U.S. History-Chapter 5A Quiz

Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?

• John Jay

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Who was the first Secretary of State?

• James Madison

• John Jay

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

As political parties formed, which party supported Thomas Jefferson?

• Antifederalists

• Democratic Republicans

• Democrats

• Federalists

What type of business and financial policies did Thomas Jefferson support for the United States?

• He supported protective tariffs in order to protect big businesses.

• He supported business and trade.

• He supported high taxes in order to supply the military and keep it ready in the event of war.

• He supported policies that favored small farmers rather than businessmen.

As political parties formed, which party supported Alexander Hamilton?

• Antifederalists

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Democratic Republicans

What type of business and financial policies did Alexander Hamilton support for the United States?

• He supported business and trade.

• He supported policies that favored small farmers rather than businessmen.

• He supported tariffs in order to protect farmers from foreign competition.

• He supported high taxes to provide for money to lend to farmers for supplies.

What was stated in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?

• States have an equal right to judge whether or not a law is constitutional.

• States are allowed to write their own constitutions.

• Territories would not be admitted as a new state until they had at least 10,000 citizens living withing its boundaries.

• States have the ability to create their own bill of rights.

Which of the following was included in the Sedition Act?

• Citizens who were Loyalists during the Revolutionary War would be banished from the United States.

• Citizens would be executed for inciting riots and protests.

• Citizens who were Loyalists during the Revolutionary War would never be allowed to run for public office.

• Citizens could be fined or jailed for criticizing the government or its officials.

Why were Federalists eager to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts?

• Many who supported the Democratic Republicans were recent immigrants.

• Federalists were hoping to damage the economy and then blame Democratic Republicans for it.

• Former President Washington strongly advised that a law like this was necessary.

• Federalists wanted to make it impossible for immigrants to run for public office.

Why did Democratic Republicans protest the Sedition Act?

• They were angry because the Federalists were the worst critics about the President and members of Congress.

• Southern states would be affected most since many of them were factory workers and had dealt with high taxes imposed by Federalists.

• The Federaist party had control of both houses of Congress and intended to have Democratic Republican members of Congress arrested so they couldn't vote.

• They argued that the Sedition Act violated the First Amendment right to free speech.