Washington
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Potpourri
100
When the French Revolution developed into a war with Britain, George Washington and the American government remained ______________.
What is neutral?
100
As Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton's first objective was to bolster the national __________.
What is credit?
100
To the Jeffersonian Republicans, the “ideal” citizen of a republic was a(n) ___________ __________.
What is independent farmer?
100
Federalist advocated rule by the “______” people.
What is best?
100
Despite the flourishing cities, America's population was still about __________ rural.
What is 90%?
200
Washington's Neutrality Proclamation clearly illustrated the truism that ____________ is the basic cement of alliances.
What is self-interest?
200
Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored the _________ class.
What is wealthier?
200
Thomas Jefferson favored a political system in which the _________ retained the majority of political power.
What is states?
200
Federalists strongly supported ______ and __________.
What is law and order?
200
The__________ Amendment might rightly be called the “states' rights” amendment.
What is Tenth?
300
One of George Washington's major contributions as president was keeping the nation out of __________ _______.
What is foreign wars?
300
Hamilton expected that the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt would come from ___________ ________ and _________ ____.
What is customs duties and excise tax.?
300
Thomas Jefferson appealed to all of the following groups except: a. small shopkeepers. b. the underprivileged. c. the middle class. d. the upper class. e. artisans.
What is d?
300
The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to silence and punish critics of the _____________.
What is Federalists?
300
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government levied an __________ tax on whiskey.
What is excise?
400
Washington's Farewell Address in 1796 warned against the dangers of permanent ___________ ____________.
What is foreign alliances?
400
Alexander Hamilton believed that a limited national debt was _____________, because people to whom the government owed money would work hard to make the nation a success.
What is beneficial?
400
Jeffersonians believed in all of the following except: a. opposition to a national debt. b. agriculture as the ideal occupation. c. every adult white male's right to vote. d. freedom of speech. e. central authority should be kept to a minimum.
What is c?
400
The Federalist-dominated Congress's Alien Act was aimed at ____________________, whereas the Sedition Act was primarily aimed at _____________________.
What is recent immigrants, newspapers?
400
Opposition by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the financial plan of Alexander Hamilton resulted in the formation of permanent ___________ __________.
What is political parties?
500
Who were the members of the first cabinet and what were their offices?
What is Hamilton - Treasury, Jefferson - State and Knox-War
500
Alexander Hamilton's financial plan for strengthening the economy and bolstering national credit proposed all of the following except: a. funding the national debt. b. assuming state debts. c. abolishing tariffs. d. establishing a national bank. e. a low protective wall around infant industries.
What is c?
500
According to the compact theory advocated by Jefferson and Madison, the national government was the creation of the ___________ _____________ _______.
What is thirteen sovereign states?
500
The ___________ and ____________ resolutions were written in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.
What is Virginia and Kentucky?
500
The immediate cause of the undeclared war between the United States and France was the _____ __________.
What is the XYZ affair?