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How did Great Britain and France place the newly formed United States in the middle of their problems in the late 1700s?

A
They pressured the United States to take sides.
B
They pressured the United States to settle their conflicts.
C
They wanted the United States to lend them its cabinet for advice.
D
They wanted the United States to remain neutral.
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What did the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson create?

A
a rewritten Constitution
B
a reformed Congress
C
new cabinet members
D
political parties
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What was a basic difference in the beliefs of the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans?

A
The Federalists wanted to ally with France. The Democratic-Republicans wanted to ally with Great Britain.
B
The Federalists were against taxation of states. The Democratic-Republicans supported it.
C
The Federalists wanted a strong central government. The Democratic-Republicans wanted strong state governments.
D
The Federalists wanted strong state governments. The Democratic-Republicans wanted a strong central government.
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Who negotiated a trade treaty between the United States and Great Britain in 1794?

A
John Jay
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
Alexander Hamilton
D
George Washington
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Which of the following best states Alexander Hamilton’s attitude toward the conflict between Great Britain and France?

A
He favored neutrality, refusing to support either side.
B
He favored military action against both France and Great Britain.
C
He favored the British.
D
He favored the French.
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Why did George Washington want the United States to stay out of foreign wars?

A
He did not believe that any nation needed to fight wars.
B
He thought the nation needed to be stronger before fighting wars.
C
He thought the nation did not need any allies.
D
He wanted the nation to remain independent of Britain.
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The national bank Hamilton established in 1790

A
held private citizens’ money.
B
issued a national currency.
C
issued different currencies for each state.
D
held businesses’ money to keep it safe.
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What made trade difficult for the United States in 1790, when Hamilton was secretary of the treasury?

A
Only the federal government could print money.
B
Congress printed different types of money.
C
Each state was allowed to print its own money.
D
State governments were not allowed to print money.
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The Jay Treaty negotiated in 1794 caused

A
the nation to fall further into debt.
B
the nation to feel greater tension with Britain.
C
political parties within the young government to come closer together.
D
a greater divide within the nation.
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During Alexander Hamilton’s time as secretary of the treasury in 1790, the federal government

A
was paying back its loans.
B
had only the money it had printed.
C
easily borrowed large sums of money.
D
had trouble borrowing money to pay its bills.

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