Washington & Political Parties

To help build a strong national economy, what did Hamilton ask Congress to create?

• A national bank

• The stock market

• Trade tariffs

• Washington, D.C.

What did George Washington consider a grave danger to the new nation?

• France's influence

• Growth of political parties

• National taxes

• Settlers moving west

Which political party stood for a strong federal government>

• The Whigs

• The Federalists

• The Green Party

• The Democratic-Republicans

Which party feared that a strong central government would endanger people's liberties?

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

• The Whigs

Which of the following is the best example of an early U.S. struggle to define the domestic authority of the central government?

• The XYZ Affair

• The War of 1812

• The Barbary Wars

• The Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that

• the federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws

• a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats

• the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries

• a national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states

Which action completes this diagram?

• oversee state government agencies

• regulate the creation of new businesses

• establish a national bank

• eliminate protective tariffs

According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation's economy?

• The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain

• The abolition of consumption taxes

• The creation of a trade alliance with France

• The establishment of a national bank

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

• Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union

• The United States had large debts from the American Revolution

• Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States

• The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution

The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue?

• The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France

• The election of George Washington to a second term as president

• The establishment of the First Bank of the United States

• The attack on the Port of Tripoli in North Africa