Question 1

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

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

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Judiciary Act of 1789

Accepted Answer

The Judiciary Act of 1789 was a landmark

Question 3

The political party of the outs that provided the loyal opposition to the party in power in the 1790s was the

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A)  Antifederalists. 
B)  Federalists. 
C)  Democratic-Republicans. 
D)  Whigs. 
E)  Tories. 
A)  Antifederalists. 
B)  Federalists. 
C)  Democratic-Republicans. 
D)  Whigs. 
E)  Tories.

Question 4

How were the Alien and Sedition Acts supposed violations of the Bill of Rights? What arguments were used to justify these acts,and what arguments were used to argue against these? Do you find these arguments convincing? Why or why not?

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The Alien and Sedition Acts were seen as

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alexander Hamilton

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father

Question 6

The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____.

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A)  the prerogatives of Congress, the president 
B)  the army and the navy, the national government 
C)  the South, the northern majority 
D)  individual liberties, a strong central government 
E)  civilian authorities, the military 
A)  the prerogatives of Congress, the president 
B)  the army and the navy, the national government 
C)  the South, the northern majority 
D)  individual liberties, a strong central government 
E)  civilian authorities, the military

Question 7

Hamilton's position on the war between Britain and France in 1793 was primarily influenced by

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A)  his commitment to the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
B)  the threat of British naval action against the American coast. 
C)  the national government's dependence on customs collections for revenue. 
D)  his personal commitment to democratic government as a world ideal. 
E)  his connection to the French foreign minister Citizen Edmond Genêt. 
A)  his commitment to the Franco-American alliance of 1778. 
B)  the threat of British naval action against the American coast. 
C)  the national government's dependence on customs collections for revenue. 
D)  his personal commitment to democratic government as a world ideal. 
E)  his connection to the French foreign minister Citizen Edmond Genêt.

Question 8

Thomas Jefferson argued that a landless class of voters could be avoided in part by

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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. 
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.

Question 9

John Adams called his peaceful resolution of the problems with France in 1800 "the most splendid diamond in my crown." Why did he think so? Was his pride justified? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

John Adams considered his peaceful resol

Question 10

Compare and contrast the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans,especially their views on democracy,government power,the economy,and foreign affairs.

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The Federalists and the Democratic-Repub

Question 11

All of the following are accurate descriptions of the young American nation except

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A)  its population was still about 90 percent rural, despite the flourishing cities. 
B)  the first official census of 1790 recorded almost 4 million people. 
C)  all but 5 percent of the people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  most of the population lived in the eastern seaboard cities. 
E)  foreign visitors looked down at the roughness and crudity of the pioneering life. 
A)  its population was still about 90 percent rural, despite the flourishing cities. 
B)  the first official census of 1790 recorded almost 4 million people. 
C)  all but 5 percent of the people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  most of the population lived in the eastern seaboard cities. 
E)  foreign visitors looked down at the roughness and crudity of the pioneering life.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Jay

Accepted Answer

John Jay (1745–1829) was an American sta

Question 13

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

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 14

Federalists strongly supported

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A)  law and order. 
B)  states' rights. 
C)  strict construction. 
D)  popular democracy. 
E)  a weak military. 
A)  law and order. 
B)  states' rights. 
C)  strict construction. 
D)  popular democracy. 
E)  a weak military.

Question 15

Hamiltonian Federalists advocated

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A)  government interference in private enterprise. 
B)  a strong central government. 
C)  a full-blown democracy. 
D)  strong ties with France. 
E)  a low national debt. 
A)  government interference in private enterprise. 
B)  a strong central government. 
C)  a full-blown democracy. 
D)  strong ties with France. 
E)  a low national debt.

Question 16

The French grew angry with the United States after 1794 because

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A)  of Jay's Treaty. 
B)  Congress appointed second-rate ambassadors. 
C)  of the XYZ affair. 
D)  John Adams had been elected president. 
E)  Thomas Jefferson was removed as ambassador. 
A)  of Jay's Treaty. 
B)  Congress appointed second-rate ambassadors. 
C)  of the XYZ affair. 
D)  John Adams had been elected president. 
E)  Thomas Jefferson was removed as ambassador.

Question 17

The Treaty of Greenville signed in August with the Miami Confederation resulted in all of the following except

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A)  giving to the United States vast tracts of land in the Old Northwest. 
B)  the Indians receiving a $20,000 lump sum payment. 
C)  an annual annuity of $9,000 to the Indians. 
D)  the right of the Indians to hunt the land they had ceded. 
E)  the establishment of an equal relationship with the Indians. 
A)  giving to the United States vast tracts of land in the Old Northwest. 
B)  the Indians receiving a $20,000 lump sum payment. 
C)  an annual annuity of $9,000 to the Indians. 
D)  the right of the Indians to hunt the land they had ceded. 
E)  the establishment of an equal relationship with the Indians.

Question 18

One of the first jobs facing the new government,formed under the Constitution,was to

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A)  establish a powerful army. 
B)  reestablish diplomatic ties with Britain. 
C)  draw up and pass a bill of rights. 
D)  establish economic ties with France. 
E)  All of these 
A)  establish a powerful army. 
B)  reestablish diplomatic ties with Britain. 
C)  draw up and pass a bill of rights. 
D)  establish economic ties with France. 
E)  All of these

Question 19

What was the relationship between the French Revolution and American domestic politics in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

The French Revolution had a significant

Question 20

Thomas Jefferson favored a political system in which

Accepted Answer

A)  the central government possessed the bulk of the power. 
B)  cities were the primary focus of political activity. 
C)  a large standing army ensured peace. 
D)  the states retained the majority of political power. 
E)  manufacturing interests dominated. 
A)  the central government possessed the bulk of the power. 
B)  cities were the primary focus of political activity. 
C)  a large standing army ensured peace. 
D)  the states retained the majority of political power. 
E)  manufacturing interests dominated.

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Judiciary Act of 1789

The political party of the outs that provided the loyal opposition to the party in power in the 1790s was the

How were the Alien and Sedition Acts supposed violations of the Bill of Rights? What arguments were used to justify these acts,and what arguments were used to argue against these? Do you find these arguments convincing? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alexander Hamilton

The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____.

Hamilton's position on the war between Britain and France in 1793 was primarily influenced by

Thomas Jefferson argued that a landless class of voters could be avoided in part by

John Adams called his peaceful resolution of the problems with France in 1800 "the most splendid diamond in my crown." Why did he think so? Was his pride justified? Why or why not?

Compare and contrast the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans,especially their views on democracy,government power,the economy,and foreign affairs.

All of the following are accurate descriptions of the young American nation except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Jay

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

Federalists strongly supported

Hamiltonian Federalists advocated

The French grew angry with the United States after 1794 because

The Treaty of Greenville signed in August with the Miami Confederation resulted in all of the following except

One of the first jobs facing the new government,formed under the Constitution,was to

What was the relationship between the French Revolution and American domestic politics in the 1790s?

Thomas Jefferson favored a political system in which

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