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Early Republic Unit Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He believed a strong national government was necessary to provide economic and political order; the wealthy and well-educated (elite/upper class) should rule over the masses
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
He believed the U.S. economy should be based on farming (policies should protect and support the interests of yeoman farmers).
a)
Secretary Hamilton
b)
Secretary Jefferson
3.
He believed the Constitution should be interpreted loosely in order to give the federal government more flexibility and power (use the elastic clause).
a)
Alexander Hamilton (Federalist)
b)
Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
4.
He believed the power of the national government should be limited and that states should hold more power in order to protect citizens from potential tyrants. (States' Rights)
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
5.

He proposed the creation of a National Bank to regulate currency and interest rates.

a)

Treasury Secretary Hamilton

b)

Secretary of State Jefferson

6.
He believed the national government should leave taxes to the states. Protective tariffs or import taxes hurt small farmers by making products more expensive. 
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
7.
He believed the national government should assume all state debt from the Revolutionary War and pay it back at full value in order to ensure confidence in the American economy. 
a)
Secretary Hamilton
b)
Secretary Jefferson
8.
He believed the government should tax imported goods to generate revenue to pay off debts and to help American industry grow and develop.
a)
Treasury Secretary Hamilton
b)
Secretary of State Jefferson
9.
He believed the Bank of the United States (BUS) was unconstitutional & places too much power in the hands of the elite.
a)
Federalist Alexander Hamilton
b)
Republican Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
10.
He believed the government should support manufacturing.
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
11.
He believed national government can only operate under the powers clearly expressed in the Constitution. (strict construction)
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
12.
He believed that states should retain their own debt from the Revolution. States like Virginia who paid off their debts shouldn't be taxed to pay debts of other states. 
a)
Federalist and Northerner: Alexander Hamilton
b)
Republican and Southerner: Thomas Jefferson
13.
Alexander Hamilton helped found the _________ Party.
a)
Green
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)
XYZ
d)
Federalist
14.
Thomas Jefferson helped found the _________ Party.
a)
Green
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)
XYZ
d)
Federalist
15.
Groups that helped elect people and shape policies are known as?
a)
Policy System
b)
Political Parties
c)
Neutrality Proclamation
d)
None of these answers
16.
The Federalist party wanted to have a __________.
a)
small federal government.
b)
capital building in Washington.
c)
tax on farmers.
d)
strong federal government.
17.
This politician thought that paying the Revolutionary War debt was too risky
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Thomas Jefferson
18.
Thomas Jefferson believed that the _________ would make the best decisions for the country.
a)
Free
b)
Wealthy
c)
Average
d)
Elite
19.
Strict construction of the Constitution means
a)
Do only what the Constitution says.
b)
Take actions that the Constitution  doesn't forbid.
c)
Do what is implied in the Constitution.
d)
All of these answers.
20.
Which politician wanted to start a National Bank?
a)
Aaron Burr
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Albert Gallatin
21.
One benefit of the National Bank was?
a)
Make Loans.
b)
Safely deposit its money.
c)
Issue its own money.
d)
All of the above.
22.
_________ wanted to promote manufacturing, business, and industrialization. 
a)
Washington
b)
Burr
c)
Hamilton
d)
Jefferson
23.
_________ wanted to promote farming instead of manufacturing. 
a)
Washington
b)
Burr
c)
Hamilton
d)
Jefferson
24.
Believed that the average citizen would not be education enough to make voting decisions.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
25.
An orphan is someone who  
a)
has no parents
b)
has one parent
c)
has both parents
d)
has step parents
26.
If you are living in squalor, you are
a)
living in a really nice place
b)
living in an ok place
c)
living in a dirty, smelly place
d)
living in a square place
27.
Someone who works hard studying is called a 
a)
slacker
b)
scholar
c)
school boy
d)
studier
28.
Which of the following is a reason you might need to make restitution?
a)
You loaned someone money
b)
You received a gift from someone
c)
You destroyed someone's property
d)
You gave away your things
29.
You might need to barter because...
a)
you have money to pay.
b)
you have a lot of stuff.
c)
you what to get rid of stuff.
d)
you don't have money. 
30.

Who was not one of our Founding Fathers?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Alexander Hamilton

31.
The Caribbean is...
a)
an island
b)
a mountain
c)
a sea
d)
continent
32.

Hamilton's friends were

a)

John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan, Lafayette

b)

Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr

c)

Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy

d)

No one

33.

Who was Hamilton's wife?

a)

Eliza

b)

Peggy

c)

Angelica

34.

How many kids did Hamilton have?

a)

8 and one miscarrage

b)

4

c)

Philip

d)

2

35.
Alexander Hamilton's portrait appears on the:
a)
$10 Dollar Bill
b)
$20 Dollar Bill
c)
$50 Dollar Bill
d)
$5 Dollar Bill
36.
The famous Burr-Hamilton duel took place in:
a)
Albany, NY
b)
Weehawken, NJ
c)
Pittsburgh, PA
d)
Greenwich Village, New York City
37.
Alexander Hamilton wrote the Federalist Papers, a series of newspaper essays that helped convince a skeptical public to ratify the Constitution, with:
a)
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison and John Jay
c)
George Washington and John Jay
d)
James Madison and William Duer
38.

Hamilton wrote how many Federalist Papers?

a)

29

b)

5

c)

51

d)

85

39.

Who was the first person Hamilton met in 1776?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

General Lafayette

c)

Hercules Mulligan

d)

John Laurens

40.

Hamilton was originally from...

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Nevis

41.

Who wrote the musical Hamilton?

a)

Leslie Odom Jr.

b)

Phillipa Soo

c)

Lin Manuel Miranda

d)

Anthony Ramos

42.

Who made up the Schuyler sisters?

a)

Angelica

b)

Eliza

c)

Anna

d)

Elsa

e)

Peggy

43.
Alexander Hamilton held which public office?
a)
President
b)
Secretary of the Interior
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Secretary of the Treasury
44.
In order to get his financial program through Congress in 1790, Alexander Hamilton made a deal to move the nation's capital from:
a)
New York to Trenton to Philadelphia
b)
New York to Philadelphia to Washington DC
c)
Philadelphia to Annapolis, MD
d)
Philadelphia to Washington, DC
45.
Alexander Hamilton led an infantry charge at the battle of:
a)
Trenton, NJ
b)
White Plains, NY
c)
Yorktown, VA
d)
Monmouth, NJ
46.

How did Hamilton die?

a)

Gunshot

b)

Old age

c)

Annoyance

d)

Writing

47.

Who did Alexander Hamilton have an affair with?

a)

John Laurens

b)

Maria Reynolds

c)

Elizabeth Reynolds

d)

Thomas Jefferson

48.

Who Killed Alexander Hamilton?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

John Adams

49.

How old was Hamilton when his mom died?

a)

16

b)

9

c)

13

d)

14

50.

Where did Hamilton attend college?

a)

Pepperdine University

b)

Harvard University

c)

King's College (now Columbia)

d)

Howard University

51.

How many total essays were written in the Federalists Papers?

a)

51

b)

65

c)

85

d)

92

52.

Jefferson owned how many slaves over his lifetime?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

400

d)

600

53.

Jefferson grew up in what state?

a)

New York

b)

North Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Pennsylvania

54.

Who was the main singer in the song "You'll Be Back"?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Madison

d)

King George III

55.

Who says the lyric" I am not going to throw away my shot!"?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Aaron Burr, Sir

d)

James Madison

56.

Who feels left out in the song "The Room Where it Happens"?

a)

Hercules Mulligan

b)

John Laurens

c)

James Madison

d)

Aaron Burr

57.

Who ran in The Election of 1800?

a)

John Adams & Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams & Aaron Burr

c)

John Adams & Alexander Hamilton

d)

John Adams & Charles Pinckney

58.

Who did Hamilton throw his support behind in the The Election of 1800?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

James Madison

59.

Which slave did Thomas Jefferson have an affair and multiple children with?

a)

Peggy Schuyler

b)

Sally Hemings

c)

Maria Reynolds

d)

Eliza Hamilton

60.

What did Eliza Hamilton open, the first one of its kind, in New York?

a)

a bar

b)

a school

c)

a private orphange

d)

a hospital

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