Question 1

Alexander Hamilton's proposed bank of the United States was

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A)  rejected by the House of Representatives. 
B)  supported by Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  enthusiastically supported by George Washington. 
D)  based on the "necessary and proper," or "elastic," clause in the Constitution. 
E)  never fully enacted. 
A)  rejected by the House of Representatives. 
B)  supported by Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  enthusiastically supported by George Washington. 
D)  based on the "necessary and proper," or "elastic," clause in the Constitution. 
E)  never fully enacted.

Question 2

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

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A)  the Treaty of Greenville. 
B)  Jay's Treaty. 
C)  the Convention of 1800. 
D)  the Pinckney Treaty. 
E)  the Treaty of Paris. 
A)  the Treaty of Greenville. 
B)  Jay's Treaty. 
C)  the Convention of 1800. 
D)  the Pinckney Treaty. 
E)  the Treaty of Paris.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

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The Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-amendment

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The term "amendment" in the context of U

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Farewell Address

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The Farewell Address refers to the final

Question 6

In Jay's Treaty,the British

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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. 
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.

Question 7

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

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A)  agricultural interests. 
B)  trade with France. 
C)  the wealthier class. 
D)  the poor. 
E)  the middle class. 
A)  agricultural interests. 
B)  trade with France. 
C)  the wealthier class. 
D)  the poor. 
E)  the middle class.

Question 8

The new Constitution did not provide for the creation of a(n)

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A)  Electoral College. 
B)  vice president. 
C)  Supreme Court. 
D)  cabinet. 
E)  federal court system. 
A)  Electoral College. 
B)  vice president. 
C)  Supreme Court. 
D)  cabinet. 
E)  federal court system.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-French Revolution

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The French Revolution was a period of ra

Question 10

A diplomatic historian has said,in reference to early American foreign policy,that "Europe's troubles became America's opportunities." What events of the 1790s would best illustrate the truth of this remark? Why?

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The events of the 1790s that best illust

Question 11

The Sedition Act

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A)  threatened First Amendment freedoms. 
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. 
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.

Question 12

Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in

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A)  the formation of permanent political parties. 
B)  Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington. 
C)  politics drifting too far out of kilter with the wishes of the people. 
D)  the rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington. 
E)  their dismissal from the cabinet of George Washington. 
A)  the formation of permanent political parties. 
B)  Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington. 
C)  politics drifting too far out of kilter with the wishes of the people. 
D)  the rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington. 
E)  their dismissal from the cabinet of George Washington.

Question 13

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

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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 
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

Question 14

One of George Washington's major contributions as president was

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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. 
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.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-agrarian

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The term "agrarian" refers to anything r

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-strict construction

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Strict construction, also known as stric

Question 17

The High Federalists were

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A)  supporters of Adams and were led by Hamilton. 
B)  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)  supporters who voted for Hamilton for president. 
A)  supporters of Adams and were led by Hamilton. 
B)  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)  supporters who voted for Hamilton for president.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-protective tariff

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A protective tariff is a type of trade p

Question 19

Compare and contrast loose and strict constructionism.What is the basis of support for each position?

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Loose constructionism and strict constru

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pinckney Treaty

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The Pinckney Treaty, also known as the T

Exam 10: Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

Alexander Hamilton's proposed bank of the United States was

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -amendment

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Farewell Address

In Jay's Treaty,the British

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

The new Constitution did not provide for the creation of a(n)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -French Revolution

A diplomatic historian has said,in reference to early American foreign policy,that "Europe's troubles became America's opportunities." What events of the 1790s would best illustrate the truth of this remark? Why?

The Sedition Act

Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in

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

One of George Washington's major contributions as president was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -agrarian

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -strict construction

The High Federalists were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -protective tariff

Compare and contrast loose and strict constructionism.What is the basis of support for each position?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pinckney Treaty

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The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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