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Why did Washington and the Federalists support Great Britain when it declared war on France?

A
France had turned its back on the United States during the American Revolution.
B
They wanted France’s revolutionary government to be removed so that order would return to France and Europe.
C
They were political conservatives who did not believe that America’s revolution could be copied by any other nation.
D
Washington felt Napoleon was unstable and dangerous.
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What statement best explains a position supported by Washington and the Federalists?

A
They hoped to increase states’ rights.
B
They wanted the US to have a permanent ambassador to France.
C
They supported a national bank to stabilize the economy.
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How did Thomas Jefferson and other Democratic-Republicans feel about the whiskey tax?

A
They felt other products should be taxed too.
B
They opposed the tax and thought the federal government was becoming too powerful.
C
They wanted people buying whiskey to be taxed, not those producing it.
D
They believed the tax would help the government make more money.
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Why did Washington respond so forcefully to the Whiskey Rebellion?

A
He worried the rebels had allied with lingering British forces.
B
He felt that the new government had to show that it was capable of keeping order.
C
He knew the United States was on the verge of bankruptcy and had to collect taxes.
D
He was beholden to Federalist creditors who demanded bold action in the West.
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Which one of these statements describes a consequence of the Whiskey Rebellion?

A
It led many to turn against George Washington.
B
It created greater division between the new political parties.
C
It laid the foundation for early temperance movements.
D
It was very positive, and the whiskey tax was kept permanently.

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