Chapter 10 Review

In every political society, (parties) are unavoidable. A difference of interests, real or supposed, is the natural and fruitful source of these. James Madison

(Political Parties) serve to distract the public and weaken the government. Parties stir up the community with ill founded jealousies and false alarms. George Washington

What were James Madison and George Washington disagreeing about in these statements?

• the necessity of political parties

• rise of sectional rivalry

• the right of Americans to donate funds to political parties

• fear that political parties will use intimidation to elect their candidates

Alexander Hamilton's economic plan was designed to

• help build the national economy

• encourage British imports

• prevented Congressional control of interstate commerce

• strengthen the powers of state governments

Why did President George Washington caution Americans against forming alliances with foreign nation in his farewell address?

• He feared trade with Latin America would be harmed

• He was troubled that France might establish colones in the Americas

• He worried that the nation might later be dragged into a foreign war

• He sought to protect America;s Western frontier

I know too that it is a maxim Principle with us, and I think it a wise one, not to entangle ourselves with the affairs of Europe..... Thomas Jefferson, 1787

Which document echoes the advise by Thomas Jefferson in this statement?

• Washington's Farewell Address

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Indpendence

Which statement is true of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

• It extended the nation's boundary to the Pacific Ocean

• It removed the Spanish from North America

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It banned the expansion of slavery in the West

Which would be a primary source of information about the war of 1812?

• a battle plan from 1813 for the attack on Fort McHenry

• a recent novel about the Battle of New Orleans

• a movie on the life of President James Madison

• a military history of the war written in 1905

The Embargo Act and the War of 1812 were similar in that both events dealt with a conflict involving the

• decision of the U.S. Supreme Court

• British kidnapping of American sailors

• emergence of manufacturing in Northeast

• launch of a protective tariff on British imports

Eli Whitney and Samuel Slater were important to the spread of the Industrial Revolution to the United States because they

• created new methods of production

• devised new forms of transportation

• increased steel production

• built steam-powered machines

A major reason President Thomas Jefferson supported the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was that it

• removed the Spanish from North America

• gave the United States ownership of Florida

• allowed the United States to gain control of California

• gave the United States control of the Mississippi River

Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality (1793), Jefferson's Embargo Act (1807), and the Monroe Doctrine (1823) were efforts to

• promote military alliances

• aid Great Britain in its war against France

• directly support European nations

• avoid political conflicts with European nations