APUSH Chapter 10 Quiz

1. When the new government was launched in 1789 a. the nation's population was doubling about every twenty-five years. b. most people lived in the fast-growing cities. c. most people lived west of the Allegheny Mountains. d. New York was the largest city in the nation. e. Great Britain refused to establish diplomatic relations with the United States.

a.

12. Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 a. was based on calculations of American self-interest. b. fulfilled America's obligations under the Franco-American Treaty. c. was opposed by both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. d. dealt a severe blow to French military and naval strategists. e. had little impact on future American foreign policy.

a.

19. The immediate cause of the undeclared war between the United States and France was a. the XYZ affair. b. the Genêt mission. c. the Neutrality Proclamation. d. Washington's Farewell Address. e. Jay's Treaty.

a.

4. Hamilton believed that, together, his funding and assumption programs would a. gain the monetary and political support of the rich for the federal government. b. restore the principles 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. e. keep taxes low and therefore create a feeling of loyalty to the new federal government.

a.

16. 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 a two-term limitation on the presidency. e. called for the country to rally behind the political party of the Jeffersonian-Republicans.

b.

21. As a result of the Sedition Acts, a. illegal immigrants were deported. b. newspaper editors critical of the Adams administration were indicted, tried, convicted, and sent to jail. c. many Americans, staging political protests, found their Constitutional right to peaceful assembly was violated. d. the nation implemented its first military draft. e. citizens' rights to trial by jury were suspended.

b.

23. Hamiltonian Federalists advocated a. a preference for promoting agriculture over manufacturing in the United States. b. a strong central government. c. a full-blown democracy. d. strong ties with France. e. a low national debt.

b.

24. Jeffersonian Republicans favored a political system in which a. the central government possessed the bulk of the power. b. cities were the primary focus of political activity. c. a large standing army ensured peace. d. the states retained the majority of political power. e. manufacturing interests dominated.

b.

10. All of the following are true statements about the Whiskey Rebellion except a. backcountry pioneer folk saw whiskey not as a luxury but as an economic necessity and medium of exchange. b. protesters felt burdened by Hamilton's economic programs. c. President Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion by negotiating a peaceful resolution of the conflict with the protestors. d. protesters erected whiskey poles similar to liberty poles used against the Stamp Act in 1765. e. whiskey rebels tarred and feathered revenue officers.

c.

17. Among the handicaps John Adams faced upon assuming the presidency were all of the following except a. trying to fill the popular George Washington's shoes. b. Hamilton's hatred of him and efforts to undermine him. c. his ambivalent positions on the critical political, economic, and foreign policy issues of the day. d. his demeanor as an intellectual and elite, which made him unappealing to the masses. e. his narrow victory in his bid for office.

c.

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

c.

20. The main purpose of the Alien Laws and Sedition Acts was to a. capture French and British spies. b. control the Federalists. c. silence and punish critics of the Federalists. d. keep Thomas Jefferson from becoming president. e. provide support for the Democratic-Republican party.

c.

22. The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were written in response to a. the XYZ affair. b. Thomas Jefferson's presidential candidacy in 1800. c. the Alien and Sedition Acts. d. the compact theory of government. e. the Federalist papers.

c.

25. Jeffersonian Republicans believed in all of the following except a. opposition to a national debt. b. agriculture as the ideal occupation. c. every adult white male's right to vote. d. freedom of speech. e. central authority should be kept to a minimum.

c.

9. Political opponents of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton asserted that his major economic programs infringed on a. constitutional guarantees of checks and balances of political power and authority among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the central government. b. national security. c. states' rights, explicitly reserved to them by pending ratification of the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution. d.. free enterprise. e. federal authority.

c.

11. When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American government a. supported Britain. b. assisted France militarily. c. tried to capture French possessions in North America and the West Indies. d. remained neutral. e. captured British possessions in North America.

d.

14. John Jay's 1794 treaty with Britain a. increased George Washington's huge popularity. b. provided further evidence of American support for France. c. alienated America from Spain. d. created deeper splits between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. e. led to the election of Thomas Jefferson.

d.

3. The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____. a. the prerogatives of Congress, the president b. the army and the navy, the national government c. the South, the northern majority d. individual liberties, a strong central government e. civilian authorities, the military

d.

6. The aspect of Hamilton's financial program that received the least support in Congress, because of its heavy agricultural and commercial interests, was a. funding at par. b. assumption. c. the National Bank. d. a protective tariff. e. excise taxes.

d.

7. The legal basis for Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was a. rejected by the House of Representatives and the Senate. b. supported by Thomas Jefferson. c. accepted by the bank's opponents, even if they disagreed with the goals and objectives of the bank on policy grounds. d. based on the "necessary and proper," or "elastic," clause in the Constitution. e. rejected by President George Washington.

d.

8. Jefferson's argument against the constitutionality of a Bank of the United States were based on the strict construction principles, especially embodied in the a. Articles of Confederation. b. "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution. c. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. d. Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights. e. restrictions on Congress's power in Article I, section 10 of the Constitution.

d.

13. The Treaty of Greenville signed in August with the Miami Confederation of Indian nations resulted in all of the following except a. giving to the United States vast tracts of land in the Old Northwest. b. the anticipated recognition of the sovereign status on the Miami Confederation of Indian nations. c. an annual annuity of $9,000 to the Indians. d. the right of the Indians to hunt the land they had ceded. e. 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.

e.

15. Jay's Treaty contained all of the following provisions except a. a British promise to evacuate its chain of forts on U.S. soil. b. British consent to pay damages for the recent seizure of American ships. c. that Americans were bound to pay debts still owed to British merchants on pre-Revolutionary accounts. d. no promise by the British to pay for future seizure of American ships. e. a promise by the British to stop selling arms to the Indians.

e.

2. One of the major criticisms of the Constitution, as drafted in Philadelphia, was that it a. was too long and detailed. b. was far too short and required more detail. c. failed to guarantee property rights. d. failed to provide a mechanism for amendment. e. did not provide guarantees for individual rights.

e.

5. All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program except a. the creation of a national bank. b. funding the entire national debt at par. c. vigorous foreign trade. d. protective tariffs. e. paying only domestic debts but not foreign debts.

e.