True/False Quiz on Washington's through Jefferson's Presidencies
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1
Alexander Hamilton was Washington's Secretary of State.
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False
2
Pinckney's Treaty settled disagreements with Spain over the navigation of the Mississippi River.
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False
3
Jay's Treaty settled disputes with England over respecting the neutral rights of American ships.
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False
4
Thomas Jefferson was the congressional leader of the opposition to Hamilton's plan to pay off the national debt.
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False
5
Washington issued the Netrality Proclamation to keep the United States out of the war between Great Britain and France.
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False
6
In Washington's Farewell Address he advised against the United States getting involved in "entangling alliances" with European countries.
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False
7
Thomas Jefferson favored France as an ally over Great Britain when he was in Washington's cabinet.
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False
8
Democrat-Republicans criticized Hamilton's plan to create a National Bank because there was nothing in the Constitution that said the Federal Government had the power to do so.
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False
9
The Embargo Act encouraged Americans to export goods in order to take advantage of the war between France and Britain.
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False
10
The Nonintercourse Act permitted the US to trade with all nations except Britain and France.
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False
11
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions supported Hamilton's economic plans.
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False
12
In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established its right to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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False
13
One effect of the Embargo Act was that New England merchants lost trade and suffered economically.
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False
14
The Lewis and Clark Expedition established American military domination over the western Indian tribes.
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False
15
The "Revolution of 1800" refers to the French throwing their king out of power and establishing a republican government.
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False
16
One effect of the XYZ Affair was that Adams decided to build up the American navy.
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False
17
Although he had argued previously for a strict interpretation of the Constitution, Jefferson used the doctrine of "implied powers" when he made the Louisiana Purchase.
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False
18
When Jefferson became president he overturned Federalist decisions that he had disagreed with such as the establishment of the National Bank.
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False
19
Southerners compromised on the issue of paying back state debts by getting the national capital moved to a southern location.
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False
20
Napoleon sold Louisiana because he wanted to focus on France's hold on Haiti.
True
False
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