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Unfinished Nation

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By the late 1780s dissatisfaction with the articles of confederation included a belief that the national government   Was ineffective  
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In 1786, Alexander Hamilton found an important ally in his push for a stonger central government in   James Madison  
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Which event more than any other convinced George Washington that the articles of confederation needed to be revised   Shay's Rebellion  
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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?   Were well educated by the standards of their time  
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At the start of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 the delegates agreed that   The country needed a stronger central government  
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A Virginia Plan called for   A two-tier national legislature  
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The New Jersey Plan   Expanded the taxation and regulatory powers of Congress  
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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to   None of the above  
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The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding   Political representatives  
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In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation, slaves were classified as   3/5 of the free person  
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In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the   Continuation of the slave trade for 20 years  
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At the Philidelphia convention, James Madison argued that the ultimate authority of the federal government came from the   People  
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James Madison's ideas regarding republican government   Assumed that political factions would help in preventing tyranny  
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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by   State legistatures  
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In the debate over the Constitution of 1787, Antifederalist opponents to the document   Argued that the Constitution would weaken the States  
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Who among the following was one of the authors of The Federalist Papers?   Alexander Hamilton  
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The "Antifederalists"   Saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers  
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The greatest complaint by opponents of the proposed Constitution of 1787 was the   Absence of specific listing of personal liberties  
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Virginia and New York ratified the Constitution of 1787 under the assumption that   A bill of rights would be added later in the form of amendments  
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In the first national elections in 1789   All the presidential electors cast their votes for George Washington  
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9 of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the   New government  
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According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Supreme Court was to be   The judicial power for interpreting the constitution of state laws  
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In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans envisioned developed a nation that would   Be largely agricultural and rural  
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Federalists controlled the new government under the Constitution for its first   12 years  
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As president, George Washington   Avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress  
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The dominant figure of George Washington's administration was   Alexander Hamilton  
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As Treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton   An excise tax and and import tax  
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Alexander Hamilton's funding plan   Was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton desired  
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Under Alexander Hamilton's plan, a new national bank would   An excise tax and an import tax  
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Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue through   An excise tax and an import tax  
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Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress after a deal was made to   Locate the nation's capital between Virginia and Maryland  
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Opponents of Alexander Hamilton's proposed national bank argued   Congress had no authority to create a national bank  
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The most sustained opposition to Alexander Hamilton's economic program came from   Small farmers  
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In the constitution, political parties were   Not mentioned  
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The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompted by a   Belief that the power of the central government needed to be restrained  
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The 2 preeminent Republicans of the 1790's were   Thomas Jefferson and James Madison  
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During the 1790's, regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the   Northeast  
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In America, the French Revolution was generally praised by   Republicans  
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The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 saw   President Washington accompany thousands of troops into the field  
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In reference to Indians living in the U.S., the Constitution   Had defined a precise legal standing for Indian and Indian nations  
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Jay's Treaty (1794)   Avoided a likely war with England  
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Pinckney's Treaty (1795) was negotiated between the United States and   Spain  
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Pinckney's Treaty (1795) gave the United States   All these answers are correct  
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The "XYZ" Affair   Led to an undeclared war between the U.S. and France  
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The Alen and Sedition Acts (1798)   Gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism  
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In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, it was asserted that   States had the right to nullify federal laws  
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In the late 1790's, on the political scene,   The U.S. was deeply and bitterly divided  
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The presidential campaign in 1800   Was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates  
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Who described the election of 1800 as the "Revolution of 1800?"   Thomas Jefferson  
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The Judiciary Act of 1801   Was an attempt by Federalists to secure their hold on the courts  
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Edmund Randolph and James Madison wanted to strengthen the federal government with proposed _____ Plan   Virginia  
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At the Philadelphia convention the small state plan was called the __________   New Jersey Plan  
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The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult problem of ________________ at the Philadelphia convention   Slavery  
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James Madison decided that sovereignty ultimately resided with _____   People  
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The Constitution's most distinctive feature was its __________   Opening  
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Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay were the authors of ___________   Federalist Papers  
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The Antifederalists' biggest complaint was that the new Constitution did not have a __________   Bill of Rights  
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On Sept. 25, 1789, Congress approved 12 amendments, __ of which came to comprise what we know as the Bill of Rights   6  
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The opponents of Hamilton and his economic plans called themselves ________   Republicans  
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The institutionalized political factionalism of the 1790's is known as the "__________"   First Party System  
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Thomas Jefferson promoted a vision of a(n) ________________ republic   Demonstrated  
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At Hamilton's urging, President Washington dispatched an army to put down the _______________   Whiskey Rebellion  
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The U.S. and England negotiated a commercial treaty in 1794 called _________   Jay's Treaty  
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Pinckney's Treaty of 1795 gave the U.S. the right to deposit goods at ____________   New Orleans  
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During the late 1790's, the U.S. fought something called a "quasi war" with ___________   France  
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Madison and Jefferson responded to the Alien and Sedition Acts by drafting the ________ resolutions   Virginia and Kentucky  
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After the election of 1800, the __________ branch of government was the only branch controlled by the Federalists   Judicial  
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Jefferson referred to his as the "__________ of 1800"   Revolution  
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