Question 1

Which of the following elements represent Democratic-Republican (Jeffersonian) political features?
A) A pro-British foreign policy
B) A preference for promoting agricultural interests over manufacturers
C) Viewing the national debt as major problem that should be reduced
D) Favoring a powerful central bank
E) A protective tariff

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Question 2

Very early in its national history, the United States established a tradition of isolationism in its foreign policy. How did the Neutrality Proclamation and Washington's Farewell Address contribute to this tradition?

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Question 3

According to the text's authors, "critics claimed [Hamilton] loved his adopted country more than he loved his countrymen." Rephrase this statement in your own words; then supply evidence supporting the statement.

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Question 4

Assess how and the extent to which the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and the French Revolution of 1789 influenced the emerging stark political differences between the Federalist and Democratic-Republican political parties in the 1790s.

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Question 5

Which of the following do you think made the most important contribution to American national interests: Neutrality Proclamation, Washington's Farewell Address, or Convention of 1800? Justify your answer.

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Question 6

What was the relationship between the French Revolution and American domestic politics in the 1790s?

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Question 7

Compare and contrast the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, especially their views on popular and representative democracy, government power, the economy, and foreign affairs.

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Question 8

Compare and contrast loose (broad) constructionism and strict constructionism in analyzing the scope of the constitutional powers to tax, to regulate trade, and to create the Bank of the United States. What is the textual basis of support in the Constitution for each legal viewpoint?

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Question 9

What were the pros and cons of the creation of a National Bank? What political and constitutional issues were involved in this piece of legislation?

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Question 10

Assume you were an independent yeoman farmer from Virginia, a New York manufacturer and exporter, Pennsylvania frontier moonshiner, or a Maryland artisan. How would you have voted on funding, assumption, the National Bank, and protective tariffs in Alexander Hamilton's economic program? Explain why you would have supported or opposed these particular pieces of Hamilton's economic program.

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Question 11

Before 1790, American political leaders denounced political parties. Explain why these early American political leaders denounced political parties as harmful to the political health of the early Republic and why, nonetheless, political parties came into existence in the 1790s and acquired legitimacy in the early Republic.

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Question 12

Jefferson asserted landlessness threatened democracy as much as illiteracy because
A) poorer people would not have the means to travel the long distances to the polls to vote.
B) he feared that those without property could become political pawns of those who owned land.
C) he feared an uprising of the landless, leading to mobocracy.
D) only people with land had the means to obtain the education needed to be good citizens.
E) None of these choices are correct.

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Jefferson believed that land ownership was crucial for independence and self-sufficiency, and feared that those without property could be easily manipulated by wealthy landowners, thus threatening democratic principles.

Question 13

Which of the following laws, resolutions, and treaties were enacted by the Federalist Congress in 1798 in an effort to muzzle politically their Jeffersonian opponents?
A) The Alien Laws
B) The Sedition Act
C) The Convention of 1800
D) The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
E) Jay's Treaty

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The Alien Laws and the Sedition Act were enacted by the Federalist Congress in 1798 to suppress dissent and limit the influence of the Jeffersonian Republicans. The Alien Laws targeted immigrants, who were often Jeffersonian supporters, while the Sedition Act criminalized criticism of the federal government.

Question 14

Which sectional and economic groups generally supported the Federalists and which the Democratic-Republicans? Why?

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Question 15

John Adams called his peaceful resolution of the problems with France in 1800 "the most splendid diamond in my crown." Why did he think so? Was his pride justified? Why or why not?

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Question 16

Summarize the central arguments of the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions. Explain why they are key documents in American history. Address and evaluate the legitimacy of the constitutional arguments of the "state compact" and "state nullification" theories that underlay both resolutions.

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Question 17

How were the Alien Laws and the Sedition Act allegedviolations of the Bill of Rights? What arguments were used to justify these laws, and what arguments were used to argue against these laws? Do you find these arguments convincing? Why or why not?

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Question 18

Assess the validity of the following statement: "It was fortunate for the Republic that the Federalists had the helm [control of the government] for a time." Do you agree? Why or why not?

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Question 19

List the provisions of Jay's Treaty with Great Britain. Why were several of the key elements of the treaty highly unsatisfactory to particular American economic and political interests? What were some of the unforeseen domestic political and foreign policy consequences of Jay's Treaty?

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Question 20

A diplomatic historian has said, in reference to early American foreign policy, that "Europe's troubles became America's opportunities." What events of the 1790s would best illustrate the truth of this remark? Why?

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Quiz 9: Launching the New Ship of State

Which of the following elements represent Democratic-Republican (Jeffersonian) political features?