Chapters 10-11

Front 1

What is not true about the Bill of Rights:

Back 1

gives the federal government all powers not specifically designated in the Constitution.

Front 2

Why did Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton want the federal government to assume state debts accumulated during the American Revolution?

Back 2

He hoped to shift wealthy creditors’ obligations and allegiances from the states to the federal government.

Front 3

Leaders chose a site along the Potomac River for the nation’s capitol city (ultimately, Washington D.C.) in 1790 because:

Back 3

it would ensure that Virginia would vote in favor of Hamilton’s plan for federal assumption of state war debts.

Front 4

What was not apart of Hamilton's economic program for the new nation?

Back 4

Limiting the power of the central government.

Front 5

The “loose construction” interpretation of the Constitution refers to the notion that:

Back 5

in carrying out its duties, the central government can take any measure not specifically prohibited by the constitution.

Front 6

The Whiskey Rebellion is most significant because:

Back 6

it led to the strengthening and increased credibility of Washington’s government.

Front 7

Which were the first two political parties in America?

Back 7

Democratic-Republicans and Federalists

Front 8

What was the main reason that leaders in the newly formed United States were suspicious of the formation of political parties?

Back 8

They considered sustained oppositions to government antithetical to unity and the functioning of a republic.

Front 9

George Washington’s 1793 Neutrality Proclamation in the conflict between France and England is significant for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that it:

Back 9

united Federalists and Jeffersonians around a single cause.

Front 10

Which of these was NOT among the many responses to Jay’s Treaty with Britain in 1794?

Back 10

A surge in President Washington's popularity.

Front 11

Americans were angered by the XYZ Affair with France because:

Back 11

they likened it to a bribe rather than respectable diplomacy.

Front 12

What move did John Adams make in 1800 that paved the way for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

Back 12

He accepted a second invitation to negotiate a treaty with the French.

Front 13

The Alien and Sedition laws were intended to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT:

Back 13

boost the power and popularity of Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans

Front 14

What was the most fundamental difference between the Federalist party and the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans?

Back 14

Federalists advocated for a strong central government; Jeffersonians promoted states’ rights.

Front 15

Why did Thomas Paine declare, “The principles of America opened the Bastille”?

Back 15

Both revolutions were built upon the ideals of liberty and equality.

Front 16

Events in Europe drew the United States into world affairs in all of the following ways EXCEPT that:

Back 16

British and French impressments led to an era of complete isolation in the United States.

Front 17

What was the most decisive factor that helped Thomas Jefferson win the 1800 presidential election?

Back 17

The Three-Fifths Compromise

Front 18

Jefferson considered his election in 1800 a “revolution” because:

Back 18

it marked a return to the values of 1776.

Front 19

In office, Jefferson surprisingly only eliminated which one of the following Federalist programs?

Back 19

The excise tax.

Front 20

Which of the following is NOT true about the Judiciary Act of 1801?

Back 20

It resulted in the appointment of William Marbury to the Supreme Court.

Front 21

The case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) is significant because it:

Back 21

gave the Supreme Court the authority to interpret the Constitution.

Front 22

What was the main reason Jefferson reduced the size of the military when he became president?

Back 22

He wanted the United States to be an example for the rest of the world through peaceful coercion.

Front 23

Napoleon Bonaparte ultimately abandoned his vision of a New World empire and agreed to sell Louisiana to the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that:

Back 23

he feared America might seize it militarily.

Front 24

Which of the following can NOT be said about the Louisiana Purchase?

Back 24

It required a constitutional amendment for the purchase to be completed.

Front 25

Lewis and Clark’s expeditions were primarily designed to:

Back 25

be a scientific and geographic study of the Louisiana territory.

Front 26

Why did former vice president Aaron Burr challenge former treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton to a duel in 1804?

Back 26

Hamilton revealed Burr’s plan to entice New England and New York to secede.

Front 27

In the years before the War of 1812, what was impressment?

Back 27

The capture and forced military service of American seamen by the British

Front 28

Jefferson’s embargo strategy to get England and France to honor American neutrality in the years before the War of 1812 ultimately failed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that he:

Back 28

did not foresee the massive nationwide protests by American citizens

Front 29

When the following was NOT among the forces that pushed President James Madison to war with Britain in 1812?

Back 29

British reinforcement of its Orders in Council.

Front 30

The region that did NOT support the declaration of war against the British was:

Back 30

New England.

Front 31

Politicians’ struggle to maintain and strengthen their parties’ influence can best be seen in:

Back 31

Adam’s appointment of “midnight judges” at the end of his term.

Front 32

Why was the War of 1812 a culmination of long-standing hostilities between the United States and Britain?

Back 32

The British practices of impressment and supporting Native Americans against the United States were issues during Washington’s presidency.