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Hamilton vs. Jefferson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He believed a strong national government was necessary to provide economic and political order; the wealthy and well-educated (elite/upper class) should rule over the masses

Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He believed the U.S. economy should be based on farming (policies should protect and support the interests of yeoman farmers).

Secretary Hamilton
Secretary Jefferson

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He believed the Constitution should be interpreted loosely in order to give the federal government more flexibility and power (use the elastic clause).

Alexander Hamilton (Federalist)
Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He believed the power of the national government should be limited and that states should hold more power in order to protect citizens from potential tyrants. (States' Rights)

Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He proposed the creation of a national bank to regulate currency and interest rates; the BUS should be privately controlled by bankers who are invested in the nation's economy.

Treasury Secretary Hamilton
Secretary of State Jefferson

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He believed the national government should leave taxes to the states. Protective tariffs or import taxes hurt small farmers by making products more expensive. 

Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He believed the national government should assume all state debt from the Revolutionary War and pay it back at full value in order to ensure confidence in the American economy. 

Secretary Hamilton
Secretary Jefferson

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