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

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