Topic 3 The Early Republic Test Review

One way in which President Washington set a precedent as the first president was...

• Living in the White House

• Living in Virginia

• Wearing a white wig

• Not running for a third term

One of Alexander Hamilton's first objectives as Secretary of the Treasury was...

• Reduce the national debt

• Spend money

• Defeat Jefferson

• Make each state pay debts

What did Hamilton compromise to gain Madison's support for his economic plan?

• Establish the Bank of America

• Some states would not have to pay debts

• Move the nation's capital location to the south

• Lose to Jefferson

Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality established that no one in the USA could...

• Trade with the rest of the world

• Support France or Great Britain in the war

• Manufacture products with British materials

• None of the above

True or False: Alexander Hamilton supported a government run by common people.

• True

• False

What political idea represents one of the political ideals of Thomas Jefferson?

• The United States should support the British

• The need for a national bank

• The need for a strong federal government

• Individual rights must be protected

Why did the XYZ Affair enrage the Americans?

• France attempted to bribe the US.

• France asked for a loan.

• Charles de Talleyrand, the French Prime Minister, refused to meet with the Americans.

• All of the above.

A consequence of President Adams' foreign policy of neutrality was...

• The French and Indian War had begun

• The United States had to pay a bribe to France

• The Federalist Party split

• None of the above

A change that Thomas Jefferson made to the government as president was...

• Spend more money on the army

• Expand the size of the government

• Reduce the size of the federal government

• Support the British

True or False: The reasons why Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana Territory were to map the area and travel to the Pacific Ocean.

• True

• False