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Total questions: 26

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Class
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1.

The new federal government was established in 1789. George Washington was elected the first president of the United States. ___________________, as Secretary of the Treasury, called for an economic policy that would strengthen the national government.

a)

John Adams

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

2.

Two political parties developed when the national government was first formed, as a result over disagreements over many things, one of those being......

a)

how to run the military

b)

how to control the money supply

c)

how to elect a president

d)

how to pay off debt

3.

Two political parties developed in the early years of our country. They were called the ___________ and the ___________.

a)

Federalists, Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalists, Independents

c)

Democrats, Republicans

d)

Democratic-Republicans, Whigs

4.

The Federalists believed in a strong central government that would promote trade and industry. Most Federalists were from ...

a)

New England

b)

New York

c)

the southern states

d)

California

5.

The Democratic-Republicans were led by Thomas Jefferson and ________________ and opposed Hamilton's proposals.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

6.

The Lowcountry elite from South Carolina tended to support the ____________.

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Democrats

c)

Federalists

d)

Whigs

7.

Most South Carolinians supported the assumption of state debts by the new National Government because ...

a)

so much of the Revolutionary War had been fought in the North.

b)

so little of the war had been fought in South Carolina and therefore the state had less debt

c)

so little of the war had been fought in South Carolina and therefore the state had more debt.

d)

so much of the Revolutionary War had been fought in South Carolina.

8.

Democratic-Republicans agreed to assume the state debts because Federalists agreed to a compromise that supported ...

a)

moving the capital of the nation to the banks of the Potomac River in the South [just as moving the capitol to Columbia had somewhat relieved the tensions between the Lowcountry and the Upcountry].

b)

moving the capital of the nation to the banks of the Mississippi River in the South [just as moving the capitol to Columbia had somewhat relieved the tensions

9.

The biggest controversy between the 2 political parties was over the establishment of a national bank. The Democratic­ Republicans were _____ the national bank.The Federalists ______ the national bank.

a)

for, against

b)

against, for

10.

George Washington signed into law a bill...

a)

that closed the National Bank

b)

creating a National Bank

11.

Democratic-Republicans favored a republic of small farmers and shopkeepers rather than manufacturing, they also opposed the protective tariff recommended by Hamilton. The protective tariff bill ______________.

a)

was delayed.

b)

passed

c)

did not pass.

12.

When the French Revolution began in 1789, the Democratic-Republicans ___________ the French in their attempt to overthrow their king.

a)

supported

b)

did not support

c)

remained neutral to

d)

gave money to

13.

In response to the French Revolution and the other wars that sprung up in Europe (Napoleonic Wars,) George Washington issued a ...

a)

Proclamation of Negativity

b)

Proclamation of Support

c)

Proclamation of Neutrality

14.

President John Adams sent South Carolinian ___________ to negotiate peace with France.

a)

John Locke

b)

Charles Pinckney

c)

John C. Calhoun

d)

Edward Rutledge

15.

Pinckney and two other Americans met with three representatives of the French government who asked for a bribe. Incensed, Pinckney replied,"No, no, not a sixpence." The incident became known as the ...

a)

X, Y, Z Agreement

b)

A, B, C Affair

c)

X, Y , Z Affair

d)

A, B, C Agreement

16.

Federalists passed the Alien and Sedition Acts designed to limit the growth of the Democratic-Republican Party and to silence its _______________.

a)

newspapers

b)

radio stations

c)

individuals

d)

foreign supporters

17.

Controversy over the Alien and Sedition Acts contributed to the election of _______________ as president in 1800.

a)

James Madison

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Jackson

18.

The Napoleonic Wars continued and Americans traded with both the British and the French. The British practice of __________, pressing into service American sailors they claimed were British citizens, became a major grievance.

a)

impressment

b)

impressionism

c)

improbablity

d)

imasuclating

19.

In 1807, Congress passed the Embargo Act to stop American trade with both ________ and _________. The embargo devastated the American shipping industry based in New England, a Federalist region.

a)

Britain, Finland

b)

France, Spain

c)

Britain, France

d)

Britain, Spain

20.

Federalists opposed both the embargo and later the War of 1812. Democratic-Republicans living in the West accused the British of urging Native Americans to attack American settlers. When a British ship fired on an American ship, protest meetings were held all over South Carolina. In 1810, War Hawk _____________ was elected to Congress from South Carolina and urged Congress to declare war on Great Britain.

a)

John Rutledge

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Chares Cotesworth Picnkney

d)

Andrew Jackson

21.

In 1812, the United States declared war on Great Britain and invaded _______ where the American army was ____________.

a)

Mexico, victorious

b)

Great Britain, defeated

c)

Canada, defeated

d)

Canada, victorious

22.

In 1814, a __________ army attacked Washington, DC and set fire to the capital and the President's house [later the White House].

a)

French

b)

Mexican

c)

British

d)

Canadian

23.

The War of 1812 brought a new surge of nationalism. Why was this important?

a)

Citizens began thinking of themselves as citizens of a country first and not just citizens of their state

b)

Citizens were thinking of themselves as just citizens of their states.

c)

Citizens began to think of themselves as members of their geographical regions.

d)

Citizens began to think of themselves as citizens of great Britain again.

24.

The ___________ Party died as a result of their opposition to the war and the _________, including John C. Calhoun, began to support __________ policies including a protective tariff and the national bank.

a)

Federalists, Whig Party, Federalist

b)

Republican-Whigs, Federalsits, Republican Whigs

c)

Federalist, Democrat-Republicans, Federalist

d)

Democratic-Republican, Federalists, Democratic-Republican

25.

Several newspaper publishers were jailed. [including _______________ after whom the libraries at the University of South Carolina and Clemson are named] and Democratic-Republicans decried this attack on freedom of the press.

a)

Thomas Picnkney

b)

Thomas Cooper

c)

John Rutledge

d)

Andrew Pickens

26.

Jefferson and Madison wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions saying that states had the right to ...

a)

nullify an act of Congress that they found to be unconstitutional such as the Arian and Sectional Acts.

b)

accept an act of Congress that they found to be constitutional such as the Alien and Sedition Acts.

c)

nullify an act of Congress that they found to be constitutional such as the Alien and Sedition Acts.

d)

nullify an act of Congress that they found to be unconstitutional such as the Alien and Sedition Acts.