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history test 3 - 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hamilton's major programs seriously infringed on... | states' rights |
| The Whiskey rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern pennsylvania when the federal government... | levied an excise tax on whiskey |
| Hamilton's bank of the US was modeled on the... (a) bank of England (b) Bank of France | bank of england |
| THe founding fathers had not envisioned the existence of permanent political parties bc they... | saw opposition to the government as disloyal |
| Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of alex hamilton resulted in... | the formation of permanent political parties |
| the event of the 1790's that left the deepest scar on american political and social life is... | the French Revolution |
| The political party of the "outs" that provided the "loyal opposition" to the party in power in the 1790's was ... | the democratic republicans |
| the franco-american alliance of 1778... | bound the US to help the french defend their west indies |
| When the french revolution developed into a war with britain, george washington and the american government... | remained neutral |
| Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was based on... | calculations of american self-interest |
| During its first quarter-centry as a nation, one of the major problems facing america was... | the rivalry and warfare between France and Britain |
| Washington's Neutrality Proclamation clearly illustrated the truism that... | self-interest is the basic cement of alliances |
| The Treaty of Greenville resulted in all except (a) giving to the US vast tracts of land in the NW (b) the indians receiving a 20k lump sum payment (c) an annual annuity of 9k to the indians (e) the establishment of an equal relationship w the indians | e |
| britain made neutrality very difficult for the US during the French and British conflicts of the 1790s by... | seizing American merchant ships in the West Indies |
| Hamilton's position on the war between britain and france in 1793 was primarily influenced by... | the national gov's dependencce on customs collections for revenue |
| In Jay's Treaty, the British... | promised to evacuate the chain of forts in the old northwest |
| The US acquired free navigation of the mississippi river in (a) the treaty of greenville (b) jay's treaty (c) the convention of 1800 (d) the pickney treaty (e) the treaty of paris | D |
| John Jay's 1794 treaty w britain... | created deeper splits between federalists and democratic republicans |
| one of George washington's major contributions as pres was... | keeping the nation out of foreign wars |
| Jay's treaty contained all of the following provisions except.... | a promise by the british to stop selling arms to the indians |
| Washington's farewell address in 1796.... | warned against the dangers of foreign alliances |
| In the election campaign of 1796, the democratic- republicans made their primary issue... | the terms of Jay's treaty |
| the 1796 presidential campaign focused on (a) the bank of the US (b) the candidates' personalities (c) slavery (d) foreign trade (e) real issues | B |
| The french grew angry w the US after 1794 bc | of jay's treaty |
| foreign relations between the US and France deteriorated in the late 1790s over... | french seizure of american merchant ships |
| The immediate cause of the undeclared war between hte US and France was... | the XYZ affair |
| The US finally negotiated a peace settlement w france in 1800 mainly bc napoleon... | wanted to concentrate on gaining more power in europe |
| President adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war w france in order to... | prevent the outbreak of a full scale war |
| The main purpose of the alien and sedition acts | silence and punish critics of the federalists |
| The federalist dominated congress' alien act was aimed at ____, whereas the sedition act was primarily aimed at... | recent immigrants, newspapers |
| the sedition act threatened... | first amendment freedoms |
| the virginia and kentucky resolutions were written in response to.... | the alien and sedition acts |
| according to the compact theory advocated by jefferson and madison... | the national gov was the creation of the 13 sovereign states |
| according to the federalists, the duty of judging the constiutionality of legislation passed by congress lay with... | the supreme court |
| federalist advocated rule by... (a) majority (b) the best people (c) farmers (d) industrial workers (e) native born citizens only | the "best" people |
| federalists strongly supported (a) law and order (b) states' rights (c) strict construction (d) popular democracy (e) a weak military | law and order |
| for its continued success, hamilton's financial problem relied heavily on (a) trade w britain (b) removal of the spanish (c) aid from france (d) retiring the national debt (e) high taxes | A |
| Hamiltonian federalists advocated (a) government intereference in private enterprise (b) a strong central government (c) a full blown democracy (d) strong ties w france (e) a low national debt | B |