Political Parties

An American leader who supported the French Revolution in the late 1700s was

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

An American leader who opposed the French Revolution was

• George Washington.

• Sam Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What made it difficult for early US leaders to maintain neutrality during conflicts between France and Great Britain?

• America’s national bank had investments in France

• America’s national bank had investments in Great Britain.

• Each nation was pressuring the US to halt trade with the other

Which strengthened early political parties in the US?

• the US Constitution

• the Cold War

• the French Revolution

Which best states Thomas Jefferson’s position toward the conflict between Great Britain and Napoleon’s France?

• He supported the British, believing that they were fighting for democracy.

• He supported the French, believing that they were fighting for democracy.

• He supported neutrality, refusing to back either side.

• He supported military action against both France and Great Britain.

Which leaders and groups disagreed about the French Revolution?

• Thomas Jefferson and the French revolutionary government

• George Washington and the Democratic-Republicans

• Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists

Which was a belief of the early Democratic-Republican Party?

• The United States should have a conservative foreign policy.

• The United States should not take sides in foreign wars.

• The United States should not have a national bank

Which leader and group supported the signing of a trade treaty between Great Britain and the US?

• Washington and the Federalists

• Hamilton and the French government

• Jefferson and the Federalists

Compared with supporters of federalism, supporters of states’ rights wanted

• a weak central government.

• a commitment to neutrality.

• weak political parties

The Jay Treaty expressed the political beliefs of

• Thomas Jefferson and the Federalists.

• Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans.

• George Washington and the Federalists.