Chapter 10

Section 1 Questions

• the americans elected because they thought he would be a great leader and he had a strong character,honest,and patriotism would make him a great leader
• They expected the federal government to portect their liberty and hoped it would improve the economy by providing stability.
• disagreement centered on how much power the government should have.

Section 2 Questions

• Hamilton's biggest challenge as secretary was paying of the national debt
• Hamilton wanted to put the federal government on a solid financial footing. He feared that otherwise the government would lose the trust of the American people,But Thomas Jefferson opposed Hamilton's plan. He thought the idea cheated the original bondholders who had sold their bonds at low prices.
• People the bank would become a monopoly. Jefferson believed it was "necessary and proper" and wrote a letter to the president saying it was not very convenient.

Section 3 Questions

• Washington believed that the plan against the French would be the safest and most reasonable
• Washington followed his foreign policy toward foreign nations.
• The two sides eventually reached ab agreement in November 1794. Jay's Treaty was a compromise. The British agreed to pay damages for seized American ships.

Section 4 Questions

• Like other nations born in anti-colonial revolutions, the United States faced the challenge of building a sound economy, preserving national independence, and creating a stable political system which provided a legitimate place for opposition. In 1790, it was not at all obvious that the Union would long survive.
• In the 32-page handwritten address, Washington urged Americans to avoid excessive political party spirit and geographical distinctions. In foreign affairs, he warned against long-term alliances with other nations. The address was printed in Philadelphia's American Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1796.

Section 5 Questions

• The election of 1796 marked the emergence of the political party system in the United States. ... Though Jefferson maintained that the party system was unfavourable, he formed his own party, later to become known as the Democratic-Republican party.
• Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts to curb dissent, created the Navy Department, organized the Marine Corps, and cancelled the treaties of alliance and commerce with France that had been negotiated during the War of Independence.
• A series of laws known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams. These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. The Republican minority in Congress argued that sedition laws violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects freedom of speech and the press. The Federalists countered by defining these freedoms in the narrow English manner.
• Central issues included opposition to the tax imposed by Congress to pay for the mobilization of the new army and the navy in the Quasi-War against France in 1798, and the Alien and Sedition acts, by which Federalists were trying to stifle dissent, especially by Republican newspaper editors.