Chapter 10 HIS 201

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored
A.) agricultural interests.
B.) trade with France.
C.) the wealthier class.
D.) the poor.
E.) the middle class.

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored
A.) agricultural interests.
B.) trade with France.
C.) the wealthier class.
D.) the poor.
E.) the middle class.

C.) the wealthier class.

All of the following are guarantees provided by the Bill of Rights except
A.) the right to vote for all citizens.
B.) freedom of speech.
C.) freedom of religion.
D.) freedom of the press.
E.) right to a trial by a jury.

A.) the right to vote for all citizens.

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.) paying only domestic debts but not foreign debts

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.) B, C, A, D

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.) French seizure of American merchant ships.

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.) Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights.

A.Thomas Jefferson: 2.secretary of state
B.Alexander Hamilton: 4.secretary of treasury
C.Henry Knox: 3.secretary of war
D.John Jay: 1.Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

C.) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

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.) keeping the nation out of foreign wars.

President Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with France in order to
A.) ensure his chances of reelection in 1800.
B.) align himself with the Hamiltonian wing of the Federalist party.
C.) save the Franco-American alliance of 1778.
D.) prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war.
E.) keep trade with France in place.

D.) prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war.

The ____ Amendment might rightly be called the states' rights amendment.
A.) First
B.) Sixth
C.) Eighth
D.) Ninth
E.) Tenth

E.) Tenth

The Founders had not envisioned the existence of permanent political parties because they
A.) opposed anyone who disagreed with them.
B.) were not part of the early colonial governments.
C.) had existed in Britain.
D.) saw them as a sign of disloyalty and lack of national unity.
E.) had caused the fall of republican Rome.

D.) saw them as a sign of disloyalty and lack of national unity.

The High Federalists were
A.) political supporters of Adams and were led by Hamilton.
B.) political supporters of Jefferson.
C.) supporters of the war faction of the Federalist party.
D.) Federalists who voted for the Republicans in the election of 1800.
E.) backcountry supporters of the Whiskey Rebellion living in southwestern Pennsylvania and near the Indian frontier in the Old Northwest.

C.) supporters of the war faction of the Federalist party.

The Sedition Act
A.) threatened First Amendment freedoms of speech and press.
B.) established criteria for deporting dangerous foreigners.
C.) changed naturalization requirements for new citizens.
D.) was never enforced.
E.) was found by the Supreme Court to be unconstitutional.

A.) threatened First Amendment freedoms of speech and press.

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 Pinckney Treaty.

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.) the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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.) levied an excise tax on whiskey.

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.) silence and punish critics of the Federalists.

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.) Democratic-Republicans.

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.) warned against the dangers of permanent foreign alliances.

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.) was based on calculations of American self-interest.