QUESTION 1
All of the following were distinct Nationalists, in favor of a stronger national government, EXCEPT:
George Washington
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
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QUESTION 2
Why did the Articles of Confederation create problems with representative government?
States like Rhode Island were not represented.
All states, even large states like Virginia and Pennsylvania, had only one vote.
There was no Congress under the Articles.
American leaders could not decide where to meet.
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QUESTION 3
________ were a group that opposed a new, strong form of national government.
The Loyalists
The Patriots
The Federalists
The Anti-Federalists
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QUESTION 4
The Great Compromise allowed the Framers of the Constitution to create
an effective way to elect the President.
a judicial system that would be fair and just.
a legislature that would fairly represent both large and small states.
a pact between the USA and Britain.
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QUESTION 5
The Presidency and the President's Cabinet are defined in ________ of the Constitution.
Article I
Article II
Article III
the First Amendment
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QUESTION 6
The principal argument about government finance in President Washington's Cabinet occurred between
the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.
Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph.
none of the above
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QUESTION 7
________ was a major issue after the American Revolution and it placed a burden on the new nation.
Slavery
Neutrality
Immigration
Debt
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QUESTION 8
Why did John Adams not serve a second term as President?
At the time, the Constitution limited Presidents to only one term.
George Washington declared that Adams could only serve one term.
Adams refused to serve a second term.
He lost his second election to Thomas Jefferson.
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QUESTION 9
The XYZ Affair
resulted in a full-scale war with France.
nearly cost George Washington his Presidency.
resulted in a conflict between France and the United States.
was Jefferson's greatest achievement.
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QUESTION 10
Which law gave the President the right to imprison or deport citizens of other countries?
The Monroe Doctrine
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Jay's Treaty
The Neutrality Act
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QUESTION 11
Ultimately, the outcome of the Presidential election of 1800 was decided by
average voters across the United States.
the Electoral College.
the House of Representatives.
the Secretary of State.
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QUESTION 12
How did Thomas Jefferson keep the U.S. out of war with England and France?
by displaying a strong American Navy abroad
by sending X, Y, and Z to negotiate with these countries
by passing a trade embargo to punish these offending countries
by purchasing new lands west of the Mississippi
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QUESTION 13
_________ led an expedition that explored the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Zebulon Pike
Gabriel Prosser
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QUESTION 14
Who led the expedition that surveyed America's new Louisiana Purchase?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Zebulon Pike
Robert Livingston
James Monroe
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QUESTION 15
Which of the following generals led the American army to victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
General George Washington
General Anthony Wayne
General William Henry Harrison
General Andrew Jackson
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QUESTION 16
