History 11 - A Political and Social History of the United States I » Summer 2021 » Chapter 10 Quiz

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Question #1
In the 1796 presidential election, opponents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
A.   ended up as president and vice president.
B.   had very similar political outlooks.
C.   pledged to disband the Electoral College.
D.   ran on the same party ticket.
Question #2
Opponents of Hamilton's economic plan
A.   included George Washington
B.   were jealous of Hamilton's close relationship with Washington
C.   were mostly pro-business northerners
D.   agreed to a compromise that included placing the national capital in the south
Question #3
Who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion?
A.   Tavern keepers
B.   Grain farmers
C.   City workers
D.   Federalist merchants
Question #4
What was the intent of the two Alien Acts passed by Congress?
A.   To harass French immigrants already in the United States
B.   To discourage all immigration to the United States
C.   To confiscate the property of French Americans
D.   To jail newly arrived French persons
Question #5
What happened to the two men convicted of treason during the Whiskey Rebellion?
A.   Hamilton defended them.
B.   Washington pardoned them.
C.   They were executed.
D.   They were deported.
Question #6
Thomas Jefferson advised Washington that the Constitution prohibited which of Hamilton's economic programs?
A.   Federal assumption of state debts
B.   The placement of an excise tax on whiskey
C.   The passage of protective tariffs
D.   The chartering of banks by Congress
Question #7
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions asserted that
A.   the Republicans had betrayed the spirit of the Constitution
B.   the Supreme Court had no constitutional authority to invalidate federal laws
C.   states had the right to nullify federal laws
D.   the federal government had the right to void state laws
Question #8
Respected precedent set by President John Adams
A.   The peaceful transition of power from a defeated president to the new president elect
B.   The fulfillment of the promise to create a Bill of Rights for the US Constitution
C.   The creation of an Executive Department of presidential advisers
D.   The organization of the Judicial branch of government
Question #9
What happened to King Louis XVI during the French Revolution?
A.   He successfully fled to Austria with his wife and children
B.   He rule as a figurehead in constitutional monarchy where parliament had all the power
C.   He was executed
D.   He abdicated the throne and move to Switzerland
Question #10
In Pinckney's Treaty, 1796, France granted Americans unrestricted free access to the port at St. Augustine in Florida
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
Before the federal government settled into its permanent home in Washington, D.C., the nation's capital had most recently been located in
A.   Boston.
B.   New York City.
C.   Philadelphia.
D.   Baltimore.
Question #12
The Treaty of Greenville was an agreement between the United States and
A.   Canada
B.   Indians on the Northwest frontier
C.   Spain
D.   Great Britain
Question #13
The Sedition Act targeted
A.   Republicans and the Republican press
B.   Federalists and the Federalist press
C.   Illegal immigrants
D.   Alexander Hamilton's economic ideas
Question #14
After war broke out in Europe, Jay's Treaty reinforced the alliance between France and the United States
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
The Federalists designed the Sedition Act 1798 primarily to
A.   safeguard civil liberities
B.   ensure public safety
C.   smother political opposition
D.   encourage the flow of European immigrants
Question #16
John Fries was a German American who led the rebellion protesting taxes to pay for the Quasi-War with France.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #17
Thomas Jefferson, the Vice President of the US, anonymously wrote the Kentucky Resolution in response to the Alien and Sedition Act
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
What was the purpose of the moderate tariff that Hamilton proposed in his Report on Manufactures?
A.   To increase the price of products manufactured in America
B.   To encourage the production of American-made goods
C.   To raise all the funds the federal government needed to operate
D.   To punish the British for their discriminatory tariffs
Question #19
How did President Washington respond to the Whiskey Rebellion?
A.   He demanded that the governor of Pennsylvania enforce the national law.
B.   He waited until the rebellion died down before acting.
C.   He called up and led troops from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to put down the rebellion
D.   He suggested that Congress repeal the tax.
Question #20
The Ninth and Tenth amendments to the Constitution dealt with which of the following?
A.   Federal and state authority
B.   The issue of slavery
C.   Western settlement
D.   Individual liberties

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