10 U.S. History Chapter 10 Reading Quiz
Match each political leader with his positions on public policy in the 1790s A. Hamilton B. jefferson 1. privileges for the upper classes 2.pro-British 3.sympathy for the common people 4.strong central government 5.pay off the national debt 6. government support for business 7.pro-French 8. States' rights
A-1,2,4 B-3,5,7,8
Match the individual with his office in the new government A. Thomas Jefferson B. Alexander Hamilton C. John Jay 1. Attorney General 2. Secretary of State 3. Chief Justice 4. secretary of treasury
A-2 B-4 C-3
The Franco-American alliance of 1778 a. was ended by mutual agreement in 1789 b. bound the United States to neutrality in the event of war between France and Britain c. Bound the United States to help the French defend their West Indies d. Was invoked by the French to obtain American aid in France's war with Britain after 1793
Bound the United States to help the French defend their West Indies
Which of the follwing is *least* related to the other three a. "Mad" Anthony Wayne b. Citizen Genet c. Battle of Fallen Timbers d. Treaty of Greenvile
Citizen Genet
Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790s over a. the deportation of CItizen Genet b. French seizure of American merchant ships c. the adjustment of the florida boundry d. America's unilateral withdrawal form the Franco american alliance
French seizure of American merchant ships
The French grew angry with the United States after 1794 becasue of.....
Jay's treaty
The United States acquired free navigations of the Mississippi river in which treaty?
Pinckney's treaty
In Jay's Treaty, the british a.Promised to evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest b. Refused to pay damages for seizures of American ships c. pledged to stop seizing American ships d. released americans from their pre-revolutionary war debt obligations to british merchants
Promised to evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest
Hamilton's major programs seriously infringed on
States rights
When the New governmetn was launched in 1789 a. Most people lived west of the Allegheny mountains b. Most people lived in the fast-growing cities. c. The Nations population was doubling about every twenty five years d. New York was the Largest city in the Nation
The Nations population was doubling about every twenty five years
For its continued success, Hamilton's financial program relied heavily on
Trade with Britain
Hamilton believed that, together, his funding and assumption programs would a. gain the monetary and moral support of hte wealthy class for the federal government b. restore the principle of state sovereignty c. be the quickest way to pay off the national debt d. guarantee the fairest treatment of the original holders of government bonds
a. gain the monetary and moral support of hte wealthy class for the federal government
Alexander Hamilton's financial plan for strengthening the economy and bolstering national credit proposed all of the following *except* a. abolishing tariffs b. funding at par the national debt c. establishing a national bank d. assuming state debts
abolishing tariffs
The NEw Constitution did *not* provide for the creation of a(n) a. supreme court b. cabinet c. electoral college d. vice president
cabinet
Hamilton expected the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt would come from
custom duties and excise tax
One of the first jobs facing the new government formed under the Constitution was to
draw up and pass a bill of rights
what did the sedition act threaten
first amendment freedoms
To the Jeffersonian republicans, the "idea" citizen of a republic was a(n)
independent Farmer
The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____.
individual liberties, a strong central government
the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government
levied an excise tax on whiskey
The federalists-dominated congress's alien act was aimed at ________, whereas the sedition act was primarily aimed at_____________
recent immigrants; newspapers
When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American government
remained neutral
Britain made neutrality very difficult for the United States during the French and British conflicts of the 1790s by a. Granting America numerous trade privileges b. seizing american merchant ships in the west indies c. leaving frontier outposts on American soil d. helping to relieve tensions between indians and Americans
seizing american merchant ships in the west indies
the main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to
silence and punish critics of the federalists
which of hte following pairs of items are *not* directly related to each other a. implied powers; "necessary and proper" clause b. states' rights; loose construction c.Loose construction; "elastic" clause d.strict construction; Tenth amendment
states' rights; loose construction
the ____________ amendment might rightly be called the "states rights" amendment
tenth
Federalists advocated rule by
the "best" people
According to the compact theory advocated by Jefferson and Madison in the virgina and kentucky resolutions a. the national government was the creation of hte thirteen sovereign states b. nullification was an invalid policy c. the theory of states' rights was an illegal way to steal power from the national govenrment d.Legislation such as the Alien and Sedition Acts was proper
the national government was the creation of hte thirteen sovereign states
at the convention of 1800, President adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with france in order to prevent what?
the outbreak of a full-scale war
Thomas Jefferson favored a political system in which a. the central government possess the bulk of hte power b. cities were the primary focus of political activity c. a large standing army ensured peace d. the states retained the majority of politcal power
the states retained the majority of politcal power
According to the Federalists, the duty of judging the unconstitutionality of legislation passed by Congress lay with
the supreme court
alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United states favored.......
the wealthy
Washington's Farewell Address in 1796...... a. warmly endorsed the appearance of two contending political parties in America b. warned against the dangers of permanent foreign alliances c. was delivered to a joint session of congress by washington himself d.proposed an official two-term limitation on the presidency
warned against the dangers of permanent foreign alliances
Alexander Hamilton believed that a limited national debt a. could persuade individuals and nations not to lend money to the United States b.might lead to military weakness c. would do great harm to the nation's economy d. was beneficial, because people to whom the government owed money would work hard to make the nation a success
was beneficial, because people to whom the government owed money would work hard to make the nation a success
European Monarchs feared the republican United States because they believed that it... a. would not survive as a nation b. would provide a dangerous example of rebellion for their long-oppressed subjects c.might try to overthrow their leadership d. might default on its debts
would provide a dangerous example of rebellion for their long-oppressed subjects.