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Chapter 8: Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790–1820

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Chapter 8: Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790–1820

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8-1 §8.1 source ↗

Which of the following is not one of the rights the Bill of Rights guarantees?
  1. a.
    the right to freedom of speech
  2. b.
    the right to an education
  3. c.
    the right to bear arms
  4. d.
    the right to a trial by jury

Answer

B. the right to an education

8-3 §8.1 source ↗

What were the fundamental differences between the Federalist and Democratic-Republican visions?

Answer

Federalists believed in a strong federal republican government led by learned, public-spirited men of property. They believed that too much democracy would threaten the republic. The Democratic-Republicans, alternatively, feared too much federal government power and focused more on the rural areas of the country, which they thought were underrepresented and underserved. Democratic-Republicans felt that the spirit of true republicanism, which meant virtuous living for the common good, depended on farmers and agricultural areas.

8-5 §8.2 source ↗

What was the primary complaint of the rebels in the Whiskey Rebellion?
  1. a.
    the ban on alcohol
  2. b.
    the lack of political representation for farmers
  3. c.
    the need to fight Native Americans for more land
  4. d.
    the tax on whiskey and rum

Answer

D. the tax on whiskey and rum

8-7 §8.3 source ↗

What was the primary issue of Adams’s presidency?
  1. a.
    war with Spain
  2. b.
    relations with the native population
  3. c.
    infighting within the Federalist Party
  4. d.
    relations with France

Answer

D. relations with France

8-9 §8.3 source ↗

What was the importance of the Louisiana Purchase?
  1. a.
    It gave the United States control of the port of New Orleans for trade.
  2. b.
    It opened up the possibility of quick trade routes to Asia.
  3. c.
    It gave the United States political leverage against the Spanish.
  4. d.
    It provided Napoleon with an impetus to restore France’s empire.

Answer

A. It gave the United States control of the port of New Orleans for trade.

8-11 §8.3 source ↗

Why do historians refer to the election of Thomas Jefferson as the Revolution of 1800?

Answer

The election was considered a revolution because, for the first time in American history, political power passed from one party to another. Jefferson’s presidency was a departure from the Federalist administrations of Washington and Adams, who had favored the commercial class and urban centers of the country. The Democratic-Republican vision increased states’ rights and limited the power of the federal government, lowering taxes and slashing the military, which Adams had built up.

8-13 §8.4 source ↗

What event inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
  1. a.
    Betsy Ross sewing the first American flag raised during a time of war
  2. b.
    the British bombardment of Baltimore
  3. c.
    the British burning of Washington, DC
  4. d.
    the naval battle between the Leopard and the Chesapeake

Answer

B. the British bombardment of Baltimore

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