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Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue through
an excise tax and an import tax.
James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and other leaders opposed Alexander Hamilton's proposed national bank on the grounds that
Congress had no authority to create a national bank
Congress had no authority to create a national bank
gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism
Regarding education, early-nineteenth-century Republicans favored
a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizens.
The invention of the cotton gin in the late eighteenth century
had a profound effect on the textile industry in New England.
The Embargo of 1807
created a serious economic depression in the nation.
The message of the Second Great Awakening
called for an active and fervent piety.
Which statement about the War of 1812 is true?
The United States entered the war with enthusiasm and optimism.
Population data of the United States in 1800 reveals
the nation remained overwhelmingly agrarian.
The early nineteenth century in America is known as the "turnpike era" because
many roads were built for profit by private companies.