Question 1

The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it had been approved by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Constitutional Convention. 
B)  the Continental Congress. 
C)  all thirteen states. 
D)  nine of the states. 
E)  a majority popular vote. 
A)  the Constitutional Convention. 
B)  the Continental Congress. 
C)  all thirteen states. 
D)  nine of the states. 
E)  a majority popular vote.

Question 2

Which of the following was a result of Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey?

Accepted Answer

A)  New conflicts erupted in the Ohio Valley between settlers and Native Americans because Native Americans depended on the commodity. 
B)  Federalists in New York City boycotted whiskey because they resented farmers in
Pennsylvania who now paid lower taxes. 
C)  As president, George Washington refused to support or enforce the tax, declaring it
Unconstitutional and coming to the aid of those affected. 
D)  Frontier farmers formed a rebellion because they had little cash, and grain alcohol was their
Most valuable commodity. 
E)  Frontier farmers rejoiced because the tax would cause the sales of their main, more valuable
Crops such as vegetables to increase. 
A)  New conflicts erupted in the Ohio Valley between settlers and Native Americans because Native Americans depended on the commodity. 
B)  Federalists in New York City boycotted whiskey because they resented farmers in
Pennsylvania who now paid lower taxes. 
C)  As president, George Washington refused to support or enforce the tax, declaring it
Unconstitutional and coming to the aid of those affected. 
D)  Frontier farmers formed a rebellion because they had little cash, and grain alcohol was their
Most valuable commodity. 
E)  Frontier farmers rejoiced because the tax would cause the sales of their main, more valuable
Crops such as vegetables to increase.

Question 3

In what ways did the Federalists' vision for the United States differ from that of their Republican opponents during the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

The Federalists and their Republican opp

Question 4

The New Jersey Plan proposed keeping a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Judith Sargent Murray

Accepted Answer

A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and had faith in a representative democracy 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 and assumed individual pioneers should be allowed to settle the western territories 
D) was a diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention and was a leader of the Federalists
F)wanted the preamble of the Constitution to read "We the states" rather than "We the people"
G)was the most active at the Constitutional Convention and emerged as its philosophical leader
H)led American troops in what became known as the Northwest Indian War, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers
I)was a prominent supporter of slavery and negotiated an extremely popular treaty with Spain
J)wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" and argued that women experience prejudice
K)was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and negotiated a treaty with Great Britain 
A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and had faith in a representative democracy 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 and assumed individual pioneers should be allowed to settle the western territories 
D) was a diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention and was a leader of the Federalists
F)wanted the preamble of the Constitution to read "We the states" rather than "We the people"
G)was the most active at the Constitutional Convention and emerged as its philosophical leader
H)led American troops in what became known as the Northwest Indian War, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers
I)was a prominent supporter of slavery and negotiated an extremely popular treaty with Spain
J)wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" and argued that women experience prejudice
K)was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and negotiated a treaty with Great Britain

Question 6

The Supreme Court has the final say in accepting and validating federal election results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It promised ineffectively that Native American lands would not be taken without their consent. 
B)  It made Ohio and Indiana states immediately. 
C)  It prevented enslaved African Americans living in the West from remaining enslaved. 
D)  It denied self-government to the region that would become Michigan and Ohio. 
E)  It provided for joint occupation of that area with the British after the war. 
A)  It promised ineffectively that Native American lands would not be taken without their consent. 
B)  It made Ohio and Indiana states immediately. 
C)  It prevented enslaved African Americans living in the West from remaining enslaved. 
D)  It denied self-government to the region that would become Michigan and Ohio. 
E)  It provided for joint occupation of that area with the British after the war.

Question 8

The Quasi War of John Adams's presidency was a decades-long naval war with Great Britain to determine who controlled the Great Lakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following states was the first to ratify the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delaware 
B)  New York 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Virginia 
E)  Massachusetts 
A)  Delaware 
B)  New York 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Virginia 
E)  Massachusetts

Question 10

Which of the following was a principle of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land would be given to settlers for free by the new Confederation government. 
B)  Plots of land in the South would be granted to specific religious sects and denominations. 
C)  Individual pioneers rather than the government would primarily organize western settlement. 
D)  Native American lands would never go up for sale and would remain in native possession. 
E)  The Northwest Territory on America's western border would be organized into townships. 
A)  Land would be given to settlers for free by the new Confederation government. 
B)  Plots of land in the South would be granted to specific religious sects and denominations. 
C)  Individual pioneers rather than the government would primarily organize western settlement. 
D)  Native American lands would never go up for sale and would remain in native possession. 
E)  The Northwest Territory on America's western border would be organized into townships.

Question 11

When Britain and France went to war in 1793, which of the following did the United States do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It supported Britain because of its conservative government. 
B)  It supported France because of the Franco-American alliance. 
C)  It expressed neutrality, warning Americans not to aid either side. 
D)  It allied with other nations to oppose both Britain and France. 
E)  It sharply increased its military spending. 
A)  It supported Britain because of its conservative government. 
B)  It supported France because of the Franco-American alliance. 
C)  It expressed neutrality, warning Americans not to aid either side. 
D)  It allied with other nations to oppose both Britain and France. 
E)  It sharply increased its military spending.

Question 12

According to Thomas Jefferson, the United States needed a national bank to provide a stable currency and act as an engine of prosperity for rural farmers to acquire funds for land and equipment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of Edmond-Charles Genêt?

Accepted Answer

A)  He came to the United States to escape the revolutionary excesses of the French Revolution. 
B)  He encouraged American privateers to attack English and Spanish vessels. 
C)  He quickly won the sympathy of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists. 
D)  He was deeply involved in the XYZ affair. 
E)  He became a leading member of the Republican party. 
A)  He came to the United States to escape the revolutionary excesses of the French Revolution. 
B)  He encouraged American privateers to attack English and Spanish vessels. 
C)  He quickly won the sympathy of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists. 
D)  He was deeply involved in the XYZ affair. 
E)  He became a leading member of the Republican party.

Question 14

By raising taxes in the early 1780s, the Confederation was able to reduce the national debt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Match each description with the item below.
-John Jay

Accepted Answer

A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and had faith in a representative democracy 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 and assumed individual pioneers should be allowed to settle the western territories 
D) was a diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention and was a leader of the Federalists
F)wanted the preamble of the Constitution to read "We the states" rather than "We the people"
G)was the most active at the Constitutional Convention and emerged as its philosophical leader
H)led American troops in what became known as the Northwest Indian War, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers
I)was a prominent supporter of slavery and negotiated an extremely popular treaty with Spain
J)wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" and argued that women experience prejudice
K)was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and negotiated a treaty with Great Britain 
A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and had faith in a representative democracy 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 and assumed individual pioneers should be allowed to settle the western territories 
D) was a diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention and was a leader of the Federalists
F)wanted the preamble of the Constitution to read "We the states" rather than "We the people"
G)was the most active at the Constitutional Convention and emerged as its philosophical leader
H)led American troops in what became known as the Northwest Indian War, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers
I)was a prominent supporter of slavery and negotiated an extremely popular treaty with Spain
J)wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" and argued that women experience prejudice
K)was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and negotiated a treaty with Great Britain

Question 16

The Bill of Rights was written to

Accepted Answer

A)  safeguard freedoms such as press, speech, and assembly. 
B)  ensure that critics of the Constitution could be arrested and expelled from the
United States. 
C)  constitute the first ten amendments to the Constitution, excluding immigrants
From voting. 
D)  create a National Bank, initially under the control of Alexander Hamilton. 
E)  settle all questions about presidential versus congressional authority. 
A)  safeguard freedoms such as press, speech, and assembly. 
B)  ensure that critics of the Constitution could be arrested and expelled from the
United States. 
C)  constitute the first ten amendments to the Constitution, excluding immigrants
From voting. 
D)  create a National Bank, initially under the control of Alexander Hamilton. 
E)  settle all questions about presidential versus congressional authority.

Question 17

Match each description with the item below.
-Thomas Jefferson

Accepted Answer

A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and had faith in a representative democracy 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 and assumed individual pioneers should be allowed to settle the western territories 
D) was a diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention and was a leader of the Federalists
F)wanted the preamble of the Constitution to read "We the states" rather than "We the people"
G)was the most active at the Constitutional Convention and emerged as its philosophical leader
H)led American troops in what became known as the Northwest Indian War, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers
I)was a prominent supporter of slavery and negotiated an extremely popular treaty with Spain
J)wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" and argued that women experience prejudice
K)was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and negotiated a treaty with Great Britain 
A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and had faith in a representative democracy 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 and assumed individual pioneers should be allowed to settle the western territories 
D) was a diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention and was a leader of the Federalists
F)wanted the preamble of the Constitution to read "We the states" rather than "We the people"
G)was the most active at the Constitutional Convention and emerged as its philosophical leader
H)led American troops in what became known as the Northwest Indian War, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers
I)was a prominent supporter of slavery and negotiated an extremely popular treaty with Spain
J)wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" and argued that women experience prejudice
K)was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and negotiated a treaty with Great Britain

Question 18

Which of the following occurred in part as a result of Shays's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington declared his support for the rebels. 
B)  The social elite continued to promote the rebels' cause. 
C)  England prepared for the possibility of resuming the war. 
D)  There were numerous calls promoting a stronger central government. 
E)  The state legislature increased taxes. 
A)  George Washington declared his support for the rebels. 
B)  The social elite continued to promote the rebels' cause. 
C)  England prepared for the possibility of resuming the war. 
D)  There were numerous calls promoting a stronger central government. 
E)  The state legislature increased taxes.

Question 19

Why were finances the greatest weakness of the Confederation government?

Accepted Answer

A)  States were asked to "voluntarily" contribute to Congress's budget but rarely did or sent little. 
B)  The Newburgh Conspiracy led to a successful coup that had a major impact on the economy. 
C)  The laws of Congress were too strictly enforced, leading many people to file bankruptcy. 
D)  Too much money was put toward the executive and judiciary branches and not enough toward the people. 
E)  The Confederation taxes were too high in an effort to pay off war debts from the Revolution. 
A)  States were asked to "voluntarily" contribute to Congress's budget but rarely did or sent little. 
B)  The Newburgh Conspiracy led to a successful coup that had a major impact on the economy. 
C)  The laws of Congress were too strictly enforced, leading many people to file bankruptcy. 
D)  Too much money was put toward the executive and judiciary branches and not enough toward the people. 
E)  The Confederation taxes were too high in an effort to pay off war debts from the Revolution.

Question 20

The XYZ affair came about as part of the so-called Quasi War with France that Adams inherited as president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Strengthening the New Nation

The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it had been approved by

Which of the following was a result of Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey?

In what ways did the Federalists' vision for the United States differ from that of their Republican opponents during the 1790s?

The New Jersey Plan proposed keeping a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.

Match each description with the item below. -Judith Sargent Murray

The Supreme Court has the final say in accepting and validating federal election results.

Which of the following statements about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is accurate?

The Quasi War of John Adams's presidency was a decades-long naval war with Great Britain to determine who controlled the Great Lakes.

Which of the following states was the first to ratify the Constitution?

Which of the following was a principle of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

When Britain and France went to war in 1793, which of the following did the United States do?

According to Thomas Jefferson, the United States needed a national bank to provide a stable currency and act as an engine of prosperity for rural farmers to acquire funds for land and equipment.

Which of the following statements is true of Edmond-Charles Genêt?

By raising taxes in the early 1780s, the Confederation was able to reduce the national debt.

Match each description with the item below. -John Jay

The Bill of Rights was written to

Match each description with the item below. -Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following occurred in part as a result of Shays's Rebellion?

Why were finances the greatest weakness of the Confederation government?

The XYZ affair came about as part of the so-called Quasi War with France that Adams inherited as president.

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A Clash of Cultures

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