Title: Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790–1820
Course: Marie's Demo Course

Q: Which statement gives the best evidence for the need for Federalism in the late eighteenth century?
- The United States’ national debt had grown out of control.
- Foreign investors were not interested in American industry.
- Native American tribes were staging attacks on small towns.
A: The United States’ national debt had grown out of control.

Q: How would a Federalist most likely respond to the Anti-Federalist argument that government is the enemy of liberty?
- A strong government is necessary in order to secure liberty.
- Liberty and authority can coexist within a very limited government.
- The protection that government provides is worth sacrificing liberty.
A: A strong government is necessary in order to secure liberty.

Q: What was a major concern for the group known as the Federalists?
- That a federal government would take away states’ rights
- That the new nation would be unable to confront foreign threats
- That all Americans would not be able to exercise their rights equally
A: That the new nation would be unable to confront foreign threats

Q: What was a major concern for the group known as the Anti-Federalists?
- That a federal government would take away states’ rights
- That the new nation would be unable to confront foreign threats
- That all Americans would not be able to exercise their rights equally
A: That a federal government would take away states’ rights

Q: Which statement would a supporter of Federalism in the late 1700s most likely make in an argument?
- Foreign investors are not interested in local industry.
- The United States’ national debt has grown out of control.
- Native American tribes are staging attacks on small towns.
A: The United States’ national debt has grown out of control.

Q: How would a Federalist most likely respond to the Anti-Federalist argument that government is the enemy of liberty?
- A strong government is necessary in order to secure liberty.
- Liberty and authority can coexist within a very limited government.
- The protection that government provides is worth sacrificing liberty.
A: A strong government is necessary in order to secure liberty.

Q: For what reason were the Alien and Sedition Acts unpopular with most Americans?
- They violated earlier partisan agreements.
- They were at odds with the U.S. Constitution.
- They questioned the citizenship of many Americans.
A: They were at odds with the U.S. Constitution.

Q: The Congressional response to the Alien and Sedition Acts set an important precedent by making which suggestion?
- That state constitutions held authority over the U.S. Constitution
- That U.S. states could nullify federal laws if they disagreed with them
- That states could accept or refuse the citizenship status of immigrants
A: That U.S. states could nullify federal laws if they disagreed with them

Q: Why was the presidential election of 1800 particularly important?
- It was the first election to be contested.
- It marked the end of Federalist influence.
- It showed the weaknesses of the Electoral College.
A: It marked the end of Federalist influence.

Q: What was the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison in determining the role of the Supreme Court in American government?
- It established the Supreme Court’s authority over state supreme courts.
- It established the Supreme Court’s authority to interpret colonial era laws.
- It established the Supreme Court’s authority to declare laws unconstitutional.
A: It established the Supreme Court’s authority to declare laws unconstitutional.

Q: What was the original cause of factionalism in the early United States?
- Disagreements over what the role of government should be
- Disagreements over the role morality should play in making laws
- Disagreements over how laws protecting liberties should be enforced
A: Disagreements over what the role of government should be

Q: Which action was most pivotal to the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794?
- The overextension of credit to low-income citizens
- The levying of taxes on farmers to pay national war debt
- The preference for coin currency rather than paper money
A: The preference for coin currency rather than paper money

Q: What right did many American women begin to demand in the early nineteenth century?
- The right to vote
- The right to an education
- The right to own property
A: The right to an education

Q: Shortly after the United States gained its independence, American women began to pursue which right?
- The right to vote
- The right to an education
- The right to own property
A: The right to an education

Q: In the years following the American Revolution, churches helped change the social status of free African-Americans by doing which of the following?
- Allowing them to experience parity with whites in a religious setting
- Playing an integral part in the movement towards abolishing slavery
- Assisting in the establishment of separate communities in northern cities
A: Assisting in the establishment of separate communities in northern cities

Q: The Northwest Ordinance was passed in 1787 to accomplish which goal?
- Forging an alliance with Great Britain
- Paving the way for future western expansion
- Establishing relations with Native American tribes
A: Establishing relations with Native American tribes

Q: Americans who did not support the French Revolution made which primary distinction between it and the American Revolution?
- The French Revolution was unnecessarily violent and brutal.
- The French Revolution was poorly organized and unsuccessful.
- The French Revolution was not fought for national independence.
A: The French Revolution was unnecessarily violent and brutal.

Q: Why did most Americans view the French Revolution differently than they did the American Revolution?
- They believed it was unnecessarily violent and brutal.
- They believed it was poorly organized and unsuccessful.
- They believed it was not fought for national independence.
A: They believed it was unnecessarily violent and brutal.

Q: Which statement gives one justification for the United States’ declaring war on Great Britain in the War of 1812?
- The British encouraged Native American tribes to rebel against the Americans.
- The British fought against the Americans’ French allies in the French Revolution.
- The British refused to acknowledge the American boundary at the Mississippi River.
A: The British encouraged Native American tribes to rebel against the Americans.

Q: Which U.S. President negotiated the sale of French Louisiana with Napoleon Bonaparte?
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
A: Thomas Jefferson

Q: Which War of 1812 battle was the most decisive in asserting American dominance over the British in the Old Northwest?
- Fort Meigs
- Lake Erie
- Moraviantown
A: Lake Erie