SS Lesson 11 Test: First Congress Divisions and Executive Departments

Whether to have a strong or limited national government and what to name the president.

Department of War: to defend the nation - Henry Knox, Treasury Department: to oversee nation’s finances - Alexander Hamilton, Department of State: Handle relations with other countries - Thomas Jefferson.

The national treasury was empty, and the nation had no money.

<p>Many farmers argued that it made their whiskey too expensive and refused to pay for it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They sent 13,000 militia troops to crush the rebellion, seeing it as a threat to the authority of the national government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Problems with other countries 2. Division due to excessive political party passion</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A plan to pay off all war debts and to establish a national bank</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The acts lengthened citizenship wait time, allowed jailing/deportation of 'aliens', and criminalized sedition. Jefferson viewed it as an attack on his party.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hamilton believed people are selfish, while Jefferson had faith in people's goodness, especially farmers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hamilton wanted to expand economy through banks, manufacturing, and trade. Jefferson preferred an agriculture-based economy.</p> Signup and view all the answers