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.