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Chapter 8 - Launching A New Nation
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1) List two important precedents established by President Washington
A
a. Took up residency in the White House and paid taxes on his salary
B
c. served only two terms in office and chose well-known leaders to serve in cabinet
C
d. chose friends to serve in his cabinet and only served three terms in office
D
b. chose simple title and served only three terms in office
2) How did the election of 1796 create more tension between the two political parties?
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a. Thomas Jefferson, a Republican was elected president and John Adams, a Republican was elected vice president
B
c. John Adams, a Federalist was elected president and Thomas Jefferson, a Republican was elected vice president
C
b. John Adams, a Federalist was elected president and Aaron Burr, a Republican was elected vice president
D
d. John Adams, a Federalist was elected president and Thomas Pinckney, a Republican was elected vice president
3) Why did the French Revolution lose support in the United States?
A
b. Radicals in France had executed thousands of people in the name of reform.
B
c. Thomas Jefferson withdrew his support of the French Revolution
C
a. The French wanted to stop trading with the United States.
D
d. French reformers wanted protection for the basic rights of citizens.
4) What message did Washington’s response to the Whiskey Rebellion send to the American people?
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a. The military had capable leaders to defend the nation
B
b. The army was strong enough to defend the nation
C
c. The government would punish anyone responsible for rebellion
D
d. The government would act firmly in times of crisis
5) Which feature was NOT included in Alexander Hamilton’s plan to lower the national debt?
A
c. As the economy improves, the government reduces tax rates
B
b. sell new bonds to pay off old debts
C
a. buy up all the bonds issued by state and federal governments
D
d. As the economy improves, the government pays off new bonds
6) Which statement does NOT represent the argument for States Rights?
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b. Individual states have the power to nullify a federal law
B
c. The states created the United States of America
C
a. The federal government derives its power from rights given to it by the states.
D
d. The federal government derives its power from rights given to it by the American people.
7) As a result of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.....
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a. the British abandoned their forts on the Mississippi River.
B
b. Native Americans gave up most of their territories in present-day Ohio.
C
d. the Federalists agreed to stop criticizing the government.
D
c. George Washington agreed to support the French government.
8) Why did the Republicans protest the Sedition Act?
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b. it violated the third amendment
B
a. it violated the fifth amendment
C
c. it violated the eleventh amendment
D
d. it violated the first amendment
9) Why did the Framers of the Constitution believe political parties would not develop in the United States?
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a. They thought government leaders would rise above personal interest
B
b. They thought government leaders would rise above local interest
C
d. All choices
D
c. They thought leaders would work together for the sake of the country
10) What common view did both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton share?
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c. They supported a strong military
B
d. All choices
C
b. They disliked support for Spain
D
a. They both disliked factions
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