APUSH Ch. 9-10 quizzes review
The Federalist party enjoyed widespread support in the Select one: a. farming communities of the West b. rural areas of the South c. commercial centers of the Northeast d. all of the answers
C
Alexander Hamilton's financial program was most favorable to A.) western farmers B.) war veterans C.) southern planters D.) eastern merchants
D
Alexander Hamilton proposed the creation of the Bank of the United States because he Select one: a. recognized that the funding of the national debt required new sources of revenue b. believed that the government should not have to pay off any of its debt c. was hostile to the interests of northern industrialists d. opposed the creation of a powerful central bank
A
Alexander Hamilton's programs and influence led to the creation of an opposition group known as the Select one: a. Republican party b. Liberty party c. Whig party d. Federalist party
A
By the late 1780s, many Americans had become dissatisfied with the weaknesses of the Confederation. The Confederation government was hampered by Select one: a. all of the answers below b. an inability to deal with economic problems c. its failure to deal quickly with Shays's Rebellion d. the lack of power to deal with social uprisings
A
In 1787-1789, which of the following groups was most likely to oppose ratification of the Constitution? A.) Farmers in isolated areas B.) Export Merchants C.) Former officers in the Continental Army D.) Southern planters
A
In the 1790s, political conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, Jefferson would have been more likely to A.) take a narrow view of the Constitution B.) favor Britain over France in the European wars C.) favor the establishment of a national bank D.) oppose the efforts of Citizen Genet in America
A
In the Pickney Treaty, Spain A.) agreed to let Westerners deposit their goods at New Orleans B.) closed the mouth of the Mississippi River C.) gave Louisiana to France D.) sold Florida to the United States
A
One of the major differences between the Virginia and New Jersey plans for the new United States Constitution was whether Select one: a. states would have equal representation in Congress b. all of the answers c. Congress would be able to regulate commerce between the states d. the national government would have the authority to levy taxes directly
A
Pickney's Treaty with Spain is considered a diplomatic highlight of Washington's administration because it A.) allowed the US to use the port of New Orleans B.) ceded Florida to the United States C.) invited Americans to settle in Texas D.) opened Spanish Caribbean ports to American trade
A
The Federalists gradually declined as a political force because they Select one: a. preferred preserving political stability over protecting individual liberty b. tried to undermine popular respect for the institutions of the federal government c. refused to use the power of the government against their political opponents d. did not have capable leaders at a time when the country faced serious international problems
A
The international incident known as the XYZ Affair involved A.) A French foreign minister's demand for a bribe before he would meet with American envoys B.) the British refusal to evacuate their forts on American territory C.) General Andrew Jackson's incursion into Spanish-held Florida D.) the British seizure of American crewmen from a U.S Navy warship in Chesapeake Bay
A
When Thomas Jefferson looked to the future, he hoped that the United States would become a country dominated by Select one: a. independent owners of small farms b. wealthy owners of large factories c. independent owners of small shops in cities d. wealthy owners of large plantations
A
Which of the following was true of the United States Constitution as adopted at the Constitutional Convention? A.) it was built on a series of compromises B.) it provided exact specifications covering all aspects of government C.) It was a revised version of the English Constitution D.) It included a Bill of Rights
A
In his Farewell Address of 1796, George Washington A.) Indicated his belief that political panics were necessary for the survival of democracy B.) Urged the nation to avoid permanent alliances of any kind with foreign powers C.) Denounced American isolationism in world affairs D.) Endorsed the presidential candidacy of Alexander Hamilton
B
The "Great Compromise" at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 resulted in all of the following agreements except Select one: a. representation in the lower house of Congress would be based on population b. the national government would be prohibited from exercising any powers not specifically granted to it c. each state would have an equal number of votes in the upper house of Congress d. each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a free person in the determination of representation and direct taxation
B
The Federalists of the 1790s believed that the United States should have Select one: a. an equal distribution of power between the federal and state governments b. a strong central government and a well-developed economy c. a modest central government and a predominantly rural economy d. federalized lines of authority in which the states had supreme authority over the federal government
B
The financial programs of Alexander Hamilton included all of the following except A.) funding of the national debt B.) nullification of all private debts to the states C.) establishment of the BUS D.) assumption of all state debts
B
The principal motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was A.) to test the new process of amendment described by the Constitution B.) protect rights not specified in the Constitution C.) strengthen the power of the federal government D.) restore to the states the powers they had enjoyed under the Articles of Confederation
B
To protect the country from the problems of concentrated authority, the writers of the Constitution used the idea of a Select one: a. separation of powers b. all of the answers c. system of checks and balances d. federal structure of government
B
When war broke out in Europe in 1793 between France and Great Britain, the U.S. government Select one: a. sided with the French and declared war on Great Britain b. declared the country neutral and tried to keep the country out of it c. decided that the British were right and went to war against France d. took no action, instead waiting to see how the war would go
B
During the first two decades under the United States Constitution, the main factor that separated Federalists from Republicans was A.) whether they accepted the Constitution or opposed it B.) whether they favored the French Revolution or opposed it C.) whether they leaned more towards states' rights or national sovereignty D.) their personal like or dislike for the personalities of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
C
In 1781, the states ratified a plan for a decentralized national government of the United States that was called the Select one: a. Declaration of Confederation b. Confederate States Constitution c. Articles of Confederation d. United States Constitution
C
Jay's Treaty of 1794 had all of the following consequences except Select one: a. giving the United States sovereignty over the Northwest b. avoiding a war with Great Britain c. recognizing the rights of Americans to trade with France without interference d. establishing a commercial relationship with Great Britain
C
Most of the people who wrote the Constitution Select one: a. represented the common men, rather than the wealthy and propertied b. all of the answers c. distrusted any concentration of political power d. were old men with many years of political experience
C
Supporters of the Constitution enjoyed all of the following advantages except Select one: a. they were better organized than their opponents b. supporters such as Franklin and Washington were greatly admired c. their belief in a weaker central government was preferred by common citizens d. their label "Federalists" was more appealing than the name of their opponents
C
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was significant to the distribution of power because it Select one: a. gave the federal government permission to exercise some undelegated powers b. provided the president with the authority to appoint a cabinet c. reserved to the states and the people all powers not specifically delegated to the federal government d. granted the president certain emergency powers
C
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was significant to the distribution of power because it Select one: a. granted the president certain emergency powers b. provided the president with the authority to appoint a cabinet c. reserved to the states and the people all powers not specifically delegated to the federal government d. gave the federal government permission to exercise some undelegated powers
C
The Whiskey Rebellion among the frontier farmers of western Pennsylvania ended when A.) Alexander Hamilton negotiated a reduced tax with the farmers B.) Congress agreed to repeal the tax C.) Washington sent an army to put down revolt D.) Congress levied a high tariff on imported whiskey
C
The authors of The Federalist Papers wrote them for the purpose of Select one: a. rejecting all of the ideas of the antifederalists b. exposing the Constitution as a plan to establish a strong, tyrannical national government c. explaining the meaning and positive qualities of the Constitution d. describing the negative effects of the Constitution upon states' rights
C
The most important provision of the Jay Treaty was that Great Britain agreed to A.) abandon her forts near the Great Lakes B.) stop seizing American ships C.) full trading rights with the British around the world D.) the right of the US to use the Mississippi River
C
To protect the nation from the "tyranny of the people," the original U.S. Constitution provided that the people would directly elect only one part of the national government, the Select one: a. Supreme Court b. Senate c. House of Representatives d. president
C
Which of the following methods was quickly adopted by the new state governments as a relatively painless way to finance the American Revolution Select one: a. Privateers were hired to capture British ships and sell their cargoes b. Revenues from the gated Townshend taxes were diverted to the Revolution c. Lands of fugitive Loyalists were confiscated and sold d. Captured Loyalists or British officers were ransomed for lands
C
As originally ratified, the US Constitution provided for A.) political parties B.) a presidential cabinet C.) the direct election of senators D.) an electoral college
D
By 1786, even those who feared a strong centralized government agreed that the Confederation needed the power to Select one: a. make war b. regulate federal lands c. negotiate treaties d. pass taxes
D
During the campaign to ratify the Constitution, the Federalists argued A.) for a return of the Articles of Confederation as the framework of federal government B.) that a bill of rights, to correct flaws in the Constitution, must be in place before the Constitution could be ratified C.) for rejection of the Constitution and the convening of a new Constitutional Convention to come up with a better framework for government D.) for ratification of the Constitution, with a possible Bill of Rights to be discussed after ratification
D
For the Iroquois Confederacy, the American Revolution led to Select one: a. little change in their situation, because the Confederacy remained completely neutral b. a strengthening of the tribes, because they allied themselves with the Americans, and the British left them alone c. a strengthening of the fur trade in the Ohio Valley d. a weakening of the tribes, because the Confederacy split up, and the Americans attacked those who sided with the British
D
In response to the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, President Washington Select one: a. demanded that Pennsylvania call in the state militia b. suggested the Congress repeal the whiskey tax c. supported a ban on all excise taxes d. personally led an army of nearly 15,000 men into Pennsylvania
D
In the United States, the Haitian rebellion of the 1790's prompted A.) the acquisition of Puerto Rico for colonization by emancipated slaves B.) a movement of free African Americans to Haiti C.) the passage of a federal law increasing the severity of punishments for slave rebellions D.) an increased fear of slave revolts in the South
D
President Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was issued in response to A.) Spanish expansion in the Southeast B.) Dutch economic activity in the mid-Atlantic states C.) Canadian alliances with northern American Indians D.) French diplomatic overtures to invoke the Franco-American alliance
D
The Constitutional Convention designed the electoral college to A.) Strengthen the legislative branch against the executive branch B.) Strengthen the executive branch against the legislative branch C.) Ensure the independence of the judiciary D.) Insulate the presidency from the popular will
D
The Federalist papers challenged the conventional political wisdom of the 18th century when they asserted that A.) a republican form of government could succeed only in small countries B.) limitations of popular will led to tyranny C.) a weak central government was the only guarantee of individual rights D.) a large republic offered the best protection of minority rights
D
The Federalists of the 1790s believed that the United States should have Select one: a. a modest central government and a predominantly rural economy b. federalized lines of authority in which the states had supreme authority over the federal government c. an equal distribution of power between the federal and state governments d. a strong central government and a well-developed economy
D
The Great Compromise advocated by Roger Sherman proposed settling the issue of representation in Congress by A.) giving each state two senators with the vote in the Senate to be by individuals and not states B.) having the members of both houses of Congress chosen by the state legislatures C.) apportioning representation according to the population D.) (A) and (C) only
D
The greatest achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation was its establishment of Select one: a. a bicameral legislature b. general postwar prosperity c. long-term sectional harmony d. a system for orderly settlement of the West
D
