Question 1

In regard to slavery, what did the Constitution do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed slavery but also contained a potential method to end slavery. 
B)  It fully defined who was a slave. 
C)  It made slavery mandatory in the South. 
D)  It ended the external slave trade immediately. 
E)  It established a twenty-year limit on the buying and selling of slaves within the United States. 
A)  It allowed slavery but also contained a potential method to end slavery. 
B)  It fully defined who was a slave. 
C)  It made slavery mandatory in the South. 
D)  It ended the external slave trade immediately. 
E)  It established a twenty-year limit on the buying and selling of slaves within the United States.

Question 2

Which of the following was a characteristic of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress was a two-chambered body, with a House of Delegates and a Council. 
B)  Congress could not levy taxes or regulate commerce. 
C)  Congress could amend the Articles by a two-thirds vote. 
D)  There were two branches of government-judicial and legislative-but no executive. 
E)  The more populous a state, the more votes it cast in Congress. 
A)  Congress was a two-chambered body, with a House of Delegates and a Council. 
B)  Congress could not levy taxes or regulate commerce. 
C)  Congress could amend the Articles by a two-thirds vote. 
D)  There were two branches of government-judicial and legislative-but no executive. 
E)  The more populous a state, the more votes it cast in Congress.

Question 3

Who in the nineteenth century used the words "We the people" from the Constitution to claim that the southern states could not secede from the Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  Abraham Lincoln 
C)  George Washington 
D)  Jefferson Davis 
E)  Daniel Webster 
A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  Abraham Lincoln 
C)  George Washington 
D)  Jefferson Davis 
E)  Daniel Webster

Question 4

Which of the following was a challenge that America faced in the era of the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  a predominantly urban population 
B)  a drawn-out, ongoing war with the Indians in the Mid-Atlantic 
C)  the fact that literacy rates and property ownership among white citizens were low 
D)  the strength of local, as opposed to national, loyalties 
E)  a series of fierce and bloody slave uprisings 
A)  a predominantly urban population 
B)  a drawn-out, ongoing war with the Indians in the Mid-Atlantic 
C)  the fact that literacy rates and property ownership among white citizens were low 
D)  the strength of local, as opposed to national, loyalties 
E)  a series of fierce and bloody slave uprisings

Question 5

Who revised the preamble and put other final written touches on the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gouverneur Morris 
B)  James Madison 
C)  Ben Franklin 
D)  Alexander Hamilton 
E)  John Jay 
A)  Gouverneur Morris 
B)  James Madison 
C)  Ben Franklin 
D)  Alexander Hamilton 
E)  John Jay

Question 6

Which of the following statements accurately describes the economic practices of the states under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many states enacted laws protecting the property of creditors. 
B)  States were authorized to sell land under various land ordinances. 
C)  States were not given the authority to print money. 
D)  The coastal states signed trade agreements with England. 
E)  Several states imposed tariff duties on imported goods. 
A)  Many states enacted laws protecting the property of creditors. 
B)  States were authorized to sell land under various land ordinances. 
C)  States were not given the authority to print money. 
D)  The coastal states signed trade agreements with England. 
E)  Several states imposed tariff duties on imported goods.

Question 7

Which of the following sentiments would Hector St. John Crèvecoeur agree with based on the excerpt from his Letters from an American Farmer?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States was a land of new opportunities for European immigrants. 
B)  Without a strong federal Constitution, the American experiment was sure to fail 
C)  Power corrupts and must be held in check through the separation of powers. 
D)  An agrarian lifestyle was essential to American virtue. 
E)  Free African-Americans were "citizens of color" deserving of full legal rights. 
A)  The United States was a land of new opportunities for European immigrants. 
B)  Without a strong federal Constitution, the American experiment was sure to fail 
C)  Power corrupts and must be held in check through the separation of powers. 
D)  An agrarian lifestyle was essential to American virtue. 
E)  Free African-Americans were "citizens of color" deserving of full legal rights.

Question 8

Battles over Indian territory continued after ratification of the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How did the framers of the Constitution balance the competing claims of local self-government, sectional interests, and national authority?

Accepted Answer

The framers of the Constitution balanced

Question 10

Anti-Federalists included

Accepted Answer

A)  Patrick Henry and John Adams. 
B)  George Washington and John Hancock. 
C)  Samuel Adams and James Madison. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin and John Jay. 
E)  Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry. 
A)  Patrick Henry and John Adams. 
B)  George Washington and John Hancock. 
C)  Samuel Adams and James Madison. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin and John Jay. 
E)  Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry.

Question 11

Under President Washington, Secretary of War Henry Knox had hoped to pursue a more peaceful policy with the Indians. How did U.S. policy concerning the Indians unfold in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

Despite Secretary of War Henry Knox's ho

Question 12

Who was allowed to become a citizen following the Naturalization Act of 1790?

Accepted Answer

A)  children of slaves 
B)  German immigrants 
C)  free blacks not born in the United States 
D)  Japanese immigrants 
E)  Native Americans 
A)  children of slaves 
B)  German immigrants 
C)  free blacks not born in the United States 
D)  Japanese immigrants 
E)  Native Americans

Question 13

What was one of the rights named in the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to vote regardless of gender 
B)  the right to equal protection under the law 
C)  the right to trial by jury 
D)  the right of sovereign immunity 
E)  the right to sell alcohol 
A)  the right to vote regardless of gender 
B)  the right to equal protection under the law 
C)  the right to trial by jury 
D)  the right of sovereign immunity 
E)  the right to sell alcohol

Question 14

Jefferson believed that African-Americans could eventually achieve economic independence and practice effective self-government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What role did the Constitution play in the question of American citizenship?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution officially granted citizenship to any white person born on American soil, formalizing the definition of citizenship that had long been held by the colonies. 
B)  The Constitution did not include the word "citizen" whatsoever because the Declaration of Independence already had already granted citizenship to all property-owning males. 
C)  The Constitution gave a detailed description of the role of the federal government, rather than the states, in defining and guaranteeing the rights of all American citizens. 
D)  The Constitution specified that all white people over the age of eighteen were to be considered citizens and, as children, needed to prove their loyalty to the nation. 
E)  The Constitution failed to define the word "citizen," reflecting the lack of a commonly agreed-upon understanding of the rights that went with citizenship. 
A)  The Constitution officially granted citizenship to any white person born on American soil, formalizing the definition of citizenship that had long been held by the colonies. 
B)  The Constitution did not include the word "citizen" whatsoever because the Declaration of Independence already had already granted citizenship to all property-owning males. 
C)  The Constitution gave a detailed description of the role of the federal government, rather than the states, in defining and guaranteeing the rights of all American citizens. 
D)  The Constitution specified that all white people over the age of eighteen were to be considered citizens and, as children, needed to prove their loyalty to the nation. 
E)  The Constitution failed to define the word "citizen," reflecting the lack of a commonly agreed-upon understanding of the rights that went with citizenship.

Question 16

The Somerset case

Accepted Answer

A)  ended the importation of slaves into the United States. 
B)  established the idea that any slaves who set foot on British soil would become free. 
C)  freed slaves from the ship Amistad. 
D)  used the language of liberty to rule that free blacks could own property. 
E)  set the precedent that fugitive slaves had to be returned to their masters. 
A)  ended the importation of slaves into the United States. 
B)  established the idea that any slaves who set foot on British soil would become free. 
C)  freed slaves from the ship Amistad. 
D)  used the language of liberty to rule that free blacks could own property. 
E)  set the precedent that fugitive slaves had to be returned to their masters.

Question 17

Alexander Hamilton

Accepted Answer

A)  believed that wealthy men from elite families should rule the country. 
B)  was an Anti-Federalist. 
C)  was born in New York. 
D)  believed that the president should hold office for only three years. 
E)  wrote the Bill of Rights. 
A)  believed that wealthy men from elite families should rule the country. 
B)  was an Anti-Federalist. 
C)  was born in New York. 
D)  believed that the president should hold office for only three years. 
E)  wrote the Bill of Rights.

Question 18

What about the Bill of Rights was most remarkable in its departure from British precedent and even the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  It invoked the blessing of divine providence. 
B)  It provided constitutional recognition of religious freedom. 
C)  It was the first document to mention the term "unalienable rights." 
D)  It referred to the pursuit of happiness. 
E)  It granted the right to assemble. 
A)  It invoked the blessing of divine providence. 
B)  It provided constitutional recognition of religious freedom. 
C)  It was the first document to mention the term "unalienable rights." 
D)  It referred to the pursuit of happiness. 
E)  It granted the right to assemble.

Question 19

The 1790 Naturalization Act established a policy of "open immigration" and naturalization for

Accepted Answer

A)  all people of the world. 
B)  white Europeans. 
C)  Asians. 
D)  Africans. 
E)  Indians. 
A)  all people of the world. 
B)  white Europeans. 
C)  Asians. 
D)  Africans. 
E)  Indians.

Question 20

Using Letters from an American Farmer and Notes on the State of Virginia, discuss the reach of American citizenship. What did it take to be free and to have liberties in the new nation? According to Crèvecoeur and Jefferson, would there ever be a time when America might be a melting pot of more than just white Europeans?

Accepted Answer

In "Letters from an American Farmer," Cr

Exam 7: Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

In regard to slavery, what did the Constitution do?

Which of the following was a characteristic of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

Who in the nineteenth century used the words "We the people" from the Constitution to claim that the southern states could not secede from the Union?

Which of the following was a challenge that America faced in the era of the Revolution?

Who revised the preamble and put other final written touches on the Constitution?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the economic practices of the states under the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following sentiments would Hector St. John Crèvecoeur agree with based on the excerpt from his Letters from an American Farmer?

Battles over Indian territory continued after ratification of the Constitution.

How did the framers of the Constitution balance the competing claims of local self-government, sectional interests, and national authority?

Anti-Federalists included

Under President Washington, Secretary of War Henry Knox had hoped to pursue a more peaceful policy with the Indians. How did U.S. policy concerning the Indians unfold in the 1790s?

Who was allowed to become a citizen following the Naturalization Act of 1790?

What was one of the rights named in the Bill of Rights?

Jefferson believed that African-Americans could eventually achieve economic independence and practice effective self-government.

What role did the Constitution play in the question of American citizenship?

The Somerset case

Alexander Hamilton

What about the Bill of Rights was most remarkable in its departure from British precedent and even the Declaration of Independence?

The 1790 Naturalization Act established a policy of "open immigration" and naturalization for

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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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