USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Federalist policy did President Jefferson keep when he took office?
A
Alien and Sedition Acts
B
tax on whiskey
C
development of military forces
D
Bank of the United States
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which Federalist policy did President Jefferson keep when he took office in 1801? When Jefferson took office in 1801 he kept the Federalist policy of the creation of the National Bank.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Jefferson assumed the Presidency, the crisis in France had passed. He slashed Army and Navy expenditures, cut the budget, eliminated the tax on whiskey so unpopular in the West, yet reduced the national debt by a third.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anti-Federalists such as Thomas Jefferson feared that a concentration of central authority might lead to a loss of individual and states rights. They resented Federalist monetary policies, which they believed gave advantages to the upper class.

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