Question 1

What were among the features of the Virginia Plan?

Accepted Answer

Equal representation in both houses
Representation in the legislature based on the  population
A national legislature with two houses

Question 2

To protect against against the tyranny of the people, the Framers of the Constitution decided that ____________.

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Only members of the House of Representatives would be directly elected by the people.

Question 3

The founder who drafted much of the constitution and helped resolve questions of sovereignty and limiting power was ______.

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Question 4

In exchange for Virginia's support for Hamilton's proposal that the federal government assume the debt of states, Hamilton agreed to ______.

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Relocate the national capital.

Question 5

A growing pop in the antebellum period played a role in the growth of towns and cities, westward expansion, and, ultimately, the American Industrial Revolution.

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True

Question 6

Which factors had a significant impact on U.S. population growth between 1790 and 1840?

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A high birth rate
A declining number of epidemics
Improvements in public health

Question 7

One reason that the black population 1800-1830 increased more slowly than the white popilation is that ______.

Accepted Answer

The importation of enslaved labor became illegal in 1808

Question 8

To where did most of the new European immigrants of the 1840s go?

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Cities in the northeast.

Question 9

Which city did not owe its growth to increased trade on the great lakes?

Accepted Answer

St. Louis

Question 10

What likely played the biggest role in the american industrial revolution

Accepted Answer

Surging population growth

Question 11

The birth rate for white women in 1840 was roughly ______ children each.

Accepted Answer

6

Question 12

What were the factors contributing to a slower increase in the black population than the increase seen in the white population in the early 1800s?

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Importation of enslaved labor becoming illegal
Higher death rate

Question 13

Which conditions helped to stimulate immigration from Europe after 1830?

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Deteriorating social and political conditions in parts of Europe
Increased opportunity in the united States
Reduced transportation cost

Question 14

Before 1830, the Mississippi River port of _________ was the major link between midwestern farmers and the cities of the Northeast.

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New Orleans

Question 15

What three trends characterized the American Population during the antebellum period?

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Movement Westward
Rapid population increase
Growth of towns and cities

Question 16

Before 1860, compared to Irish immigrants to the United States, German immigrants _________.

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Arrived with more money
Often came in family groups

Question 17

Between 1820 and 1840, the population of the United States _____.

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Grew rapidly, due in part to improved public health.

Question 18

The platform of the Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner, which eventually became known as the Know-Nothings, included which planks?

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Enacting more restrictive naturalization laws
Banning Catholics or aliens from holding public office
Establishing literacy tests for voting.

Question 19

Hostility among native-born Americans toward immigrants prior to 1860 was spurred, in part, by __________.

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Fears of political radicalism

Question 20

The agricultural economy of the West _____.

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Contributed to urban growth in cities like St. Lois, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Louisville.

Question 21

As compared to turnpike transportation, ________.

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Canal boats could haul larger loads for less money.

Question 22

From which two countries did the overwhelming majority of immigrants come in the 1850s?

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Ireland
Germany

Question 23

In the election of 1854, the Know-Nothings achieved their greatest success in which three states?

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Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York

Question 24

Which state was the first to engage in canal building?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 25

What emerged as the result of fear and prejudice towards immigrants in the period prior to 1860?

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Secret societies to combat the "alien menace"

Question 26

Rival Eastern cities were easily able to build their own water routes and easily catch up with NY and the commercial success it had with the Erie Canal.

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False

Question 27

The construction of canals was promoted by _______.

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Both western farmers and eastern merchants who wanted more direct access to urban markets

Question 28

The tremendous growth in immigration prompted the appearance among the native-born population of the fear of foreigners, a sentiment known as __________.

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Nativism

Question 29

Which statements about the Erie Canal are true?

Accepted Answer

It provided a route to the Great Lakes.
It cemented New York as the nation's leading commercial center.
It gave NY access to Chicago and growing Western Markets.

Question 30

An immediate result of the new water transportation routes was _______.

Accepted Answer

Increased white settlement in the Northwest.

Question 31

What new forms of transportation made it easier for farmers and merchants to transport their goods between the East and the West in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

Canals 
Steamboats

Question 32

Before 1860, the largest single group of arriving Irish immigrants consisted of ________.

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Young, single women.

Question 33

The Know-nothings eventually created a new political organization called the ________.

Accepted Answer

American Party

Question 34

Which states were inspired by the Erie Canal to develop water connections between Lake Erie and the Ohio River, making it possible to ship goods by inland waterway from New York to New Orleans?

Accepted Answer

Ohio
Indiana

Question 35

In the 1820s and 1830s, railroads _____.

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Laid the foundation for the surge of railroad building that occurred midcentury
Played a relatively small role in the nation's transportation system

Question 36

Private investors accumulated most of the capital needed to build the railroads.

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False, most of it was government funding.

Question 37

Which statements regarding the economic impact of railroads on the American economy are true?

Accepted Answer

Railroads bred tech advances.
Railroads were a main facto in the nation's economic growth.

Question 38

The system of long and short electrical bursts that made the telegraph system a viable long-distance communication system is known as ______,

Accepted Answer

Morse code

Question 39

The dominant telegraph company that was formed in 1860 by a combination of smaller telegraph companies was known as _______.

Accepted Answer

The Western Union Telegraph Company

Question 40

What was the first operating railroad company in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Baltimore and Ohio

Question 41

What city was the principal railroad hub of the West?

Accepted Answer

Chicago

Question 42

What effect did the railroad have on small Western towns?

Accepted Answer

the railroads contributed to the rapid growth of towns along their routes.

Question 43

Before the development of the telegraph, the main form of long-distance communication was the ________.

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Mail

Question 44

What were among the impacts of the telegraph?

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It facilitated railroad operations
It made long-distance communication possible without direct, physical contact.

Question 45

In what year did the Stockton and Darlington Railroad in England become the first railroad to haul general traffic?

Accepted Answer

1825

Question 46

What advances in journalism took place in the 1840s?

Accepted Answer

Creation of a national cooperative news-gathering organization
dramatic growth of mass-circulation newspapers
invention of the steam cylinder rotary press
introduction of the telegraph

Question 47

The emergence of the great train lines resulted in which developments?

Accepted Answer

Lessened dependence by the west on the Mississippi
decreased traffic on the main water routes
weakened connection between the northwest and the south

Question 48

The removal of some legal obstacles in the ______ led to a spurt in the growth of corporations.

Accepted Answer

1830

Question 49

Who developed the telegraph?

Accepted Answer

Samuel F. B. Morse

Question 50

What resulted in new recruits for the factory labor force in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

Dramatic improvements in agricultural production

Question 51

The New England hardware merchant _______ discovered how to vulcanize rubber in 1839.

Accepted Answer

Charles Goodyear

Question 52

What was the Lowell or Waltham system?

Accepted Answer

A factory system used to mass-produce textiles that relied on young women workers

Question 53

A detriment to the burgeoning industrialization in the late 1800s was ________.

Accepted Answer

Air and water pollution.

Question 54

What resulted  in the dissolution of Female Labor Reform Association?

Accepted Answer

Mill women turned to other professions, and immigrants were taking their jobs.

Question 55

As the factory system progressed into the 1840s, _______.

Accepted Answer

Textile manufacturers increasingly used immigrants as their labor force.

Question 56

By the middle of the nineteenth century, merchant capitalism in the U.S. __________.

Accepted Answer

Declined as opportunity shifted from trade to manufacturing.

Question 57

which statements correctly describe the difficulties in recruiting factory workers in the early days of industrial developement?

Accepted Answer

Most americans still lived and worked on farms

Many city dwellers were skilled artisans who worked in their own shops

Question 58

Which descriptions correctly reflect conditions for the young white women employed in the Lowell mills?

Accepted Answer

Housed in clean boardinghouses

Well fed

Relatively well paid

Question 59

In 1834, the Factory Girls Association held a strike to protest ______.

Accepted Answer

A 25% wage cut

Question 60

Workers from _______ became the predominant immigrant group in New England.

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 61

The early union movement among skilled artesians _______.

Accepted Answer

Was weakened by the panic of 1837 and the ensuing depression

Question 62

For what reasons was merchant capitalism in decline in the mid-1800s?

Accepted Answer

British competitors were stealing America's export trade.

There were greater opportunities for profit in manufacturing than in trade.

Question 63

What resulted in new recruits for the factory labor force in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

Dramatic improvements in ag production

Question 64

What were the major sources of labor for the new textile mills in the 1820s?

Accepted Answer

Young, single women

Farm families, including both parents and children

Question	Answer
What were among the features of the Virginia Plan?	Equal representation in both houses Representation in the legislature based on the population A national legislature with two houses
To protect against against the tyranny of the people, the Framers of the Constitution decided that ____________.	Only members of the House of Representatives would be directly elected by the people.
The founder who drafted much of the constitution and helped resolve questions of sovereignty and limiting power was ______.	James Madison
In exchange for Virginia's support for Hamilton's proposal that the federal government assume the debt of states, Hamilton agreed to ______.	Relocate the national capital.
A growing pop in the antebellum period played a role in the growth of towns and cities, westward expansion, and, ultimately, the American Industrial Revolution.	True
Which factors had a significant impact on U.S. population growth between 1790 and 1840?	A high birth rate A declining number of epidemics Improvements in public health
One reason that the black population 1800-1830 increased more slowly than the white popilation is that ______.	The importation of enslaved labor became illegal in 1808
To where did most of the new European immigrants of the 1840s go?	Cities in the northeast.
Which city did not owe its growth to increased trade on the great lakes?	St. Louis
What likely played the biggest role in the american industrial revolution	Surging population growth
The birth rate for white women in 1840 was roughly ______ children each.	6
What were the factors contributing to a slower increase in the black population than the increase seen in the white population in the early 1800s?	Importation of enslaved labor becoming illegal Higher death rate
Which conditions helped to stimulate immigration from Europe after 1830?	Deteriorating social and political conditions in parts of Europe Increased opportunity in the united States Reduced transportation cost
Before 1830, the Mississippi River port of _________ was the major link between midwestern farmers and the cities of the Northeast.	New Orleans
What three trends characterized the American Population during the antebellum period?	Movement Westward Rapid population increase Growth of towns and cities
Before 1860, compared to Irish immigrants to the United States, German immigrants _________.	Arrived with more money Often came in family groups
Between 1820 and 1840, the population of the United States _____.	Grew rapidly, due in part to improved public health.
The platform of the Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner, which eventually became known as the Know-Nothings, included which planks?	Enacting more restrictive naturalization laws Banning Catholics or aliens from holding public office Establishing literacy tests for voting.
Hostility among native-born Americans toward immigrants prior to 1860 was spurred, in part, by __________.	Fears of political radicalism
The agricultural economy of the West _____.	Contributed to urban growth in cities like St. Lois, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Louisville.
As compared to turnpike transportation, ________.	Canal boats could haul larger loads for less money.
From which two countries did the overwhelming majority of immigrants come in the 1850s?	Ireland Germany
In the election of 1854, the Know-Nothings achieved their greatest success in which three states?	Pennsylvania Massachusetts New York
Which state was the first to engage in canal building?	New York
What emerged as the result of fear and prejudice towards immigrants in the period prior to 1860?	Secret societies to combat the "alien menace"
Rival Eastern cities were easily able to build their own water routes and easily catch up with NY and the commercial success it had with the Erie Canal.	False
The construction of canals was promoted by _______.	Both western farmers and eastern merchants who wanted more direct access to urban markets
The tremendous growth in immigration prompted the appearance among the native-born population of the fear of foreigners, a sentiment known as __________.	Nativism
Which statements about the Erie Canal are true?	It provided a route to the Great Lakes. It cemented New York as the nation's leading commercial center. It gave NY access to Chicago and growing Western Markets.
An immediate result of the new water transportation routes was _______.	Increased white settlement in the Northwest.
What new forms of transportation made it easier for farmers and merchants to transport their goods between the East and the West in the 1820s and 1830s?	Canals Steamboats
Before 1860, the largest single group of arriving Irish immigrants consisted of ________.	Young, single women.
The Know-nothings eventually created a new political organization called the ________.	American Party
Which states were inspired by the Erie Canal to develop water connections between Lake Erie and the Ohio River, making it possible to ship goods by inland waterway from New York to New Orleans?	Ohio Indiana
In the 1820s and 1830s, railroads _____.	Laid the foundation for the surge of railroad building that occurred midcentury Played a relatively small role in the nation's transportation system
Private investors accumulated most of the capital needed to build the railroads.	False, most of it was government funding.
Which statements regarding the economic impact of railroads on the American economy are true?	Railroads bred tech advances. Railroads were a main facto in the nation's economic growth.
The system of long and short electrical bursts that made the telegraph system a viable long-distance communication system is known as ______,	Morse code
The dominant telegraph company that was formed in 1860 by a combination of smaller telegraph companies was known as _______.	The Western Union Telegraph Company
What was the first operating railroad company in the United States?	Baltimore and Ohio
What city was the principal railroad hub of the West?	Chicago
What effect did the railroad have on small Western towns?	the railroads contributed to the rapid growth of towns along their routes.
Before the development of the telegraph, the main form of long-distance communication was the ________.	Mail
What were among the impacts of the telegraph?	It facilitated railroad operations It made long-distance communication possible without direct, physical contact.
In what year did the Stockton and Darlington Railroad in England become the first railroad to haul general traffic?	1825
What advances in journalism took place in the 1840s?	Creation of a national cooperative news-gathering organization dramatic growth of mass-circulation newspapers invention of the steam cylinder rotary press introduction of the telegraph
The emergence of the great train lines resulted in which developments?	Lessened dependence by the west on the Mississippi decreased traffic on the main water routes weakened connection between the northwest and the south
The removal of some legal obstacles in the ______ led to a spurt in the growth of corporations.	1830
Who developed the telegraph?	Samuel F. B. Morse
What resulted in new recruits for the factory labor force in the 1820s and 1830s?	Dramatic improvements in agricultural production
The New England hardware merchant _______ discovered how to vulcanize rubber in 1839.	Charles Goodyear
What was the Lowell or Waltham system?	A factory system used to mass-produce textiles that relied on young women workers
A detriment to the burgeoning industrialization in the late 1800s was ________.	Air and water pollution.
What resulted in the dissolution of Female Labor Reform Association?	Mill women turned to other professions, and immigrants were taking their jobs.
As the factory system progressed into the 1840s, _______.	Textile manufacturers increasingly used immigrants as their labor force.
By the middle of the nineteenth century, merchant capitalism in the U.S. __________.	Declined as opportunity shifted from trade to manufacturing.
which statements correctly describe the difficulties in recruiting factory workers in the early days of industrial developement?	Most americans still lived and worked on farms Many city dwellers were skilled artisans who worked in their own shops
Which descriptions correctly reflect conditions for the young white women employed in the Lowell mills?	Housed in clean boardinghouses Well fed Relatively well paid
In 1834, the Factory Girls Association held a strike to protest ______.	A 25% wage cut
Workers from _______ became the predominant immigrant group in New England.	Ireland
The early union movement among skilled artesians _______.	Was weakened by the panic of 1837 and the ensuing depression
For what reasons was merchant capitalism in decline in the mid-1800s?	British competitors were stealing America's export trade. There were greater opportunities for profit in manufacturing than in trade.
What resulted in new recruits for the factory labor force in the 1820s and 1830s?	Dramatic improvements in ag production
What were the major sources of labor for the new textile mills in the 1820s?	Young, single women Farm families, including both parents and children
In 1845, the Female Labor Reform Association began demanding _______.	A ten-hour workday
Most independant craftspeople flourished in the economic environment promoted by the new capitalist class.	False, While some made successful transitions into small-scale industry, many others found themselves unable to compete with new factory-made goods
By the middle of the nineteenth century, merchant capitalism in the U.S. ________.	Declined as opportunity shifted from trade to manufacturing.
What portion of the total labor force worked on farms in the 1820s?	90%
During the 1840s-50s, trade unions were _______.	Generally ineffective
In 1834, the Factory Girls Association held a strike to protest ______.	A 25% wage cut.
The early union movement among skilled artesians _______.	Was weakened by the Pand the ensuing depressionanic of 1837
Which statement anout the impact of commercial and industrial growth in the united states is accurate?	It resulted in a shift of population from urban centers to rural towns and cities.
The new aristocrats of the Northeast in the mid-nineteenth century were the _______.	Industrial Capitalists
Prior to 1860, class conflict in the U.S. _____.	Was limited by a high degree of mobility within the working class.
American middle- class families in antebellum society were _____.	The most influential cultural form of urban America.
As a group, American workers in the 1849s and 50s had _______.	Little power, because factory owners were easily able to replace them with immigrant laborers willing to work for lower wages
In 1845, the Female Labor Reform Association began demanding _______.	a ten-hour workday
Which groups were deprived of most of the benefits of america's phenomenal economic growth?	Landless farmers native americans enslaved people
What factors contributed to limiting overt class conflict?	The rootlessness of migrant urban laborers made organization and protest difficult Some workers were able to move from poverty to riches. Life was better for most factory workers than it had been on the farms or in Europe.
Because of increased economic inequality, antebellum society lacked a true middle class.	False the antebellum middle class was a small but growing segment of society
Mid class homes in the mid 19th century included which characteristics?	lush fabrics dark colors heavy furniture
who was the founder of the female labor reform association, which promoted better working conditions and shorter workdays in the mid 1840s	Sarah Bagley
How did the rise of industry affect the nature of the family?	In cities, the family was no longer the principle economic unit More families moved from farms to the cities.
Which statement about the impact of commercial and industrial growth in the U.S. is accurate?	It resulted in growing wealth inequality
Prior to 1860, class conflict in the U.S.	Was limited by a high degree of mobility within the working class
Which factors helped middle-class americans enjoy a more diverse diet during this period?	Ability of distant farmers to ship goods by rail Invention of the cast-iron stove.
What were the effects of most income earners leaving home each day to work in a shop, mill, or factory?	Primarily domestic concerns were predominant in the home. a sharp distinction emerged between the workplace and the home.
Whcih description best reflects how the role of women changed in the new industrial society?	From contributer in the family economy to guardian of "doemstic virtue"
As a result of the cult of domesticity, female work outside the home came to be seen as a lower-class domain.	True. Except for teaching and nursing, w.ork by women outside the home gradually came to be seen as a lower-class preserve
The growth of commerce and industry allowed more American the chance to become prosperous without _______.	Owning Land
In antebellum America, leisure time was scarce for all but the wealthiest of Americans	True
What public sporting events were popular in antebellum america?	horse-racing cockfighting boxing
One social trend that accompanied industrialization was ______.	A decline in the birth rate.
Which state was not an important cattle raising area in the 1850s?	Pennsylvania
The separation between the workplace and home sharpened the distinctions between the social roles of men and women __________.	Among factory workers, farm workers, and the middle class
As a result of the social expectations expressed in the cult of domesticity, ___________.	Women became increasingly isolated from the publuc world
Which statements are true of the relationship between the old northwest and the rest of the nation?	The old northwest became an important market for eatern industry a strong economic relationship between the old northeast and the northwest emmerged the old northwest sold most of its products to the northeast.
As compared with urban americans, rural people ________.	Pursued similar pastimes, but within the home
In the 1840s, P.T. Barnum's American Museum in NY showcased __________.	human curiosities
John Deere established a facory in 1847 to produce	steel plows
How did farmers in the NE respond to ag competition from the new soil of the NW	Farmers moved to towns and become laborers Farmers moved W and settled new land Farmers changed their focus to supplying food to nearby cities.
The Judiciary Act of 1801 included which of the following provisions and results?	The number of federal judgeships was increased Adams appointed John Marshall to be chief justice of the Supreme Court The number of supreme court justices was reduced by one
What was the main intent of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?	To justify action by the states against the federal government
Which of these were aspects of the New Jersey Plan?	A one-house national legislature Equal representation for all states.
Congress eagerly passed all of Hamilton's economic program	False Many required negotiation.
What concession did supporters of the Virginia Plan make to the smaller states that supported the New Jersey Plan?	Members of the legislatures upper house would be elected by the state legislatures, not the voting public.
What effect did the ordinances of 1784-1781 have on the country's relationship with indigenous people?	It created border conflicts and tensions that lasted for nearly a decade.
Which statement about the political atmosphere of the 1790s is false?	The two major political factions lacked powerful leaders, which created a deadlock.
What was the purpose of John Adam's so-called midnight appointments?	So that he could leave office with the federalists in charge of the judiciary
Who were the two preeminent figures among the Republican opposition?	Thomas Jefferson James Madison
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were the work of __________ and used concepts formulated by _________.	Jefferson and Madison; John Locke
Edmund Randolph of Virginia proposed a national government consisting of which three branches of government?	Judicial Executive Legislative
How did the Constitution deal with enslaved persons and the issue of slavery?	Each enslaved person was counted as three-fifths of a person for both representation and taxation. The new gov. was barred from stopping the importation of enslaved people for twenty years
Which descriptions correctly characterize the first twelve years of the republic, form 17889 to 1801?	Intense rivalry between two powerful factions Extraordinary disagreement that plagued the new government
Thomas Jefferson's vision for America is best summarized as _________.	An agrarian society of small property owners.
In an effort to persuade state legislature to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Republicans introduced two documents, known as the ____________ Resolutions.	Virginia and Kentucky
What were among the features of the Virginia Plan?	Representation in the legislature based on population a national legislature with two houses
What decision about representation in the upper house was made in the Great Compromise?	States would be represented equally with two members apiece.
Which of these were aspects of the New Jersey Plan?	Equal representation for all states A one-house national legislature
The Great Compromise answered the question of representation by determining that:	states would be represented on the basis of population in the lower house.
Pickney's treaty settled American disputes with _________.	Spain
How many states were required to ratify the constitution before it could go into effect?	nine
Republican support was strongest in _______.	Rural areas of the south and west
Most Americans in the 1780s agreed that the fed gov weakest point was ______.	Its lack of power to tax
After heated discussion, first drafts of the Constitution abolished slavery and the slave trade in the U.S.	False
The absence of ____________ in the new Constitution was a source of worry for many Americans	A list of protected individual rights.
Who were the two preeminent figures among the Republican opposition?	Jefferson, Madison
Nine of the ten ammendments that make up the Bill of Rights _______.	Forbid the new government from infringing on certain fundamental rights
Why did Hamilton propose creating a permanent national debt by issuing new bonds as old ones were paid off?	To motivate the wealthy classes to perpetually support the survival of the centralized state.
Hamilton's national bank would	Get most of its capital from private investors
Federalists had more support in rural areas because of their promotion of agrarian policies	False Jefferson promoted Agrarianism, and republicanism
Which circumstances affected the selection of John Adams as the Federalist presidential candidate?	Was least controversial of the candidates Washington did not run a third term
For what reasons did Hamilton want to create a national bank?	To stimulate business by providing loans and currency To provide the government with a safe place to deposit funds to provide a basis for a well-developed national banking system
What effect did the ordinances of 1784-1787 have on the country's relationship with indigenous people?	It created border conflicts and tensions that lasted nearly a decade
In exchange for Virginia's support for Hamilton's proposal that the federal government assume the debt states, Hamilton agreed to _____________.	Relocate the national capital
In which areas did the Federalists enjoy their strongest support?	Southern seaports NE Large commercial centers
Which statement best describes the election of 1796?	It occurred before the twelfth amendment clarified procedures for presidential elections
Which circumstances strained american relations with France in the 1790s?	French Vessels captured american ships on the high seas French gov refused to receive pinckney as the american minister French demanded a loan for France before agreeing to talk about stabilizing relations.

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