Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in

The formation of permanent political parties

When the new government was launched in 1789

The nation's population was doubling about every twenty-five years

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

The wealthier class