History--Major Problems Ch. 6
Which founding father dreamed of transforming the United States into a "manufacturing giant like Britain?"
Alexander Hamilton
In the primary source documents, Thomas Jefferson secretly wrote to the state of Kentucky arguing against what FEDERAL laws?
Alien and Sedition Acts
Who ruled that the Constitution was, "superior to any ordinary act of the legislature."?
Chief justice John Marshall
True or False: Alexander Hamilton and his followers (Federalists) saw the French Revolution as heir to the American War for Independence.
False
Who was the first President of the United States of America?
George Washington
Which founding father was elected to succeed President Washington?
John Adams
According to historian Drew McCoy, Jefferson was able to expand the American "empire of liberty" through the __________________.
Louisiana Purchase
In the primary source documents, Alexander Hamilton argues that the development of the United States depends on:
Manufacturing
According to historian Drew McCoy, since the 1780s most Americans had regarded free navigation of the ____________ and the right of deposit at New Orleans essential to the national interest.
Mississippi River
According to Linda K. Kerber, the Jeffersonian approach to politics struck the Federalists as dangerously naive. The Federalists feared that the poor might be ready for:
Mob Action
What was the greatest hesitation the Federalist had about popular democracy?
That it might spin out of control
According to historian Linda Kerber, what was always never far from the "Federalist mind" in the Eighteenth century?
The fact that their nation had been created by rebellion and secession
According to historian Drew McCoy, the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans were focused on what region of the growing United States as an answer to the problem of creating a dependent class?
West
In the primary source documents, Thomas Jefferson secretly expressed his belief to the state of Kentucky that states have the right to say:
When Congress had exceeded its powers
In the primary source documents, Thomas Jefferson argues that the future of the United States is best left in the hands of:
Yeoman Farmers
According to historian Drew McCoy, Jefferson's best-known commentary on political economy, Notes on the State of Virginia, argued for which of the following ways of life as the best thing about America? a. Mercantalist b. Urban c. Manufacturing d. None of the Above
d. None of the above
True or False: The two principal protagonists (main representatives) of the competing visions for the United States after George Washington left office were Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.
true
