U.s. History Unit 3

Front 1

Pinckney's Treaty with Spain finally solved the problem of:

Back 1

the boundary between the United States and West Florida

Front 2

Which one of the following best illustrates impressment?

Back 2

Britain seized American sailors for service in the Royal Navy.

Front 3

Which one of the following best illustrates a position of neutrality?

Back 3

the U.S. did not take any side in the European war

Front 4

Which of the following is not characteristic of George Washington

Back 4

He favored permanent alliances with foreign nations.

Front 5

Jay's Treaty with England was unpopular in the United States because the British did not promise to stop interfering with American

Back 5

shipping

Front 6

The XYZ Affair got its name because the American envoys refused to name the three English officials who demanded a large amount of money before they would even discuss a treaty.

Back 6

false

Front 7

Which pair of states declared the Alien and Sedition Acts void and of no force with their boundaries?

Back 7

Virginia and Kentucky

Front 8

The Federalist Pary lost its popular support and the election of 1800 for all of the following reasons except:

Back 8

the XYZ Affair

Front 9

A separate vote for president and vice president was required by the:

Back 9

Twelfth Amendment

Front 10

Alexander Hamilton's economic measures were prompted by his determination to strengthen the national government.

Back 10

true

Front 11

Thomas Pinckney's treaty with Spain won for the United States free navigation of the Mississippi and permission for American traders to deposit goods for shipment at the mouth of the river.

Back 11

true

Front 12

Alexander Hamilton, Edmund Randolph, Henry Knox, and James Madison were the men chosen by President Washington to serve in the first cabinet.

Back 12

false

Front 13

The first political parties were formed around regional and economic differences.

Back 13

true

Front 14

The XYZ Affair involved relations between the United States and England.

Back 14

false

Front 15

The Alien and Sedition Acts were a costly mistake for the Federalists because they were contrary to the ideas found in the Bill of Rights.

Back 15

true

Front 16

George Washington's main objective as President of the United States was

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establish respect for the office of the Presidency

Front 17

Alexander Hamilton proposed paying the entire national debt at its face value in order to:

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restore the nation's economic credit so that the government could raise money in the future

Front 18

Many Americans opposed Alexander Hamilton's proposal to have the national government assume the debts owed by the states because

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states that had already paid a large proportion of their debts would have to help pay the debts of other states

Front 19

George Washington's proclamation of neutrality was:

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made because the United States was too weak to wage war

Front 20

The United States was brought to the brink of war with England in 1794 because of:

Back 20

British seizure of American ships and impressment of American seamen