Early Republic US History

Click on the person who is most likely a supporter of free enterprise.

’Tis our true policy to steer clear of ​ (a)   , with any portion of the foreign world—So far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it....But in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them.

• permanent Alliances

• colonial Settlements

• protective Tarriffs

• territorial Disputes

Match the following

• Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness

• Northwest Ordinance

• 1787, process of admitting new states into U.S.

• Treaty of Paris

• complaints against the King

• Declaration of Independence

• 1776, defined our rights to defeat tyranny

• grievances

• 1783, USA is independent & acquired new land

• Unalienable Rights

Who asked congress to pass a high tariff, a tax on imported foreign goods, which would protect American industries from foreign competition?

• Hamilton

• Jefferson

• Washington

• Monroe

According to Alexander Hamilton, the creation of a (a)   would provide a place to deposit taxes, to provide a sound currency, and to make loans to the national government

• National Bank

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

believed that the national government should pay off the debts of both the state and previous national government to establish the nation's credit.

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

In order to establish credit for the US, Hamilton suggested that the US should...

• assume the debts of the states

• create a national bank

• institute taxes to raise revenue

• all of these are true

All of the following were a part of Hamilton's financial plan except:

• Creating a National Bank

• Protective Tariffs and increased Taxes

• Consolidation of all the States' Debt

• printing more paper money

Who was the first president of the U.S.?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

George Washington set many ​ (a)   as the ​ (b)   President if the United States. These include a history of ​ (c)   as well as a ​ (d)   term limit, formation of a ​ (e)   bank, and having a group of advisors, or "cabinet".

• precedents

• first

• military experience

• two

• national