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Question 1

Compared with supporters of federalism, supporters of states’ rights wanted

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a weak central government.

Question 2

Who strongly supported the 1791 tax that sparked the Whiskey Rebellion?

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Alexander Hamilton

Question 3

The armed conflict between Pennsylvania farmers and the US government in the 1790s was called

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the Whiskey Rebellion.

Question 4

As a result of the Whiskey Rebellion,

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Jefferson divided the political parties.

Question 5

Which was a belief of the early Democratic-Republican Party?

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The United States should not have a national bank.

Question 6

Which best states Thomas Jefferson’s position toward the conflict between Great Britain and Napoleon’s France?

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He supported the French, believing that they were fighting for democracy.

Question 7

Which strengthened early political parties in the US?

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the French Revolution

Question 8

What made it difficult for early US leaders to maintain neutrality during conflicts between France and Great Britain?

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Each nation was pressuring the US to halt trade with the other.

Question 9

Which leader and group supported the signing of a trade treaty between Great Britain and the US?

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Washington and the Federalists

Question 10

The Jay Treaty expressed the political beliefs of

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George Washington and the Federalists.

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