Question 1

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 2

How were the Alien Laws and the Sedition Act alleged violations 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 3

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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Question 4

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

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Question 5

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 6

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

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Question 7

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 would you have supported or opposed these particular pieces of Hamilton's economic program.

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Question 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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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Quiz 10: Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800