Question 1

Jefferson said landlessness threatened democracy as much as illiteracy because

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A)  poorer people would not have the means to travel the long distances to the polls to vote. 
B)  he feared that those without property could become political pawns of those who owned land. 
C)  he feared an uprising of the landless, leading to mobocracy. 
D)  only people with land had the means to obtain the education needed to be good citizens. 
E)  None of these 
A)  poorer people would not have the means to travel the long distances to the polls to vote. 
B)  he feared that those without property could become political pawns of those who owned land. 
C)  he feared an uprising of the landless, leading to mobocracy. 
D)  only people with land had the means to obtain the education needed to be good citizens. 
E)  None of these

Question 2

The Franco-American alliance of 1778

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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)  bound the United States to help the French defend their possessions in the West Indies. 
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. 
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)  bound the United States to help the French defend their possessions in the West Indies. 
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.

Question 3

Hamilton believed that,together,his funding and assumption programs would

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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)  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.

Question 4

Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790s over

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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. 
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.

Question 5

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Tennessee

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 6

Before 1790,American leaders denounced political parties.Explain why,nonetheless,political parties came into existence and what function they performed in the early Republic.

Accepted Answer

Before 1790, American leaders denounced

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-XYZ affair

Accepted Answer

The XYZ Affair was a significant diploma

Question 8

Alexander Hamilton believed that a limited national debt

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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 nation a success. 
E)  could help his economic plans but not his political plans. 
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 nation a success. 
E)  could help his economic plans but not his political plans.

Question 9

All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program except

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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. 
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.

Question 10

List the provisions of Jay's Treaty.Which were most unsatisfactory to American interests? Why?

Accepted Answer

Jay's Treaty, signed in 1794 between the

Question 11

Summarize the central argument of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.Explain why they are key documents in American history.

Accepted Answer

The central argument of the Kentucky and

Question 12

Which sectional and economic groups generally supported the Federalists and which the Democratic-Republicans? Why?

Accepted Answer

The Federalists were generally supported

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-implied powers

Accepted Answer

Implied powers are those powers not expl

Question 14

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Kentucky

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 15

The ____ amendment dealt with the problem of having a president and vice-president from two different political parties.

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A)  Ninth 
B)  Tenth 
C)  Eleventh 
D)  Twelfth 
E)  Thirteenth 
A)  Ninth 
B)  Tenth 
C)  Eleventh 
D)  Twelfth 
E)  Thirteenth

Question 16

As a result of the Sedition Acts

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A)  illegal immigrants were deported. 
B)  newspaper editors critical of the Adams Administration were indicted, tried 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. 
A)  illegal immigrants were deported. 
B)  newspaper editors critical of the Adams Administration were indicted, tried 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.

Question 17

Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

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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. 
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.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ninth Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Ninth Amendment to the United States

Question 19

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 20

Assess the validity of the following statement: "It was fortunate for the Republic that the Federalists had the helm [control of the government] for a time." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The validity of the statement "It was fo

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

Jefferson said landlessness threatened democracy as much as illiteracy because

The Franco-American alliance of 1778

Hamilton believed that,together,his funding and assumption programs would

Foreign relations between the United States and France deteriorated in the late 1790s over

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Tennessee

Before 1790,American leaders denounced political parties.Explain why,nonetheless,political parties came into existence and what function they performed in the early Republic.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -XYZ affair

Alexander Hamilton believed that a limited national debt

All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program except

List the provisions of Jay's Treaty.Which were most unsatisfactory to American interests? Why?

Summarize the central argument of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions.Explain why they are key documents in American history.

Which sectional and economic groups generally supported the Federalists and which the Democratic-Republicans? Why?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -implied powers

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Kentucky

The ____ amendment dealt with the problem of having a president and vice-president from two different political parties.

As a result of the Sedition Acts

Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ninth Amendment

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government

Assess the validity of the following statement: "It was fortunate for the Republic that the Federalists had the helm [control of the government] for a time." Do you agree? Why or why not?

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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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