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Launching the Nation
Section 4
MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, place,
or person that best matches each description. Some answers will not be
used.
______ 1. He was the founder of the Federalist
Party.
a. Alexander Hamilton
b. Alien and Sedition Acts
______ 2. This party favored a strong federal
government and supported industry
and trade.
______ 3. The election of 1796 saw the devel-
opment of these groups that help
elect people and shape policies.
______ 4. These laws allowed the president to
remove foreign residents he thought
were involved in treason or plots
against the government.
______ 5. This political party promoted limits
to the power of the federal government.
______ 6. He won the presidential election
of 1796 and became the second
President of the United States.
c. Democratic-Republican Party
d. Federalist Party
e. France
f. James Madison
g. John Adams
h. North
i. political parties
j. South
k. Talleyrand Affair
l. Thomas Jefferson
m. XYZ affair
______ 7. He lost the election of 1796 and
later tried to declare the Alien and
Sedition Acts unconstitutional.
______ 8. Americans in this region tended to
favor limits on the power of the federal government.
______ 9. The incident in which French agents
asked American officials for a bribe
to consider a treaty between the U.S.
and France is known as this.
______ 10. Problems with this country led many
Americans to call for war.
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9. Treaty of Greenville
10. Whiskey Rebellion
SECTION 4
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a, Alexander Hamilton
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b, Alien and Sedition Acts
c, Democratic-Republican Party
g, John Adams
l, Thomas Jefferson
j, south
m, XYZ affair
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CHAPTER TEST A
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it beyond that time.) He also asked each
state to start its own bank. He did these
things because he did not want to upset
supporters of states’ rights, and he did not
want to allow the national bank to have a
monopoly.
Answers may vary. He thought President
George Washington had gone beyond his
authority when he made the proclamation. He did not think Washington had
the right to issue the proclamation without the approval of Congress.
A citizen might have complained about
the electoral college.
Answers may vary. Hamilton wanted
to add a tariff to foreign goods, called a
protective tariff. He knew higher taxes on
foreign goods would make those goods
more expensive. He thought higher prices
would make Americans buy more U.S.
goods. The point was to protect American
manufacturers from foreign competition.
The U.S. southern boundary was divided
by 31˚ N latitude.
A New Nation
UNIT TWO TEST A
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CHAPTER TEST B
1. Jay’s Treaty angered Southerners.
2. Congress passed a tax on American-made
whiskey. Answers may add that farmers
could not afford the tax on whiskey and
didn’t understand why they should have
to pay taxes on something they made
themselves.
3. Hamilton suggested limiting the charter of
the national bank to 20 years. (Congress
could decide whether or not to extend
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