Chapter 9

Question 1

How did President Adams attempt to avert a war with France in the fall of 1797?

Answer 1

He sent three men to negotiate peace with France.

Question 2

Congress rejected which of Hamilton’s economic programs?

Answer 2

The import tariff

Question 3

Which factor contributed to a rift between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson during the 1790s?

Answer 3

Hamilton believed government was safest when in the hands of the commercial elite.

Question 4

How did Washington respond to Hamilton’s idea for the Bank of the United States?

Answer 4

He gave the bank a twenty-year charter.

Question 5

Whom did Washington choose to be his secretary of the treasury?

Answer 5

Alexander Hamilton

Question 6

Significantly, no one complained about the Bill of Rights failing to protect

Answer 6

the right to vote.

Question 7

Republicans used the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions to

Answer 7

oppose the Alien and Sedition Acts using state legislatures.

Question 8

To meet the interest payments on the national debt under his consolidation plan, Hamilton convinced Congress to pass

Answer 8

an excise tax on whiskey.

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson advised Washington that the Constitution prohibited which of Hamilton’s economic programs?

Answer 9

The chartering of banks by Congress

Question 10

How did the Haitian Revolution of 1791–1804 affect white Americans?

Answer 10

White Americans became fearful that the rebellion might spread to American shores.

Question 11

What was the intent of the two Alien Acts passed by Congress?

Answer 11

To harass French immigrants already in the United States

Question 12

According to Benjamin Rush and other republican writers, how could women contribute to a better society?

Answer 12

By teaching sons virtue and good morals

Question 13

How did President Washington respond to the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 13

He nationalized the Pennsylvania militia.

Question 14

In 1794, General Anthony Wayne’s defeat of the Indians at Fallen Timbers resulted in

Answer 14

the Treaty of Greenville.

Question 15

Which item offered to the Indians under the Treaty of Greenville devastated many tribes?

Answer 15

Liquor

Question 16

Which of the following describes the U.S. government’s early policy toward Indians in the Northwest Territory?

Answer 16

Displace the Indians and clear the way for permanent settlements in Ohio

Question 17

How did most Americans react to the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789?

Answer 17

They celebrated the victory of the French people.

Question 18

Why did James Madison eventually restrain his opposition to Hamilton’s debt package?

Answer 18

Hamilton promised to back the building of a new capital city on the Potomac River.

Question 19

What was the purpose of the moderate tariff that Hamilton proposed in his Report on Manufactures?

Answer 19

To encourage the production of American-made goods

Question 20

During President Adams’s one term in office, Vice President Jefferson

Answer 20

withdrew from active counsel of the president.

Question 21

In his farewell address, President Washington spoke for a “unified body politic” and against

Answer 21

permanent alliances with foreign countries.

Question 22

Who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 22

Grain farmers

Question 23

What did Jefferson suggest in his inaugural address?

Answer 23

Party politics was not the most important thing in American democracy.

Question 24

Why was George Washington quickly and unanimously elected president in February 1789?

Answer 24

He personified the republican ideal of leadership.

Question 25

What was the Indian Policy?

Answer 25

Peace when possible, war when necessary

Question 26

Explain republican motherhood

Answer 26

The idea that education would produce better mothers who would produce better citizens

Question 27

What were the domestic issues during George Washington’s presidency?

Answer 27

Precedent, creating a court system, creating a cabinet

Question 28

What is precedent

Answer 28

Rules set in place from previous events

Question 29

In response to promises that had been made in order to obtain ratification of the Constitution, James Madison drew up the

Answer 29

Bill of Rights.

Question 30

Why did American cotton production experience a boom in the late 1790s?

Answer 30

The invention of the cotton gin allowed for greater production.

Question 31

To restore faith in the credit of the federal government, Alexander Hamilton proposed

Answer 31

the assumption of the states’ unpaid war debts by the federal government.

Question 32

Thomas Jefferson advised Washington that the Constitution prohibited which of Hamilton’s economic programs?

Answer 32

The chartering of banks by Congress

Question 33

What was President Washington’s first reaction to the war between England and France that began in 1793?

Answer 33

He issued a proclamation of neutrality.

Question 34

Why did most Americans oppose the Jay Treaty?

Answer 34

It forced American planters to repay debts to the British

Question 35

X, Y, and Z were the code names for

Answer 35

Three french agents sent to meet with American commissioners

Question 36

What was the purpose of the sedition Act of 1798?

Answer 36

To punish revolt and conspiracy