Chapter 7

Quiz for Document 7-1: Alexander Hamilton, Letter to Edward Carrington (1792)

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Question 1

Alexander Hamilton’s letter to Edward Carrington suggests that Hamilton’s chief priority in his actions as the nation’s first secretary of the Treasury was which of the following?A. To create federal institutions modeled after those in Britain
B. To defeat any policies proposed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
C. To establish a strong and financially stable republican federal government
D. To build a powerful federal government that could effectively control the states

Question 2

According to Hamilton, the likely source of Jefferson’s opposition to strong central government wasA. influence by British political philosophers.
B. Jefferson’s time spent in revolutionary France.
C. Madison’s strong influence over him.
D. sympathy with royalists who wanted to undermine the republic.

Question 3

Hamilton’s surprise at Madison’s opposition to strong and assertive central government stems from the fact thatA. both men had been on the same side of the argument during the debates over ratification of the Constitution.
B. Madison had previously rarely spoken out on matters concerning centralized government.
C. they had previously shared a close personal friendship and affection for one another.
D. Virginian politicians were, for the most part, strongly in favor of strong central government.

Question 4

What is the likely connotation of the sexist term “womanish” as Hamilton uses it to describe Jefferson’s and Madison’s support for France against Great Britain.A. Emotional rather than rational
B. Pacifist rather than militarist
C. Passive rather than aggressive
D. Religious rather than secular