APUSH Chapter 7

Question 1

What fears did the addition of the Bill of Rights calm?

Answer 1

The Bill of Rights eased some of the fears of many Anti-Federalists. It ensured more individual freedoms and restricted the control/power of the Federal government.

Question 2

How did Hamilton propose to solve the problem of growing debt in the US?

Answer 2

Hamilton proposed that Congress would assume state debt.

Question 3

Why did the southern states dislike Hamilton’s proposal for dealing with (state) debt?

Answer 3

The southern states disliked Hamilton’s proposal of Congress assuming state debt because they thought it favored the northern states. At the time, the northern states carried 80% of the debt, but with Hamilton’s plan, all of the states would split the debt evenly.

Question 4

Hamilton’s position in Washington’s administration

Answer 4

Secretary of Treasury/ Head of the Department of Treasury