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Hamilton and National Finances

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the government needs money it sells _______, which are certificates of debt that it will buy back in the future for a higher price.

a)

stocks

b)

bonds

c)

pretzels

d)

tariffs

2.

He was the first Secretary of Treasury and he wanted a strong federal government.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

3.

He was the first Secretary of State and he believed states should be more powerful than the federal government.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

4.

The belief that the federal government can only do specifically what it is written in the Constitution.

a)

strict construction

b)

loose construction

c)

Christianity

d)

Democrat

5.

A group of people bought up many of the bonds sold during the American Revolution for very little money but later sold them for a big profit.

These people are known as

a)

speculators

b)

Democrats

c)

Republicans

d)

patriots

6.

What kind of tax on imported goods is supposed to protect American made products?

a)

tariff

b)

income

c)

property

d)

sales

7.

How did Alexander Hamilton get southern states agree to the creation of a national bank?

a)

He made a compromise that moved the capital city from New York to Philadelphia to Washington D.C..

b)

He told Thomas Jefferson he would campaign for him.

c)

He told George Washington he would campaign for him.

d)

He told Aaron Burr he would duel against him.

8.

The United States OWES approximately 22 trillion dollars to foreign countries and its own citizens. This makes up much of the

a)

national debt

b)

federal budget

c)

consumer debt

d)

trade war

9.

He was one of the men who helped to plan Washington D.C.

a)

Benjamin Banneker

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

John Adams

10.

This was the capital city for 10 years (1791-1801) while Washington D.C. was being built.

a)

New York

b)

Annapolis

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Trenton