Exam 8: Securing the New Nation, 1789-1800

The whiskey tax actually taxed small producers more than it did large producers,in part because the government wanted to prove to small farmers and westerners that it had the power to do so.

Discuss the presidency of George Washington.What challenges did the first president of the United States face,both nationally and in the conduct of his office?

Which of these did not result in America as a result of the Haitian Revolution?

The election of 1800

All of the following are true about "Citizen Genêt",except

The first Congress found that after all the work of the Constitutional Convention,the Constitution left a great many issues not clearly defined.

Under Alexander Hamilton's financial plan for the country,he viewed the new national government's debt as

America became outraged over the XYZ Affair because

Hamilton,Adams,and Jefferson would all come to be known as Federalists.

All of the following is true about the Federalist Party,except

What was the XYZ Affair? What made Americans so angry about this incident? What did this do to the relationship between the French and the Americans?

The Judiciary Act of 1789

All of the following statements are true about the Whiskey Rebellion,except

The Sedition Act was controversial because

From his cabinet choices,it is clear that Washington

Explain what happened in the election of 1800 that led to the election being settled by the House of Representatives.What did the method selected by the men who wrote the Constitution demonstrate about their willingness to trust the average American to make a decent choice?

Gabriel's Conspiracy was a direct result of the Haitian Revolution.

"Implied powers" suggested that the Constitution gave Congress much more power than mere words would suggest,by stating that it had the power to do whatever was "necessary and proper" to the efficient functioning of the government.

The Democratic-Republicans sided with France rather than with Great Britain and supported a national bank.

Which was not part of Hamilton's financial plan?