Questions on U.S. History
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Alexander Hamilton's economic measures were prompted by his determination to strengthen the national government.
True
False
Thomas Pinckney's treaty with Spain won for the United States free navigation of the Mississippi and permission for American traders to deposit goods for shipment at the mouth of the river.
True
False
Alexander Hamilton, Edmund Randolph, Henry Knox, and James Madison were the men chosen by President Washington to serve in the first cabinet.
True
False
The first political parties were formed around regional and economic differences.
True
False
The XYZ Affair involved relations between the United States and England.
True
False
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a costly mistake for the Federalists because they were contrary to the ideas found in the Bill of Rights.
True
False
George Washington's main objective as President of the United States was to: maintain his power and get reelected keep peace between the northern and southern states establish respect for the office of the Presidency
Alexander Hamilton proposed paying the entire national debt at its face value in order to: win the support of the congressmen who had speculated in government certificates reimburse only the original holders of certificates who still possessed them restore the nation's economic credit so that the government could raise money in the future
Many Americans opposed Alexander Hamilton's proposal to have the national government assume the debts owed by the states because: most congressmen did not want speculators to gain profits from the scheme the Republicans feared that the national government would get too bureaucratic states that had already paid a large proportion of their debts would have to help pay the debts of other states all of the above WRONG
George Washington's proclamation of neutrality was: issued to prevent England from marching troops through American territory in order to attack Spaniards in Louisiana
Alexander Hamilton's economic measures were prompted by his determination to strengthen the national government.
True
False
Thomas Pinckney's treaty with Spain won for the United States free navigation of the Mississippi and permission for American traders to deposit goods for shipment at the mouth of the river.
True
False
Alexander Hamilton, Edmund Randolph, Henry Knox, and James Madison were the men chosen by President Washington to serve in the first cabinet.
True
False
The first political parties were formed around regional and economic differences.
True
False
The XYZ Affair involved relations between the United States and England.
True
False
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a costly mistake for the Federalists because they were contrary to the ideas found in the Bill of Rights.
True
False
George Washington's main objective as President of the United States was to: maintain his power and get reelected keep peace between the northern and southern states establish respect for the office of the Presidency
Alexander Hamilton proposed paying the entire national debt at its face value in order to: win the support of the congressmen who had speculated in government certificates reimburse only the original holders of certificates who still possessed them restore the nation's economic credit so that the government could raise money in the future
Many Americans opposed Alexander Hamilton's proposal to have the national government assume the debts owed by the states because: most congressmen did not want speculators to gain profits from the scheme the Republicans feared that the national government would get too bureaucratic states that had already paid a large proportion of their debts would have to help pay the debts of other states all of the above WRONG
George Washington's proclamation of neutrality was: issued to prevent England from marching troops through American territory in order to attack Spaniards in Louisiana