Ch 10 True and False

John Jay's unpopular treaty with Britain stirred outrage among many Americans and fueled the rise of Jefferson's Republican Party.

True

The first American political parties grew mainly out of the debate over Hamilton's fiscal policies and U.S. foreign policy toward Europe.

True

The first political rebellion against the new United States government was by frontier whiskey distillers who hated Hamilton's excise tax on alcohol.

True

The primary force threatening American national security and unity and the 1790's were the international wars set off by the French Revolution.

True

In the battle over the Bank of the United States, Jefferson favored a loose construction of the Constitution, and Hamilton favored a strict construction.

False

Jefferson and his Republican Party followers turned against the French Revolution when it turned radically violent in the Reign of Terror.

False

Jeffersonian Republicans believed that the common people were not be trusted and had to be led by those who were wealthier and better educated.

False

President Washington believed that America was so powerful that it could afford to stay neutral in the great revolutionary wars between Britain and France.

False

The Alien Laws were a reasonable Federalist attempt to limit uncontrolled immigration into the United States and protect dangerous French revolutionaries from weakening American national security.

False

The Jeffersonian Republicans generally sympathized with Britain in foreign policy, while the Hamilton Federalists sympathized with France and the French Revolution.

False

The passage of the first ten amendments to the Constitution demonstrated the Federalist determination to develop a powerful central government even if it threatened minority rights.

False

Adams decided to seek a negotiated peace with France in order to unite his Federalist party and enhance his own popularity with the public.

False

A political deal between Jefferson and Hamilton involved obtaining Virginia's support for the assumption of state debts in exchange for locating the District of Columbia along the Potomac River by Virginia.

True

Hamilton financed his large national debt by revenues from tariffs and excise taxes on products such as whiskey.

True

Hamilton's basic purpose in all his financial measures was to strengthen the federal government by building up a larger national debt.

True