Launching a New Nation (part 1)

Why was the capital of the United States moved from New York?

• To convince people in the North that Hamilton cared about them.
• To encourage the anti-federalists to support George Washington.
• To get southerners to agree with Hamilton's financial plans for the country.
• To take advantage of better trade routes on the Potomac River.

What did Thomas Jefferson (and other anti-federalists) think about Hamilton's plan for a national bank?

• They recognized that it was an excellent plan that would help the country prosper.
• They disliked it, saying that since the Constitution did not specifically allow the federal government to do this.
• They were unconcerned since it was not a states' rights issue.
• They did not agree with it because they thought it violated the Bill of Rights.

What part of Hamilton's financial plan for the nation was NOT put into action and why?

• The high tariff because it was not fair to women.
• Establishing a national bank because it was not part of the Constitution.
• Repayment by the federal government of all state and federal debts because the federal government couldn't tax.
• The high tariff on imported goods because it hit Southerners harder since they imported more goods.

Washington sent militia members to stop the Whiskey Rebellion.  Why was that significant?

• It showed that the federal government would not tolerate peaceful protests.
• It showed the strength of the federal government.
• The militia was unnecessarily violent towards the protesters and it made people angry.
• Taxes on farm goods (including whiskey made from corn) became illegal.

Why did the Framers of the Constitution not believe that political parties would develop?

• They believed that people would never agree.
• They believed that politicians would overcome their differences for the good of the nation.
• They believed that all of the nation's big issues had already been solved with the ratification of the Constitution.
• They didn't feel that parties would be something that Americans would agree to.

The Democratic Republicans were founded based on the views of ____________?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washinton
• John Marshall

Who wanted a strong national government?

• Federalists
• Democratic Republicans

Who did NOT support the National Bank?

• Federalists
• Democratic Republicans

Who had a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

• Federalists
• Democratic Republicans

Which group was mainly comprised (made up of) upper class, wealthy and educated people?

• Federalists
• Democratic Republicans