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.   had very similar political outlooks.
B.   pledged to disband the Electoral College.
C.   ended up as president and vice president.
D.   ran on the same party ticket.
Question #2
Opponents of Hamilton's economic plan
A.   were jealous of Hamilton's close relationship with Washington
B.   were mostly pro-business northerners
C.   agreed to a compromise that included placing the national capital in the south
D.   included George Washington
Question #3
Who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion?
A.   Tavern keepers
B.   Grain farmers
C.   Federalist merchants
D.   City workers
Question #4
What was the intent of the two Alien Acts passed by Congress?
A.   To confiscate the property of French Americans
B.   To discourage all immigration to the United States
C.   To harass French immigrants already in the United States
D.   To jail newly arrived French persons
Question #5
What happened to the two men convicted of treason during the Whiskey Rebellion?
A.   They were deported.
B.   Hamilton defended them.
C.   They were executed.
D.   Washington pardoned them.
Question #6
Thomas Jefferson advised Washington that the Constitution prohibited which of Hamilton's economic programs?
A.   The passage of protective tariffs
B.   The chartering of banks by Congress
C.   The placement of an excise tax on whiskey
D.   Federal assumption of state debts
Question #7
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions asserted that
A.   the Supreme Court had no constitutional authority to invalidate federal laws
B.   the federal government had the right to void state laws
C.   states had the right to nullify federal laws
D.   the Republicans had betrayed the spirit of the Constitution
Question #8
Respected precedent set by President John Adams
A.   The creation of an Executive Department of presidential advisers
B.   The organization of the Judicial branch of government
C.   The peaceful transition of power from a defeated president to the new president elect
D.   The fulfillment of the promise to create a Bill of Rights for the US Constitution
Question #9
What happened to King Louis XVI during the French Revolution?
A.   He rule as a figurehead in constitutional monarchy where parliament had all the power
B.   He successfully fled to Austria with his wife and children
C.   He abdicated the throne and move to Switzerland
D.   He was executed
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.   New York City.
B.   Philadelphia.
C.   Baltimore.
D.   Boston.
Question #12
The Treaty of Greenville was an agreement between the United States and
A.   Spain
B.   Great Britain
C.   Indians on the Northwest frontier
D.   Canada
Question #13
The Sedition Act targeted
A.   Alexander Hamilton's economic ideas
B.   Illegal immigrants
C.   Federalists and the Federalist press
D.   Republicans and the Republican press
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.   safeguard civil liberities
B.   encourage the flow of European immigrants
C.   ensure public safety
D.   smother political opposition
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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 raise all the funds the federal government needed to operate
C.   To encourage the production of American-made goods
D.   To punish the British for their discriminatory tariffs
Question #19
How did President Washington respond to the Whiskey Rebellion?
A.   He called up and led troops from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to put down the rebellion
B.   He waited until the rebellion died down before acting.
C.   He suggested that Congress repeal the tax.
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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