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The Jay Treaty negotiated in 1794 caused

the nation to fall further into debt.

the nation to feel greater tension with Britain.

political parties within the young government to come closer together.

a greater divide within the nation.

What did the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson create?

a rewritten Constitution

a reformed Congress

new cabinet members

political parties

For which of the following did Alexander Hamilton want to increase support while trying to fix the nation’s finances?

farming

a northern capital

manufacturing

state currencies

Why did George Washington want the United States to stay out of foreign wars?

He did not believe that any nation needed to fight wars.

He thought the nation needed to be stronger before fighting wars.

He thought the nation did not need any allies.

He wanted the nation to remain independent of Britain.

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

They pressured the United States to take sides.

They pressured the United States to settle their conflicts.

They wanted the United States to lend them its cabinet for advice.

They wanted the United States to remain neutral.

Who negotiated a trade treaty between the United States and Great Britain in 1794?

John Jay

Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton

George Washington

Why was federalists an appropriate name for Alexander Hamilton’s political party?

because members believed in keeping the federal government weak

because members believed in a strong federal government

because members believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution

because members believed in the express powers of the Constitution

During Alexander Hamilton’s time as secretary of the treasury in 1790, the federal government

was paying back its loans.

had only the money it had printed.

easily borrowed large sums of money.

had trouble borrowing money to pay its bills.

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