(CLEP) U.S. History I

Which was a key component of Alexander Hamilton’s plan for the economic development of the United States?

• Establishment of a national bank that would stabilize paper currency and extend credit

• Termination of all trade with European countries in order to bolster the United States economy

• Establishment of trade agreements with European colonies in the Western Hemisphere

• Eradication of the national debt in order to create a small federal government

• Reliance on the free market, with no government involvement in the economy

The disagreement between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson regarding the economic policy of the United States can best be summarized as a contrast between

• alignment with the French colonial system and remaining part of the British commonwealth

• a centralized system based on trade and manufacturing and a system that relied on independent farmers and agriculture

• a proslavery economic system and one in which slavery would eventually be abolished

• a system in which workers own the principal means of industrial production and one in which an aristocracy controls economic policy

Which of the following best describes the significance of Shays’ Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion?

• They were early examples of colonial opposition to the British taxes imposed after the French and Indian War.

• They led to the meeting of the Constitutional Convention.

• They were precipitated by burdensome tax policies

• Alexander Hamilton led the armed forces that suppressed both rebellions.

In his Farewell Address, George Washington advocated that the United States should develop which of the following policies?

• Using its moral standing as a democratic nation to intervene in foreign affairs

• Annexing neighboring territories that were under Spanish colonial authority

• Adopting an isolationist position by avoiding engaging in alliances with European states

• Creating lasting alliances with newly independent states in the Western Hemisphere

• Preventing European nations from interfering in the political stability of the Western Hemisphere

The Louisiana Purchase was significant because it

• eliminated Spain from the North American continent

• gave the United States control of the Mississippi River

• eased tensions between western settlers and Native Americans

• forced the British to evacuate their posts in the Northwest

Which Presidential Administration took the matter in hands with the French after their outcry of the “High Class Federalists” in America?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

Which of these most directly led to a more democratic political system in the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century?

• Most states extended the right to vote to women and free African Americans.

• Judicial review was established, limiting the power of the Supreme Court over the decisions of Congress.

• Presidential elections started being determined by a combination of the electoral college and popular vote.

• Many states reduced or eliminated property qualifications for voting.

• New territories were not admitted as states unless they guaranteed the right to vote for all men over the age of twenty-one.

All of the following resulted from the War of 1812 EXCEPT

• the decline of the Federalist Party

• increased domestic manufacturing

• the loss of Florida to the British

• the emergence of Andrew Jackson as a war hero

The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on the United States?

• It severely damaged American manufacturing.

• It enriched many cotton plantation owners.

• It severely damaged American shipping.

• It was ruinous to subsistence farmers.

Which of the following is the main reason for the outbreak of the War of 1812?

• the violation of the Whiskey Tax

• the attacks of Indians at Chesapeake Bay

• the violation of American Shipping Rights

• the invasion of the Louisiana Territory