Question 1

Compare and contrast the reactions of the Federalists and the Republicans to foreign policy problems and decisions between 1789 and 1800. What impact did the debate over foreign policy issues have on domestic affairs?

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Question 2

Using Shays' s Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion as examples, discuss the government's response to unrest in the first years of its existence. What were the sources of discontent? How were they addressed? How did the citizenry's actions and the material response of the government reflect the political debates of the time?

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Question 3

Discuss the characteristics of the Federalists and the Antifederalists; examine the arguments presented by each side in the state ratification campaigns; and explain why the Federalists carried the day.

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Question 4

Discuss the decisions made by the First Congress in response to three major problems:
a. the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution
b. setting up and organizing the executive departments
c. organizing the federal judiciary

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Question 5

Examine Alexander Hamilton's proposal concerning assumption of state debts, and discuss the social, economic, and political concepts on which the proposal was based. Why did the proposal arouse opposition in Congress? How was the issue resolved?

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Question 6

Discuss the relationship of the slave population to the issue of apportioning delegates to the House of Representatives.

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Question 7

Examine the role of James Madison at the Constitutional Convention.

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Question 8

Examine the Alien and Sedition Acts, the reasons for their passage, and the reaction of Jefferson and Madison to these acts. Were the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions a proper response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, or were they an overreaction?

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Question 9

Alexander Hamilton advocated assumption of state debts, creation of the Bank of the United States, enactment of protective tariffs, and enactment of an excise tax on whiskey. Discuss the political, social, and economic concepts on which Hamilton's proposals were based, and explain what each proposal was designed to achieve. Were the proposals enacted into law? Why?

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Question 10

Discuss the conflict between the Indian tribes of the Northwest Territory and the new American republic, and explain how the conflict was settled.

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Question 11

Discuss the basic beliefs and characteristics of the Federalist faction, and explain how the actions and decisions of the Federalists demonstrated those beliefs.

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Question 12

Discuss the basic beliefs and characteristics of the Republican faction, and explain how the actions and decisions of the Republicans demonstrated those beliefs.

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Question 13

Indicate the provisions of the Jay Treaty, and examine the debate and final vote in the House of Representatives over appropriation of funds to carry out the treaty's provisions.

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Question 14

After listing some sixteen areas over which Congress has power, Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution stipulates that the Congress shall have the power "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution of the Government of the United States." In light of Article I, Section 8, discuss the dispute over whether Congress had the authority to establish the Bank of the United States.

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Question 15

Discuss the domestic political ramifications of the XYZ Affair. Concentrate on the extent to which the reactions of the two political factions to this affair confirmed in the minds of opposition leaders that the other party intended to subvert the republic's ideology.

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Question 16

Discuss the similarities and differences between the social, economic, and political philosophies of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists on the one hand and Thomas Jefferson and the Republicans on the other. Why did these political factions emerge? How did each view the other? From what segments of society did each faction draw its support?

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Question 17

Examine and evaluate President John Adams's leadership in the area of foreign policy.

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Question 18

Examine and assess the effectiveness of two basic principles embodied in the Constitution of the United States: separation of powers and checks and balances.

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Question 19

Compare and contrast the rebellions led by Gabriel Prosser and John Fries. What were the laws that each rebellion found objectionable? What were the methods of each rebellion? What arguments did each leader make before the law once captured? Was there a racial disparity in the administration of justice in each case?

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Quiz 7: Forging a Nation, 1783-1800