AR Chapter 8 Test

1. George Washington entered the presidency intending to mold the new government into the pattern set by the republics of Western Europe.

• True
• False

2. The new government went into operation with heavy financial obligations.

• True
• False

3. At the beginning of the French Revolution, Americans were generally outraged by the French actions.

• True
• False

4. Hamilton intended that the major share of the national bank be privately owned and operated.

• True
• False

5. John Adams’s failures as president were largely the result of his inadequate political background.

• True
• False

6. The outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion proved that the national government would not allow disobedience of federal laws.

• True
• False

7. The passage of a bill of rights was a priority matter for the first Congress.

• True
• False

8. Alexander Hamilton wanted the federal government to repay state debts.

• True
• False

9. John Adams was less popular with Americans than George Washington was.

• True
• False

10. The beginnings of the nation’s first two political parties were largely the result of differing views toward issues of foreign relations.

• True
• False