Question 1

What was Thomas Jefferson's stance on Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed they were savages unworthy and incapable of civilization. 
B)  He believed they could become full-fledged members of the republic by assimilating. 
C)  He believed their society was equal to whites' in every way but was uncomfortable with their cultural practices. 
D)  He believed they should be driven from the continent entirely, so as to keep the population "pure." 
E)  He believed that Indians had perfected harmonious living and aimed to learn from them. 
A)  He believed they were savages unworthy and incapable of civilization. 
B)  He believed they could become full-fledged members of the republic by assimilating. 
C)  He believed their society was equal to whites' in every way but was uncomfortable with their cultural practices. 
D)  He believed they should be driven from the continent entirely, so as to keep the population "pure." 
E)  He believed that Indians had perfected harmonious living and aimed to learn from them.

Question 2

What qualifications did the Constitution, ratified in 1787, impose for voting?

Accepted Answer

A)  None; it left voting rules to the states. 
B)  It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote but expressly banned women. 
C)  It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote and said nothing about women. 
D)  It imposed a property requirement. 
E)  It specifically banned African-Americans from voting. 
A)  None; it left voting rules to the states. 
B)  It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote but expressly banned women. 
C)  It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote and said nothing about women. 
D)  It imposed a property requirement. 
E)  It specifically banned African-Americans from voting.

Question 3

Participants in Shays's Rebellion sought to model their strategy on that of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Puritans. 
B)  tax collectors. 
C)  the American Patriots. 
D)  the Iroquois League. 
E)  the Quakers. 
A)  the Puritans. 
B)  tax collectors. 
C)  the American Patriots. 
D)  the Iroquois League. 
E)  the Quakers.

Question 4

Who took detailed notes of the Constitutional Convention, which were published more than fifty years after the proceedings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ben Franklin 
B)  John Jay 
C)  George Washington 
D)  Alexander Hamilton 
E)  James Madison 
A)  Ben Franklin 
B)  John Jay 
C)  George Washington 
D)  Alexander Hamilton 
E)  James Madison

Question 5

Which of the following was a geographic boundary of the area known as the Northwest Territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlantic Ocean 
B)  Appalachian Mountains 
C)  St. Lawrence River 
D)  Adirondack Mountains 
E)  Great Lakes 
A)  Atlantic Ocean 
B)  Appalachian Mountains 
C)  St. Lawrence River 
D)  Adirondack Mountains 
E)  Great Lakes

Question 6

James Madison argued in The Federalist that the large size and diversity of the United States was a source of political stability, not a weakness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Anti-Federalist James Winthrop argued that a bill of rights was necessary in the Constitution because

Accepted Answer

A)  the English had one, so America ought to mirror that example. 
B)  the right to bear arms for the militia should be guarded by law. 
C)  using the examples of Wilkes and Zenger, the protection of speech and press was essential. 
D)  it would secure the minority against the usurpation and tyranny of the majority. 
E)  ratification of the Constitution was in doubt without the inclusion of the Bill of Rights. 
A)  the English had one, so America ought to mirror that example. 
B)  the right to bear arms for the militia should be guarded by law. 
C)  using the examples of Wilkes and Zenger, the protection of speech and press was essential. 
D)  it would secure the minority against the usurpation and tyranny of the majority. 
E)  ratification of the Constitution was in doubt without the inclusion of the Bill of Rights.

Question 8

Which of the following were states empowered to do under the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  to veto national legislation 
B)  to issue currency 
C)  to levy import and export duties 
D)  to create laws regarding education and law enforcement 
E)  to begin impeachment proceedings against the president 
A)  to veto national legislation 
B)  to issue currency 
C)  to levy import and export duties 
D)  to create laws regarding education and law enforcement 
E)  to begin impeachment proceedings against the president

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the Constitution of 1787 and slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite protests from southern delegates, the document permanently freed runaway slaves who made it to the "free air" of the North. 
B)  The Constitution declared that all territories of the United States would be "free soil" where slavery would not be permitted. 
C)  The Constitution explicitly protected the security of property in slaves in any state of the Union so that a slaveowner could move permanently with his slaves from the South to the North. 
D)  The Constitution provided for half of a state's slave population to be counted in determining its membership in the House of Representatives. 
E)  Although never using the word "slavery," the document protected several aspects of the institution. 
A)  Despite protests from southern delegates, the document permanently freed runaway slaves who made it to the "free air" of the North. 
B)  The Constitution declared that all territories of the United States would be "free soil" where slavery would not be permitted. 
C)  The Constitution explicitly protected the security of property in slaves in any state of the Union so that a slaveowner could move permanently with his slaves from the South to the North. 
D)  The Constitution provided for half of a state's slave population to be counted in determining its membership in the House of Representatives. 
E)  Although never using the word "slavery," the document protected several aspects of the institution.

Question 10

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was able to

Accepted Answer

A)  establish national control over land to the west of the thirteen states. 
B)  select a president to enforce the laws of the national government. 
C)  create a new tax policy that would better fund the government. 
D)  eliminate a provision giving judges power to reject congressional acts. 
E)  block the passage of numerous constitutional amendments. 
A)  establish national control over land to the west of the thirteen states. 
B)  select a president to enforce the laws of the national government. 
C)  create a new tax policy that would better fund the government. 
D)  eliminate a provision giving judges power to reject congressional acts. 
E)  block the passage of numerous constitutional amendments.

Question 11

Under the Treaty of Greenville of 1795,

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain agreed to remove its remaining forts from U.S. soil. 
B)  twelve Indian tribes ceded most of Ohio to the federal government. 
C)  the U.S. government allowed Indians to petition for citizenship. 
D)  the federal government forbade American settlement west of the Mississippi. 
E)  the United States recognized Great Britain's claim to what is now Ontario. 
A)  Great Britain agreed to remove its remaining forts from U.S. soil. 
B)  twelve Indian tribes ceded most of Ohio to the federal government. 
C)  the U.S. government allowed Indians to petition for citizenship. 
D)  the federal government forbade American settlement west of the Mississippi. 
E)  the United States recognized Great Britain's claim to what is now Ontario.

Question 12

Why was Thomas Jefferson not among those alarmed by Shays's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had organized it. 
B)  He believed that occasional rebellion refreshed the spirit of liberty. 
C)  He knew Congress could order federal troops to crush it. 
D)  Daniel Shays was a friend of his. 
E)  He planned to buy up the farmers' land and turn it into a plantation. 
A)  He had organized it. 
B)  He believed that occasional rebellion refreshed the spirit of liberty. 
C)  He knew Congress could order federal troops to crush it. 
D)  Daniel Shays was a friend of his. 
E)  He planned to buy up the farmers' land and turn it into a plantation.

Question 13

What was Congress able to accomplish with its Native American policy under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nothing; Congress was so powerless under the Articles that nothing happened in this area. 
B)  It negotiated treaties for the tribes to keep their lands, but Congress was so lacking in power that the treaties proved useless. 
C)  Congress demanded and received surrenders of large amounts of Indian land north of the Ohio River and in the South. 
D)  Congress backed away from any involvement when land companies requested that the government step aside and leave the West's economic development in private hands. 
E)  Congress recruited enough state militias to force the Native Americans off their land. 
A)  Nothing; Congress was so powerless under the Articles that nothing happened in this area. 
B)  It negotiated treaties for the tribes to keep their lands, but Congress was so lacking in power that the treaties proved useless. 
C)  Congress demanded and received surrenders of large amounts of Indian land north of the Ohio River and in the South. 
D)  Congress backed away from any involvement when land companies requested that the government step aside and leave the West's economic development in private hands. 
E)  Congress recruited enough state militias to force the Native Americans off their land.

Question 14

What was one of the terms of the Ordinance of 1785?

Accepted Answer

A)  It established guidelines for surveying, apportioning, and selling land. 
B)  It prohibited the expansion of slavery throughout the West. 
C)  It established stages of self-government for territories seeking to become states. 
D)  It offered free land to anyone willing to establish a homestead in the West. 
E)  It relocated Native American tribes to tracts west of the Mississippi. 
A)  It established guidelines for surveying, apportioning, and selling land. 
B)  It prohibited the expansion of slavery throughout the West. 
C)  It established stages of self-government for territories seeking to become states. 
D)  It offered free land to anyone willing to establish a homestead in the West. 
E)  It relocated Native American tribes to tracts west of the Mississippi.

Question 15

Which statement is true about the area stretching from the western boundaries of the existing states to the Mississippi River in the 1780s?

Accepted Answer

A)  More than 100,000 Indians inhabited the region. 
B)  The Portuguese controlled the region. 
C)  Land companies pushed for more governmental regulation of the land. 
D)  Congress was careful to protect the land rights of Indians who had fought on the American side during the war. 
E)  Many felt that unregulated settlement was the only way to produce peace with the Indians. 
A)  More than 100,000 Indians inhabited the region. 
B)  The Portuguese controlled the region. 
C)  Land companies pushed for more governmental regulation of the land. 
D)  Congress was careful to protect the land rights of Indians who had fought on the American side during the war. 
E)  Many felt that unregulated settlement was the only way to produce peace with the Indians.

Question 16

Which of the following occurred at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison argued that the Constitution should be entirely rewritten. 
B)  Ben Franklin proposed that a representative from the Iroquois Confederacy be invited to sign the document. 
C)  The delegates drafted and accepted the Bill of Rights. 
D)  Ben Franklin urged the delegates to put their differences aside. 
E)  Every delegate signed the Constitution in order for it to go to the states for ratification. 
A)  James Madison argued that the Constitution should be entirely rewritten. 
B)  Ben Franklin proposed that a representative from the Iroquois Confederacy be invited to sign the document. 
C)  The delegates drafted and accepted the Bill of Rights. 
D)  Ben Franklin urged the delegates to put their differences aside. 
E)  Every delegate signed the Constitution in order for it to go to the states for ratification.

Question 17

What was "the first object of government," according to James Madison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feed the poor. 
B)  Protect free speech. 
C)  Guarantee voting rights. 
D)  Protect property rights. 
E)  Secure freedom. 
A)  Feed the poor. 
B)  Protect free speech. 
C)  Guarantee voting rights. 
D)  Protect property rights. 
E)  Secure freedom.

Question 18

What is the significance of the Ninth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It established the freedom of the press, a key component of American liberty. 
B)  It affirmed that powers not delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states continued to reside with the states. 
C)  It established the requirement of religious tests for federal officeholders. 
D)  It clarified the roles of the president and vice president. 
E)  It declared that rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution were "retained by the people." 
A)  It established the freedom of the press, a key component of American liberty. 
B)  It affirmed that powers not delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states continued to reside with the states. 
C)  It established the requirement of religious tests for federal officeholders. 
D)  It clarified the roles of the president and vice president. 
E)  It declared that rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution were "retained by the people."

Question 19

Which of the following statements encapsulates Thomas Jefferson's idea of an "empire of liberty"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those living in the western territories were to be treated as political equals. 
B)  All Native Americans were to be granted the rights to vote and own property. 
C)  Slaves living in America were to be freed and relocated to American colonies in Africa. 
D)  The West was to be ruled as a colony until debts to Revolutionary War soldiers could be repaid. 
E)  America was to provide military support to Canada in its own bid for independence from France. 
A)  Those living in the western territories were to be treated as political equals. 
B)  All Native Americans were to be granted the rights to vote and own property. 
C)  Slaves living in America were to be freed and relocated to American colonies in Africa. 
D)  The West was to be ruled as a colony until debts to Revolutionary War soldiers could be repaid. 
E)  America was to provide military support to Canada in its own bid for independence from France.

Question 20

At the time of independence, the nation was largely urban, with most of its population residing in the large seacoast cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

What was Thomas Jefferson's stance on Indians?

What qualifications did the Constitution, ratified in 1787, impose for voting?

Participants in Shays's Rebellion sought to model their strategy on that of

Who took detailed notes of the Constitutional Convention, which were published more than fifty years after the proceedings?

Which of the following was a geographic boundary of the area known as the Northwest Territory?

James Madison argued in The Federalist that the large size and diversity of the United States was a source of political stability, not a weakness.

The Anti-Federalist James Winthrop argued that a bill of rights was necessary in the Constitution because

Which of the following were states empowered to do under the Constitution?

Which of the following is true of the Constitution of 1787 and slavery?

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was able to

Under the Treaty of Greenville of 1795,

Why was Thomas Jefferson not among those alarmed by Shays's Rebellion?

What was Congress able to accomplish with its Native American policy under the Articles of Confederation?

What was one of the terms of the Ordinance of 1785?

Which statement is true about the area stretching from the western boundaries of the existing states to the Mississippi River in the 1780s?

Which of the following occurred at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

What was "the first object of government," according to James Madison?

What is the significance of the Ninth Amendment?

Which of the following statements encapsulates Thomas Jefferson's idea of an "empire of liberty"?

At the time of independence, the nation was largely urban, with most of its population residing in the large seacoast cities.

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

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