Chapter 10 APUSH questions

According to the compact theory advocated by Jefferson and Madison a. the national government was the creation of the thirteen sovereign states. b. nullification was an invalid policy. c. the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were illegal. d. legislation such as the Alien and Sedition Acts was proper. e. individuals, not the states, created the federal government.

A

Federalists strongly supported a. law and order. b. states' rights. c. strict construction of the Constitution. d. popular democracy. e. a weak military.

A

Match each political leader with his positions on public policy in the 1790s. A. Hamilton B. Jefferson 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. rule by the "best people" or the elites pro-British 1. 2. sympathy for agrarian interests potent central government reduce the national debt as quickly and as much as possible government support and financial incentives for business development pro-French universal education of the white masses a. A-1, 2, 4, 6⎯B-3, 5, 7, 8 b. A-1, 5, 6, 7⎯B-2, 3, 4, 8 c. A-2, 3, 5, 8⎯B-1, 4, 6, 7 d. A-3, 6, 7, 8⎯B-1, 2, 4, 5 e. A-5, 2, 6, 3⎯B-1, 4, 7, 8

A

One of George Washington's most significant contributions as president was a. keeping the nation out of foreign wars. b. the signing of Jay's Treaty. c. his advice against forming permanent alliances with foreign nations. d. securing a pledge from Britain to stop arming Indians on the western lands. e. establishing the political party system.

A

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government a. levied an excise tax on whiskey. b. tried to prohibit the sale of whiskey. c. allowed the import of foreign whiskey. d. halted the export of American whiskey. e. tried to prohibit the manufacturing of whiskey.

A

Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790s over a. the deportation of Citizen Genêt. b. French seizure of American merchant ships. c. the adjustment of the Florida boundary. d. America's unilateral withdrawal from the Franco-American alliance. e. Pinckney's Treaty.

B

Hamilton expected that the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt would come from a. sales taxes and licensing fees. b. customs duties and excise tax. c. income and property taxes. d. western land sales and foreign loans. e. foreign aid.

B

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

B

Which American political group was most alarmed by the Reign of Terror that occurred in France shortly after the French Revolution of 1789? a. Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans b. Hamiltonian Federalists c. African American slaves d. Free African Americans e. American Indian tribes on the western frontier such as the Miamis

B

All of the following are true statements about the Whiskey Rebellion except exchange. conflict with the protestors. a. backcountry pioneer folk saw whiskey not as a luxury but as an economic necessity and medium of b. protesters felt burdened by Hamilton's economic programs. c. President Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion by negotiating a peaceful resolution of the 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

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

In Jay's Treaty, the British a. pledged to stop seizing American ships. b. released Americans from their pre-Revolutionary War debt obligations to British merchants. c. promised to evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest. d. refused to pay damages for seizures of American ships. e. were denied most favored nation status.

C

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

Match the individual with his office in the new government. A. Thomas Jefferson B. Alexander Hamilton 2. C. Henry Knox 3. D. John Jay Chief Justice of the Supreme Court secretary of state 4. 1. secretary of war secretary of treasury a. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 b. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 c. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 d. A-4, B-2, C-l, D-3 e. A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2

C

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

C

The formal Franco-American political and military defense 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. was weakened significantly by the issuance of President Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793. d. was invoked by the French to obtain American aid in France's war with Britain after 1793. e. led the United States to war with Great Britain in 1812.

C

The political party out of power in Congress and the executive branch of government that provided the loyal opposition to the party in power in the 1790s was the a. Whigs. b. Federalists. c. Democratic-Republicans. d. Whigs. e. Tories.

C

. As secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton's first objective was to a. help the wealthy. b. bring more industry to the United States. c. see that more agricultural products were exported. d. bolster the national credit. e. put the country on the gold standard.

D

Alexander Hamilton believed that a limited national debt nation a success. a. would do great harm to the nation's economy. b. might lead to military weakness. c. could persuade individuals and nations not to lend money to the United States. d. was beneficial, because people to whom the government owed money would work hard to make the e. could help his economic plans but not his political plans.

D

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

The United States acquired free navigation of the Mississippi River, the rights of deposit at New Orleans, and the large disputed territory north of Florida in a. the Treaty of Greenville. b. Jay's Treaty. c. the Convention of 1800. d. the Pinckney Treaty. e. the Treaty of Paris.

D

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

The legal basis for Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was policy grounds. 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 d. based on the "necessary and proper," or "elastic," clause in the Constitution. e. rejected by President George Washington.

D

Thomas Jefferson appealed to all of the following groups except a. small shopkeepers. b. small yeoman farmers. c. the middle class. d. manufacturers. e. artisans.

D

Thomas Jefferson argued that the emergence of a large landless class of white citizens could be avoided in part by a. a redistribution of land. b. a reduced property tax. c. abolishing the property qualification to vote. d. continuing slavery. e. restricting the amount of property owned by each citizen.

D

To the Jeffersonian Republicans, the ideal citizen of a republic was a(n) a. seaboard merchant. b. town artisan. c. indentured servant. d. independent farmer. e. industrialist.

D

The ____ Amendment might rightly be called the states' rights amendment. a. First b. Sixth c. Eighth d. Ninth e. Tenth

E