Question 1

Through his fiscal policies, Hamilton wanted to

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A)  shift the tax burden from the middle class to the upper class. 
B)  reduce the national debt by streamlining the government. 
C)  protect agrarian interests from organized business interests. 
D)  consolidate power at the national level.

Question 2

The extension of the right to vote to poor white men could have posed a threat to the power of the dominant elite. How did the elite reduce that threat?

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A)  They threatened to raise taxes if poor whites voted against them. 
B)  They made free land, or homesteads, available to poor whites in most states. 
C)  They attempted to create solidarity among whites by emphasizing racial divisions between blacks and whites. 
D)  They supported public education in the belief that an educated electorate would keep the "better sort" in power.

Question 3

Which of the following was a consequence of the inability of the Confederation Congress to enforce repayment of prewar debts to the British?

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A)  Parliament encouraged British privateers to harass American commercial ships. 
B)  Great Britain rescinded colonial fishing rights in the North Atlantic. 
C)  It gave the British an excuse to maintain military posts on the Great Lakes. 
D)  British merchants refused to sell manufactured goods to Americans.

Question 4

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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Brown Fellowship Society

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Question 5

Instructions:
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1793

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Question 6

Discuss the conflict between the Indian tribes of the Northwest Territory and the new American republic, and explain how the conflict was settled.

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Question 7

Which of the following was true of Washington's Farewell Address?

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A)  Washington indicated his belief that Congress plays a secondary role to the president in the making of foreign policy. 
B)  Washington attempted to portray the Republican opposition as dangerous and misguided. 
C)  Washington attempted to undermine Alexander Hamilton's chance of succeeding him as president. 
D)  Washington indicated his belief that the United States should actively ally with Great Britain against the French menace.

Question 8

Antifederalists opposed ratification of the Constitution partly due to

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A)  the two-term limitation on the president. 
B)  the inclusion of the separation-of-powers concept. 
C)  the system of checks and balances. 
D)  the omission of a bill of rights.

Question 9

Defend or refute the following statement: "In retrospect, Washington's and Hamilton's reaction to the Democratic societies seems hysterical, overwrought, and entirely out of proportion to whatever challenge they may have posed to the administration."

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Question 10

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Alexander Hamilton's interpretation of the Constitution?

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A)  The Supreme Court is the ultimate and final arbiter of the meaning of the Constitution. 
B)  Congress can choose any means not specifically prohibited by the Constitution to achieve a constitutional end. 
C)  The president's emergency powers in times of crisis are virtually unlimited. 
D)  In times of crisis, the separation of powers among the branches of the government may be temporarily suspended.

Question 11

Which of the following was true of the Republicans?

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A)  They were pessimistic about the future of the nation. 
B)  They had little interest in westward expansion. 
C)  They were very concerned about developing the nation's resources. 
D)  They emphasized the need for order and stability.

Question 12

Section 25 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was important because it

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A)  allowed appeals from state courts to federal courts in cases that raised certain types of constitutional questions. 
B)  established circuit courts of appeal subordinate to the Supreme Court. 
C)  recognized that state courts could independently interpret the Constitution. 
D)  created a chief justice to preside over the Supreme Court.

Question 13

The slave rebellion planned by Gabriel was in part inspired by which of the following?

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A)  The emergence of an organized antislavery movement in the North 
B)  Antislavery statements by white ministers in the Richmond area 
C)  Antislavery statements by prominent Virginia politicians 
D)  Enslaved blacks' adaptation of the concepts of liberty in the American Revolution to their own purposes

Question 14

Alexander Hamilton advocated assumption of state debts, creation of the Bank of the United States, enactment of protective tariffs, and enactment of an excise tax on whiskey. Discuss the political, social, and economic concepts on which Hamilton's proposals were based, and explain what each proposal was designed to achieve. Were the proposals enacted into law? Why?

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The answer of Alexander Hamilton advocated assumption of state debts,...

Question 15

On the question of whether to count slaves as part of a state's population in determining its representation in the House of Representatives, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention made which of the following decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slaves would not be counted at all. 
B)  One-fifth of the slaves would be counted in the population totals. 
C)  Two-fifths of the slaves would be counted in the population totals. 
D)  Three-fifths of the slaves would be counted in the population totals.

Question 16

After the Iroquois confederacy repudiated the 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix,

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A)  Congress formally recognized the Iroquois Confederacy as sovereign in the Northwest Territory. 
B)  Congress allowed the Creeks to retain their ancestral lands if they would ally with the United States against the Iroquois Confederacy. 
C)  The United States acted as if the treaty were still in force, and by 1790 the Iroquois Confederacy had been reduced to a few scattered reservations. 
D)  Congress declared war on the Confederacy and confiscated all its lands.

Question 17

Instructions:
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-the Jay treaty

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Question 18

Why did the Democratic arouse the fear of President Washington?

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A)  Washington had not yet accepted the idea that an organized loyal opposition was part of a free government; therefore, he believed that political dissent was a sign of subversion. 
B)  Members of these societies threatened to engage in terrorist tactics to undermine the government and the Constitution. 
C)  Their pro-democracy demonstrations seemed to challenge the legitimacy and sovereignty of the United States government. 
D)  Washington was very disturbed by the fact that these groups called for a violent overthrow of the United States government.

Question 19

Which of the following was a feature of the New Jersey Plan?

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A)  Congress would have veto power over state laws. 
B)  A one-house congress would be retained, but it would be given new powers to tax and to regulate trade. 
C)  A chief executive officer having the power to conduct foreign policy and negotiate treaties would be elected by Congress. 
D)  A national judiciary having the power to determine the constitutionality of acts of Congress would be created.

Question 20

What was the significance of Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  His willingness to attend and answer questions at protest meetings demonstrated the government's tolerance of public criticism. 
B)  His sympathy and understanding toward the protesters conveyed the message that the government could be trusted to deal fairly with aggrieved groups. 
C)  His decisive action made it clear that the national government would not tolerate violent resistance to its laws. 
D)  His hesitation in the face of armed rebellion seriously undermined the people's confidence in their new government.

Exam 7: Forging a Nation

Through his fiscal policies, Hamilton wanted to

The extension of the right to vote to poor white men could have posed a threat to the power of the dominant elite. How did the elite reduce that threat?

Which of the following was a consequence of the inability of the Confederation Congress to enforce repayment of prewar debts to the British?

Discuss the conflict between the Indian tribes of the Northwest Territory and the new American republic, and explain how the conflict was settled.

Which of the following was true of Washington's Farewell Address?

Antifederalists opposed ratification of the Constitution partly due to

Defend or refute the following statement: "In retrospect, Washington's and Hamilton's reaction to the Democratic societies seems hysterical, overwrought, and entirely out of proportion to whatever challenge they may have posed to the administration."

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Alexander Hamilton's interpretation of the Constitution?

Which of the following was true of the Republicans?

Section 25 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was important because it

The slave rebellion planned by Gabriel was in part inspired by which of the following?

On the question of whether to count slaves as part of a state's population in determining its representation in the House of Representatives, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention made which of the following decisions?

After the Iroquois confederacy repudiated the 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix,

Why did the Democratic arouse the fear of President Washington?

Which of the following was a feature of the New Jersey Plan?

What was the significance of Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion?