Question 1

In the 1780s, what group supported a stronger national government due to their desire for tariff protection from foreign imports?

Accepted Answer

A)  indebted farmers 
B)  Indians 
C)  women 
D)  urban artisans 
E)  wage-earners 
A)  indebted farmers 
B)  Indians 
C)  women 
D)  urban artisans 
E)  wage-earners

Question 2

The Articles of Confederation employed the principles of federalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The New Jersey Plan proposed a single-house legislature in which each state had one vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What was a feature of the U.S. economy in the 1780s?

Accepted Answer

A)  New markets in Asia more than made up for the loss of markets in the British West Indies. 
B)  Imported goods flooded the American market, undercutting craftsmen and driving down wages. 
C)  Congress abolished all state tariffs on imported goods. 
D)  Farmers largely benefited from the economy, while craftsmen suffered. 
E)  Many states stopped printing paper money in order to make it easier for individuals to pay their debts. 
A)  New markets in Asia more than made up for the loss of markets in the British West Indies. 
B)  Imported goods flooded the American market, undercutting craftsmen and driving down wages. 
C)  Congress abolished all state tariffs on imported goods. 
D)  Farmers largely benefited from the economy, while craftsmen suffered. 
E)  Many states stopped printing paper money in order to make it easier for individuals to pay their debts.

Question 5

Which of the following groups tended to be Anti-Federalist during the ratification debates?

Accepted Answer

A)  wealthier citizens 
B)  rural residents closely tied to the commercial marketplace 
C)  merchants engaged in foreign commerce 
D)  state politicians 
E)  urban artisans, laborers, and sailors 
A)  wealthier citizens 
B)  rural residents closely tied to the commercial marketplace 
C)  merchants engaged in foreign commerce 
D)  state politicians 
E)  urban artisans, laborers, and sailors

Question 6

The U.S. Constitution of 1787 provided a clear definition of U.S. citizenship that excluded blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the U.S. Constitution, the fugitive slave clause kept the condition of bondage for a slave even if he or she escaped to a free state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why did James Madison believe that the problem of balancing democracy and respect for property would only grow in the years ahead?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic development would increase the number of poor people. 
B)  The expansion of slavery would concentrate power in the hands of slave owners. 
C)  The Constitution provided for direct elections by the people of the Senate and president. 
D)  The Constitution provided for the abolition of slavery in 1808. 
E)  The Constitution made all Native Americans citizens. 
A)  Economic development would increase the number of poor people. 
B)  The expansion of slavery would concentrate power in the hands of slave owners. 
C)  The Constitution provided for direct elections by the people of the Senate and president. 
D)  The Constitution provided for the abolition of slavery in 1808. 
E)  The Constitution made all Native Americans citizens.

Question 9

Explain the arguments of the Anti-Federalists. How did they define liberty and what role did they see government having in protecting that liberty?

Accepted Answer

The Anti-Federalists were a group of ind

Question 10

In the aftermath of the Revolution, a common national identity and consciousness

Accepted Answer

A)  cemented immediately. 
B)  never really developed. roots 
C)  took time to sink deep. 
D)  was required by law. 
E)  existed only among poor people. 
A)  cemented immediately. 
B)  never really developed. roots 
C)  took time to sink deep. 
D)  was required by law. 
E)  existed only among poor people.

Question 11

James Madison declared, "Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as the abuses of power." This statement reflected a concern that public liberty might endanger private liberty. Carefully analyze this concern. Why might some Americans take this view? Which liberty was more valued? How did the final Constitution reflect this concern?

Accepted Answer

James Madison's statement reflects a con

Question 12

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 did not acknowledge that the Indians owned their land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In which of the following ways did the Constitution help enable future anti-slavery efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution made it impossible for the condition of bondage to remain attached to a person after escaping to a state where slavery had been abolished. 
B)  The Constitution included a slave trade clause that officially ended the importation of slaves immediately upon the signing of the Constitution. 
C)  By treating slavery as solely an economic issue, the Constitution provided the federal government the right to regulate it as "interstate commerce." 
D)  By allowing slavery to remain a state-based institution, the Constitution permitted the national government to limit its spread into the western territories. 
E)  The Constitution granted the federal government the right to tax slaves as property, thus making them less profitable to their owners. 
A)  The Constitution made it impossible for the condition of bondage to remain attached to a person after escaping to a state where slavery had been abolished. 
B)  The Constitution included a slave trade clause that officially ended the importation of slaves immediately upon the signing of the Constitution. 
C)  By treating slavery as solely an economic issue, the Constitution provided the federal government the right to regulate it as "interstate commerce." 
D)  By allowing slavery to remain a state-based institution, the Constitution permitted the national government to limit its spread into the western territories. 
E)  The Constitution granted the federal government the right to tax slaves as property, thus making them less profitable to their owners.

Question 14

What did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention agree that the Constitution should create?

Accepted Answer

A)  a three-house Congress where states would be represented according to the size of their population 
B)  a hands-off government where states could make nearly all the important decisions 
C)  a House of Representatives where representatives would be elected every seven years 
D)  a Senate that would serve life terms, like the House of Lords of England 
E)  a legislature, an executive, and a national judiciary 
A)  a three-house Congress where states would be represented according to the size of their population 
B)  a hands-off government where states could make nearly all the important decisions 
C)  a House of Representatives where representatives would be elected every seven years 
D)  a Senate that would serve life terms, like the House of Lords of England 
E)  a legislature, an executive, and a national judiciary

Question 15

The original Constitution

Accepted Answer

A)  was written in four months and is around 4,000 words long. 
B)  was written in nine months and is around 7,000 words long. 
C)  was written in two years and is 3,000 words long. 
D)  was written in five years and is around 20,000 words long. 
E)  was written in ten years and is around 100,000 words long. 
A)  was written in four months and is around 4,000 words long. 
B)  was written in nine months and is around 7,000 words long. 
C)  was written in two years and is 3,000 words long. 
D)  was written in five years and is around 20,000 words long. 
E)  was written in ten years and is around 100,000 words long.

Question 16

Which of the following was accomplished by the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Treaty of Greenville was signed. 
B)  Ordinances were passed for establishing settlement of western territory. 
C)  Trade agreements were signed with Spain and France. 
D)  A moratorium on the importation of slaves was put into place. 
E)  National currency was printed to control inflation of state currencies. 
A)  The Treaty of Greenville was signed. 
B)  Ordinances were passed for establishing settlement of western territory. 
C)  Trade agreements were signed with Spain and France. 
D)  A moratorium on the importation of slaves was put into place. 
E)  National currency was printed to control inflation of state currencies.

Question 17

Which of the following people would have been the most likely supporter of the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a merchant desiring access to British markets 
B)  a Continental army officer from the Revolutionary War 
C)  an urban artisan 
D)  a person who owned a bond issued by the Congress 
E)  an indebted farmer in western Massachusetts 
A)  a merchant desiring access to British markets 
B)  a Continental army officer from the Revolutionary War 
C)  an urban artisan 
D)  a person who owned a bond issued by the Congress 
E)  an indebted farmer in western Massachusetts

Question 18

Why did Congress claim that some Indians had forfeited their land rights in the aftermath of independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  because they did not farm it 
B)  because the Indians never believed that they owned the land 
C)  because they were racially inferior 
D)  because they had no written title to the land 
E)  because they had aided the British during the war 
A)  because they did not farm it 
B)  because the Indians never believed that they owned the land 
C)  because they were racially inferior 
D)  because they had no written title to the land 
E)  because they had aided the British during the war

Question 19

Which of the following ideas does J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur express in Letters from an American Farmer?

Accepted Answer

A)  America as a Christian nation first and foremost 
B)  America as a nation defined by unsettled, uncultivated land 
C)  America as a melting pot for various ethnicities 
D)  America as a place that emphasized nobility, where the "streets are paved with gold" 
E)  America as a country of Englishmen who all shared the same motives 
A)  America as a Christian nation first and foremost 
B)  America as a nation defined by unsettled, uncultivated land 
C)  America as a melting pot for various ethnicities 
D)  America as a place that emphasized nobility, where the "streets are paved with gold" 
E)  America as a country of Englishmen who all shared the same motives

Question 20

The Constitution's most energetic supporters were

Accepted Answer

A)  men of substantial property. 
B)  Virginians. 
C)  small farmers. 
D)  New Yorkers. 
E)  North Carolinians. 
A)  men of substantial property. 
B)  Virginians. 
C)  small farmers. 
D)  New Yorkers. 
E)  North Carolinians.

Exam 7: Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

In the 1780s, what group supported a stronger national government due to their desire for tariff protection from foreign imports?

The Articles of Confederation employed the principles of federalism.

The New Jersey Plan proposed a single-house legislature in which each state had one vote.

What was a feature of the U.S. economy in the 1780s?

Which of the following groups tended to be Anti-Federalist during the ratification debates?

The U.S. Constitution of 1787 provided a clear definition of U.S. citizenship that excluded blacks.

In the U.S. Constitution, the fugitive slave clause kept the condition of bondage for a slave even if he or she escaped to a free state.

Why did James Madison believe that the problem of balancing democracy and respect for property would only grow in the years ahead?

Explain the arguments of the Anti-Federalists. How did they define liberty and what role did they see government having in protecting that liberty?

In the aftermath of the Revolution, a common national identity and consciousness

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 did not acknowledge that the Indians owned their land.

In which of the following ways did the Constitution help enable future anti-slavery efforts?

What did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention agree that the Constitution should create?

The original Constitution

Which of the following was accomplished by the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following people would have been the most likely supporter of the Articles of Confederation?

Why did Congress claim that some Indians had forfeited their land rights in the aftermath of independence?

Which of the following ideas does J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur express in Letters from an American Farmer?

The Constitution's most energetic supporters were

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