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19 Cards in this Set
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What issue during the Federalist Period continues to cause major conflict today?
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the jealousy between different political parties
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What advice did Washington offer in his Farewell Address of 1796?
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to avoid the partisanship of political parties
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Why did Alexander Hamilton believe the Bill of Rights was not a necessary addition to the U.S. Constitution?
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He believed that a republican government could not violate a citizen’s rights, since power derived from the people.
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Following the passage of the Sedition Act by a Federalist-dominated Congress, Thomas Jefferson secretly wrote the Kentucky Resolution that raised what issue?
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the right of states to nullify federal laws believed to be unconstitutional
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What issue did James Madison’s essay defend in the Federalist Papers?
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the danger of interest groups with ideas contrary to the rights of others
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What belief was the foundation for Alexander Hamilton’s major economic initiatives?
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The economy should be directed by a strong central government.
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What group was to control the majority of the Board of Directors of Alexander Hamilton’s proposed Bank of the United States?
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private investors
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What region of the country offered the greatest support for Hamilton’s industrial development programs?
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Northeast
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What was an issue for President Washington’s first administration?
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national debt
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The Federalists and Anti-Federalists were in agreement about what issue?
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The people should be represented in the new government.
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What concept shaped the societal view of women as “Republican Mothers” during the early national period?
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women were best suited to instill patriotic values in their children
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How did the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798 affect immigrants?
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It restricted immigrants’ freedom of speech and press.
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Why did the Democratic-Republican party of the late 1700s supported the right to full citizenship for minority and ethnic groups?
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They believed the states and people should retain as many rights as possible.
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What document guaranteed rights to U.S. citizens regardless of race or gender?
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Bill of Rights
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Who had the most political freedoms in the United States before 1820?
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landowners
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Name a group that enjoyed voting rights in some states before 1820 only to have the right revoked between 1800 and 1820.
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free African Americans
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Why were women denied the right to vote in the United States in the Early National period?
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Women had well-defined domestic roles.
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How did some American Indian tribes benefit from the policies of Presidents George Washington and John Adams?
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They were recognized as sovereign nations through treaties with the United States.
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Why was it difficult for landless farmers to purchase land from the federal government before 1800?
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The federal government sold land only in large tracts.
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