Chapter 8 The United States of North America, 1787-1800 Flashcards

The Mingo Creek settlers were protesting:

Which of the following is NOT true of the Mingo Creek issue? A) Poor farmers and squatters versus land speculators B)Government failure to defeat the Indians C)Mingo Creek Democratic Society, a Jeffersonian pro-French Group D)Washington's supporting the rebels E)The Mingo Creek protesters supported the French Revolution

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Mingo Creek protest?

A)Federal power prevailed over community. B) Whiskey Rebellion leaders were executed. C)Washington warned against an excessive "localism" D)Widespread resistance continued E)No substantial revenue was collected

The "nationalists," who pressed for a strengthened union of the states in the aftermath of the American Revolution were LEAST likely to be:

A) Creditors B) Merchants C) Conservatives D) The elites of society E) Small farmers

The delegates who were in Philadelphia in 1787 included all of the following EXCEPT

A)Slave owners B)Revolutionary War officers C)Craftsmen and artisans D)Land speculators E)Veterans

What would be formed under the provisions of the Virginia Plan?

Approval of the Great Compromise at Philadelphia constitutional convention guaranteed:

In the ratification debate, a Federalist would have agreed with which of the following statements:

It is clear that the most important influence on popular voting for state delegates for the state ratification conventions of the Constitution was:

The first amendments were quickly added to the newly ratified Constitution to:

The delegates to the Federal Convention decided that the president should be elected in order to:

The MOST important piece of legislation passed by the first session of Congress was the:

A)Coercive Act of 1789

B)Report on the Public Credit 1790

C)Bill moving the federal capital to Washington DC

D) Judiciary Act of 1789

E) Alien and Sedition Acts

In Ware v. Hylton and Hylton v. U.S., the Supreme Court handed down decisions that:

In his first "Report on the Public Credit," Alexander Hamilton proposed:

Under the impact of the Hamilton economic program:

The debate in Washington's administration over whether the United States should suspend the alliance it had signed with the French in 1778 reflected basic disagreement over

Reactions to this French ambassador's actions in the United States actually reflected a way of expressing opposition to the Washington administration as well as the larger issue of defining the international policies of the new United States.

The Intercourse Act of 1790 established the precedent in relations between the United States government and the Indian tribes of

Which of the following was NOT part of the growth and reassertion of Spain in North America up to the 1780's?

A)Acquiring French claims to Lousiana

B)Expansion into California

C) Seizing the Gulf Coast during the American Revolution

D)Building forts on the Great Lakes

E)Liberal reforms to bolster the economy of its American holdings

The significance of British construction of Fort Miami was that it was:

Which one of the following was NOT a frustration that prompted Westeners to challenge the national government's legal authority in 1794?

A) Activity of land speculation companies in the West.

B)The government's inability to keep the British out of the northern fur trade

C)The government's inability to subdue the Indians

D)Passage of a federal excise tax on whiskey

E)The government failure to arrange unencumbered use of the Mississippi River

Which of the following has the LEAST in common with the other four?

A)Battle of Fallen Timbers

B)Treaty of Greenville

C)Little Turtle

D)Anthony Wayne

E)Arthur St. Clair

Washington established the precedent of executive privilege when he refused to:

Which of the following was NOT a provision of Jay's Treaty?

A)Assignment of most-favored nation status to both nations in trade matters

B)Compensation for runaway slaves who fought with the British

C)British withdrawal from American soil by 1796

D)Limited American trade with the British East and West Indies

E)The signing of an alliance between the United States and Great Britain

Pinckney's Treaty helped resolve the debate over Jay's Treaty by:

Which one of the following was NOT opposed by Washington in his farewell address?

A)Sectional loyalty

B)American disinterest in Europe

C)Political ties to England

D)American economic ties to England

E)Party politics

The irony of both Madison's and Hamilton's views on factions is that they

Political supporters of Thomas Jefferson used the name Democratic Republicans to emphasize that the Federalists were

Although faced with with a vice-president loyal to the opposition party and a cabinet that still consulted the retired Alexander Hamilton, John Adam's presidency benefited from

Passage of the Naturalization Act, the Alien Act, the Alien Enemies Act, and the Sedition Act by Federalists in 1798 reflected their primary intent to

A response to the problem that emerged in the election of 1800, the Twentieth Amendment

The Revolution of 1800 included this transformation in political participation:

Who of the following has LEAST in common with the other three?

A)Benjamin West

B)John Singleton Copley

C)Charles Willson Peale

D)John Trumbull

E)Philip Freneau

The paintings of Charles Willson Peale and John Trumbull dealt with

Relative to population, the United States had more of these than any other country

Writers like Mercy Otis Warren wrote:

The most important best-selling author of the American Revolutionary era was

Susanna Haswell Rowson's book, Charlotte Temple, illustrated

Which of the following populations is NOT correctly matched to the area?

A)Canada/500,000

B)Spanish North America/25,000

C)Indian peoples/1000,000

D)United States/5.3 million

E)All are mismatched

To the residents of Mingo Creek, George Washington was

In dealing with the Mingo wisky rebels, President Washington

Which of the following was NOT an issue raised by Mingo rebels?

A)Extent of federal government's authority

B)Place of the West in politics

C)Meaning of the Revolution

D)Issue of continuing slavery

E)The security of the western frontier

The power of John Adams as president was undercut by:

Which one of the following groups was LEAST likely to be nationalist?

A)Merchants

B)Conservatives

C)Continental Army officers

D)Farmers

E)Gentlemen

Which one of the following groups was the LEAST likely to be a leader or delegate to the Constitutional Convention?

A)College graduates

B)Artisans and Farmers

C)Lawyers

D)Plantation and slave owners

E)Veteran officers of the American revolution

The Virginia Plan was to the larger states with nationalist aims as the _____Plan was to the smaller states.

A)Vermont

B)Delaware

C)Rhode Island

D)Providence

E)New Jersey

One of the compromises at the Convention was over the slave population and was settled by the "three-fifths" rule. This meant :

Which one of the following was NOT an author of The Federalist?

A)Thomas Jefferson

B)James Madison

C)Alexander hamilton

D)John Jay

The Federalist was a series of essays designed to win support for:

Which of the following is the RESULT of the others?

A)Writing of the Federalist essays

B)Ratification of the Constitution

C)Promise of a Bill of Rights

D)Annapolis Convention

E)The support of commercial interests

Ratified in 1798, the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution:

The placement of the national capital on the boundaries of Virginia and Maryland came about in a compromise to obtain enough votes to:

To defend his National Bank's constitutionality, Hamilton proposed this argument:

When Edmond Genet came to enlist American aid for France, he was most likely to get support from this group:

The Intercourse Act of 1790 was an attempt to solve problems in trade with:

As a result of reaction to the XYZ Affair Americans

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolves were an attempt to counter the Alien and Sedition Acts by defending

Which one of the following was NOT a Jeffersonian concept?

One of the basic values of the Federalists that can be inferred from their support of the Constitution was that they wanted:

Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of events?

A)Mint Act, First Bank of U.S., First census

B)XYZ, Citizen Genet, French Revolution begins

C) Sedition Act, Indian Intercourse Act, Judiciary Act

D) Whiskey Rebellion, Bank of U.S., Fries Rebellion

E)Annapolis Convention, Constitutional Convention, Bill of Right

In 1789, Pres. Washington was inaugurated in:

The Whiskey Rebellion, the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the Jay Treaty all occurred in:

In 1798, Americans became involved in a "Quasi-War" with:

The Anti-federalists opposed to ratification of the Constitution were most likely to be found in:

During the 1770's, Americans most prominently settled in new territories located in:

Which river had LEAST westward settlement by 1790?

A) Tennessee

B) Mississippi

C) Savannah

D) Ohio

E) St. Lawrence

By 1800, these two new states were added as a result of American settlement patterns:

As a result of Pinckney's Treaty, the Spanish

The provisions of Pickney's Treaty that related to the Mississippi River were of great importance because:

Federalist strength in the election of 1800 was greatest in:

Issues that figured prominently in the 1800 election campaign included all of the following except:

A) religion

B) the slave trade

C) the French Revolution

D) public order

E) sectionalism

Which of the following was the result of the other four?

A) Kentucky and Virginia Resolves

B) "Quasi-War" with France

C) Alien and Sedition Acts

D) XYZ Affair

E) abuse of power by the federalists

This event occurred the same year that Washington was inaugurated as president:

Lists the events in chronological order?

A) Jay's Treaty

B) Battle of Fallen Timbers

C) Indian Intercourse Act

D) Pinckney's Treaty

The Federalist was published in:

Federalist majorities tended to be in coastal areas because these were more:

The line of settlement in the Backcountry mainly followed the:

The Old Southwest claimed by the Spanish before 1795 covered areas that were mainly the future states of:

These states and/or areas were the stronghold of the Federalists in the 1800 election.