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1. Why was George Washington quickly and unanimously elected president in February 1789?

He had demonstrated his brilliant intellect.

Many Americans shared his commitment to religious values.

He expressed his devotion to egalitarian and democratic values.

He personified the republican ideal of leadership.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

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2. According to Benjamin Rush and other republican writers, how could women contribute to a better society?

By teaching sons virtue and good morals

By entering the paid workforce

By volunteering for church activities

By advising their husbands on political matters

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Incorrect. The answer is A.

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3. What effect did the founding of the new nation have on traditional gender relations?

They were briefly reversed because the war spared more women than men.

Traditional gender relations remained largely unaltered from the norm.

They shifted as women abandoned domestic duties for a new role in politics.

Roles changed in light of republican beliefs about equality of men and women.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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4. Why did American cotton production experience a boom in the late 1790s?

Northern farmers turned to growing cotton over wheat.

The improved canal system made transportation easier.

The invention of the cotton gin allowed greater production.

Wheat prices decreased dramatically on the export market.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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5. To restore faith in the credit of the federal government, Alexander Hamilton proposed

the issuance of paper currency backed by gold and silver.

measures to reduce or prevent private speculation in public securities.

a plan to eliminate debt and thus the nation's reliance on credit.

the assumption of the states' unpaid war debts by the federal government.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

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6. Why did critics oppose the federal government's assuming the states' old Revolutionary War debt?

The federal government planned to charge a hefty service fee.

The government was only going to assume the debt, not pay it.

Such action could subordinate the states to federal power.

State governments earned their revenue through debt repayment.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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7. Which of the following describes the U.S. government's early policy toward Indians in the Northwest Territory?

Displace the Indians and clear the way for permanent settlements in Ohio

Obtain their lands with bona fide treaties signed by authorized chiefs

Attempt to exterminate Indian tribes through brutal wars of attrition

Leave them alone and hope American settlers could get along with them

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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8. How did most Americans react to the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789?

They feared the radicalism of the French Revolution.

They celebrated the victory of the French people.

They assumed that the United States would get involved.

Most women came out in opposition to the French Revolution.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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9. How did the Haitian Revolution of 1791ñ1804 affect white Americans?

White Americans wanted to send American militia to help put down the rebellion.

White Americans paid little to no attention to the rebellion.

White Americans became fearful that the rebellion might spread to American shores.

White Americans expressed sympathy for Haitian slaves.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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10. In his farewell address, President Washington spoke for a ìunified body politicî and against

permanent alliances with foreign countries.

Federalist policies on manufacturing.

Republican tactics of governance.

popular presidents serving more than three terms in office.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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11. How did the United States react to the XYZ affair?

President Adams chose to submit to Talleyrand's demands.

Congress demanded that France abide by previous treaty agreements.

President Adams called for a boycott on trade with France.

Congress launched an undeclared war with France.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

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12. The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions tested which novel idea?

States could nullify laws that infringe on liberties as defined in the Bill of Rights.

The federal government could overturn state laws in violation of the Constitution.

Adams and the Federalists had conducted an illegal war with France.

The federal government could deport prisoners without trial only during times of war.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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