Alexander Hamilton
Why was Hamilton's financial plan so controversial?
It lined the pockets of wealthy investors and speculators
Why did Thomas Jefferson call his election to the presidency the “Revolution of 1800”?
The government changed peacefully despite bitter partisan conflict and foreign crisis.
Which constitutional provision demonstrated the framers' lack of trust in the “people”?
The method of electing the president
To persuade Massachusetts, Virginia, and New York to ratify the Constitution, leading Federalists promised that
a bill of rights would be added to the Constitution.
What was the outcome of George Washington's 1793 Proclamation of Neutrality?
Earnings from shipping rose spectacularly as a result of it.
Hamilton's 1789 financial plan for the United States included
The federal government's assumption of state war debts
In 1801, Jefferson responded to the Barbary States' threats against American shipping by
refusing tribute payments, retaliating against renewed Barbary attacks, then
working out a diplomatic solution involving much lower tribute payments.
The Constitution, as completed on September 17, 1787, gave the national government
which of the following?
Broad powers over taxation, military defense, and commerce
Which of the following events was the Federalists' response to the Republicans'
criticism of their policies in the 1790s?
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Why was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 significant?
It prohibited slavery in the territory and earmarked funds from land sales for public schools.
To win votes for his financial plan, Hamilton made this concession
Proposing that the nation's new capitol be built in the Upper South
Which of the following phrases describes the federal judiciary at the time Thomas
Jefferson became president in 1801?
Packed with hostile Federalists
Why were Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut among the first to ratify the
United States Constitution?
These states wanted a strong government to counter the power of the larger states.
In your textbook, a federalist is defined as
A supporter of the
Constitution who favored its
ratification.
What did Shays's Rebellion, which took place in Massachusetts in the winter of 1786–1787, demonstrate to American political leaders?
A stronger national government was needed to solve the nation's monetary
problems.
Jefferson's administration demonstrated its disagreement with Hamilton's philosophy by
ending the excise tax
Why did Thomas Jefferson decide to attempt to purchase New Orleans in 1801?
Spain refused to allow American farmers to ship their products through the port, in
violation of the Pinckney Treaty.
American anti-federalist Patrick Henry opposed the ratification of the Constitution for
which of the following reasons?
He feared high taxes, a large bureaucracy, and a standing army.
The Federalists wanted to establish a central government for the purpose of
curbing the power of states
Which of the following states were eventually created out of the Northwest Territory?
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana
What was the immediate cause of the illegal duel in which Vice President Aaron Burr
killed Alexander Hamilton in 1804?
Hamilton's accusation that Burr was aiding a plot to destroy the Union
Which of the following describes Jefferson's approach to the opportunity to purchase
Louisiana in 1802?
The opportunity led Jefferson to revise his view of the presidential powers granted
by the Constitution.
In Federalist No. 10, James Madison maintained that the constitutional government would accomplish which of the following ends?
Prevent any one faction from becoming dominant
Madison, Jay, and Hamilton wrote an eloquent series of eighty-five essays known collectively
The Federalist Papers
The Great Compromise led to which of the following outcomes?
A bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate.