Author Question: Under Alexander Hamilton's plan, a new national bank would A. All these answers are correct. ... (Read 95 times)

nramada · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Federalists controlled the new government under the Constitution for its first

A. twelve years.

B. four years.

C. twenty years.

D. eight years.

E. sixteen years.

Question 2

As president, George Washington

A. avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress.

B. grew concerned that the federal government was gaining too much power.

C. had never envisioned a strong central government.

D. considered it his duty to resolve political controversies.

E. sought to dominate national politics.

Question 3

In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans envisioned developing a nation that would

A. be highly commercial and urban.

B. eventually control most of North America.

C. be a leading world power.

D. be largely agricultural and rural.

E. eventually grant political rights to women and minorities as well as white men.

Question 4

As treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton

A. wanted to eliminate the national debt.

B. supported the creation of a national bank.

C. opposed the federal government's assumption of state debts.

D. encouraged the federal government to focus on the needs of the independent farmer.

E. All these answers are correct.

Question 5

Under Alexander Hamilton's plan, a new national bank would

A. All these answers are correct.

B. provide loans to private businesses.

C. have a monopoly on the government's banking business.

D. facilitate the collection of taxes.

E. act as a storehouse for federal deposits.