Question 1

What were the primary reasons why the Articles of Confederation failed as a structure of government?

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Question 2

Madison and Jefferson responded to the Alien and Sedition Acts by drafting the _____________________ Resolutions.

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Question 3

After the election of 1800, the ___________ branch of government was the only branch controlled by the Federalists.

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Question 4

In what ways was the Adams administration an expression of the Federalist philosophy? In what ways was it not?

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Question 5

Who were the primary authors of the Federalist Papers and what was the significance of these publications?

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Question 6

Jefferson referred to his election as the "__________________ of 1800."

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Question 7

Explain how the structure of the central government, as defined under the Articles of Confederation, was intended to resolve many of the grievances colonists had with the British government prior to the Revolution.

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Question 8

Why did states that initially opposed the proposed Constitution of 1787 ultimately ratify it?

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Question 9

Discuss the essential differences between Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians during the 1790s.

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Question 10

At Hamilton's urging, President Washington dispatched an army to put down the _____________________.

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Question 11

What steps did Hamilton take to strengthen the federal government?

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Question 12

What personal characteristics and political decisions contributed to making George Washington an effective president?

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Question 13

During the late 1790s, the United States fought something called a "quasi war" with ____________.

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Question 14

Characterize the "competing visions" the Federalists and the Republicans had for the country during the 1790s.Which side do you believe had the better vision and why?

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Question 15

Why was there such opposition to the proposed Constitution of 1787?

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Question 16

Why was there so much opposition to political parties in the 1790s? Why did the Jeffersonians decide to create a political party?

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Question 17

Thomas Jefferson promoted a vision of a(n) ___________ republic.

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Question 18

Pinckney's Treaty of 1795 gave the United States the right to deposit goods at _____________________.

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Question 19

A number of major compromises were made at the Philadelphia convention.Discuss three of them in some detail.

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Question 20

The United States and England negotiated a commercial treaty in 1794 called __________.

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Quiz 6: The Constitution and the New Republic