Early Republic Quiz 1 Review

One example of Alexander Hamilton's loos interpretation of the Constitution is

• helping to put down the Whiskey Rebellion with Federal troops

• allowing the states to handle their own finances

• convincing the British to sign the treaty of Ghent

• opening a National Bank

Alexander Hamilton's plan to fix the young nation's finances included...

• open state banks, lower tariffs, and borrow money for war

• open national banks, lower tariffs, and pay off war debt

• open a national bank, raise tariffs, and pay off war debt

• open state banks, raise tariffs, and pay off war debt

Which of the following are the three main purposes for tariffs?

• encourage trade with foreign nations, raise money for the National Government, and encourage people to buy American goods

• encourage Americans to buy domestic goods, raise money for the National Government, and encourage growth of American businesses

• Encourage growth of the National Government, encourage farming, and encourage trade with Britain

• Raise money for the states, encourage growth of National businesses, and encourage Americans to buy goods from France

Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans desired that America's economy be centered on

• manufacturing

• foreign imports

• foreign exports

• agriculture

The Federalists desired that America's economy be centered on

• manufacturing

• foreign imports

• foreign exports

• agriculture

__________ is a tax on imports and exports.

• Tariff

• Income tax

• Foreign policy

• XYZ Affair

What did Democratic Republicans think about the National Bank?

• The Constitution did not specifically say that they could create a National Bank, so they were against it.

• The Constitution did not specifically say they could create a National Bank, so they were for it.

• The Constitution specifically said they could not create the bank, so they were for it.

• The Constitution specifically said they could create the bank, so they were against it.

The Whiskey Rebellion was a direct result of which of the following

• Washington's Foreign Policy

• Hamilton raising tariffs

• Adams and the XYZ Affair

• Jefferson and the Doctrine of Nullification

How did Hamilton convince Southerners to support his financial plan?

• He threatened them with taxes.

• He enacted a high import tariff.

• He convinced Congress to move the capital.

• He promised them that he would vote for slavery to be legal in all states.

____________ was the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington and developed the Bank of the United States.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Henry Knox