Chapter 9 History

1.

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This gave Americans the right to use the Mississippi River to ship their products to the port of New Orleans.

Jay's Treaty

Treaty of Greenville

Pinckney's Treaty

XYZ Affair

2.

1 point

This resulted from a dispute over French interference with American trade.

XYZ Affair

Treaty of Greenville

Jay's Treaty

Pinckney's Treaty

3.

1 point

The federal court system was set up by

the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789.

the Articles of Confederation

the Alien and Sedition Acts.

the Constitution of the United States

4.

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The difference between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson was that

Hamilton believed the Constitution gave the national governemnt more power than Jefferson believed it did.

Hamilton sought the support of the rich upper class while Jefferson believed in the common people.

Hamilton favored Great Britain while Jefferson supported France.

All of the above are true.

5.

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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison founded the Democratic-Republican Party.

true

false

6.

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This caused Congress to cancel its treaties with France.

XYZ Affair

Pinckney's Treaty

Treaty of Greenville

Jay's Treaty

7.

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Thomas Jefferson warned Americans that by forming political parties they risked weakening and dividing the nation.

true

false

8.

1 point

This outraged the American public and increased support for the Federalists.

Jay's Treaty

XYZ Affair

Pinckney's Treaty

Treaty of Greenville

9.

1 point

John Adams was so angry over attacks on his policies that he asked Congress to pass the Federal Judiciary Act to make criticizing the government a crime.

true

false

10.

1 point

How did Alexander Hamilton deal with the nation's financial problems?

He decided to not repay the loans that other nations had made to the United States.

He asked Congress to put a tax on imported foreign goods.

He asked the states to help pay off the nation's huge war debts.

He tried to borrow money from foreign countries.

11.

1 point

The department heads that President Washington appointed to help him lead the nation formed a group of advisers that became known as the federal judiciary.

false

true

12.

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Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of political parties?

disagreements over the location of the nation's new capital.

Jefferson's and Hamiltion's differing goals for the future of America.

Hamiltion's and Jefferson's opposing views about the Constitution.

the war between Great Britain and France.

13.

1 point

In the Maryland and Delaware resolutions, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson wrote that a state had the right to judge whether a law passed by the federal government was constitutional.

true

false

14.

1 point

The belief that the nation's future success lay in manufacturing and trade instead of agriculture was a view held by

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

John Jay

Alexander Hamilton

15.

1 point

Washington advised the nation to remain neutral in world affairs because

the nation could not afford to fight another war.

alliances with other nations might require the Untied States to do something that was not in its best interest.

the nation was too weak to fight a major European power.

All of the above are true.

16.

1 point

This failed to grant the Untied States rights to trade with the British West Indies.

Jay's Treaty

XYZ Affair

Pinckney's Treaty

Treaty of Greenville

17.

1 point

By having the national government repay money the states borrowed from the people during the Revolution, Hamilton was trying to weaken the power of the state governments.

false

true

18.

1 point

Federal armies marched into the Trans-Appalachian West in 1791 to fight Native Americans led by Little Turtle and again in 1794 to fight Pennsylvania farmers in the Whiskey Rebellion.

true

false

19.

1 point

This turned over much of Ohio and Indiana from Native Americans to the U.S. government.

Treaty of Greenville

XYZ Affair

Pinckney's Treaty

Jay's Treaty

20.

1 point

Why did Hamilton's plan make the national government more powerful?

A national bank issued currency and made loans to private businesses.

The states had to depend on the national government to repay the money they owed from the Revolution.

People who had made loans to their state during the war would support the national government because it was repaying those loans.

All of the above are true.

21.

1 point

How did the rise of the political parties affect the election of 1795?

Different parties controlled the presidency and the Congress.

Jefferson resigned his cabinet post due to arguments with Hamilton.

The nation elected a Federalist president and a Democratic-Republican vice-president.

All of the above are true.

22.

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Alexander Hamilton and John Adams were both leaders of the Federalist Party.

true

false

23.

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Which was NOT a foreign policy challenge that President Washington faced?

Farmers of western Pennsylvania rose up against the government in the Whiskey Rebellion.

Washington attempted to keep the United States neutral in the war between Britain and France

The Spanish threatened to close the port of New Orleans to American shipping.

The British stirred up trouble between Native Americans and white settlers in the Northwest Territory.

24.

1 point

This settled a dispute over the exact border between the United States and Spanish Florida.

Treaty of Greenville

Pinckney's Treaty

Jay's Treaty

XYZ Affair