Question 1

In The History of the American Revolution, David Ramsay

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A)  argued that the Constitution represented a repudiation of the Revolution. 
B)  urged southern states to demand greater protection for slavery before ratifying the Constitution. 
C)  praised American state constitutions for allowing future amendments. 
D)  took issue with James Madison's vision of "extending the sphere." 
E)  took the British side when explaining why the Revolution occurred. 
A)  argued that the Constitution represented a repudiation of the Revolution. 
B)  urged southern states to demand greater protection for slavery before ratifying the Constitution. 
C)  praised American state constitutions for allowing future amendments. 
D)  took issue with James Madison's vision of "extending the sphere." 
E)  took the British side when explaining why the Revolution occurred.

Question 2

What was the significance of the s in The Federalist?

Accepted Answer

A)  They emphasized the government's role to preserve and protect its citizens' freedom and are now considered one of America's most important contributions to political thought. 
B)  They cautioned against continuous westward expansion and stressed the importance of the Atlantic seaboard as a politically manageable and agriculturally rich land. 
C)  They provided moral arguments against slavery that were adopted by abolitionists in the nineteenth century and emphasized a virtuous citizenry devoted to the common good. 
D)  They raised concerns about the viability of a democratic government in such a large and varied nation as America and advocated waiting several years to ratify the Constitution. 
E)  They provided arguments in favor of giving political power to the poor and erasing economic inequality-ideas repeated by labor organizers a hundred years later. 
A)  They emphasized the government's role to preserve and protect its citizens' freedom and are now considered one of America's most important contributions to political thought. 
B)  They cautioned against continuous westward expansion and stressed the importance of the Atlantic seaboard as a politically manageable and agriculturally rich land. 
C)  They provided moral arguments against slavery that were adopted by abolitionists in the nineteenth century and emphasized a virtuous citizenry devoted to the common good. 
D)  They raised concerns about the viability of a democratic government in such a large and varied nation as America and advocated waiting several years to ratify the Constitution. 
E)  They provided arguments in favor of giving political power to the poor and erasing economic inequality-ideas repeated by labor organizers a hundred years later.

Question 3

Envisioning the nation as a community open to all those devoted to its political institutions and social values is what?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic nationalism 
B)  federalism 
C)  separation of powers 
D)  religious toleration 
E)  civic nationalism 
A)  ethnic nationalism 
B)  federalism 
C)  separation of powers 
D)  religious toleration 
E)  civic nationalism

Question 4

How did Thomas Jefferson react to Shays's Rebellion?

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A)  He urged that troops be raised by the national government. 
B)  He wanted the state of Massachusetts to quickly put down the revolt. 
C)  He did not know about the rebellion because he was in France. 
D)  He urged George Washington to lead the rebels. 
E)  He was not alarmed, seeing it as a positive for the United States. 
A)  He urged that troops be raised by the national government. 
B)  He wanted the state of Massachusetts to quickly put down the revolt. 
C)  He did not know about the rebellion because he was in France. 
D)  He urged George Washington to lead the rebels. 
E)  He was not alarmed, seeing it as a positive for the United States.

Question 5

How did Americans tend to describe their nation during the era of the Revolution?

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A)  as an "empire governed by force" in the spirit of the most powerful European empires that had preceded it 
B)  as a "perpetual union" that, although currently much smaller in size than Great Britain, Spain, and France, was united by ideas 
C)  as a "city upon a hill," with the American population consisting almost entirely of English Puritans 
D)  as a "rising empire," destined to populate and control the entire North American continent 
E)  as a "site of nationalism above all," defined by a national patriotism that no longer had any room for local loyalties 
A)  as an "empire governed by force" in the spirit of the most powerful European empires that had preceded it 
B)  as a "perpetual union" that, although currently much smaller in size than Great Britain, Spain, and France, was united by ideas 
C)  as a "city upon a hill," with the American population consisting almost entirely of English Puritans 
D)  as a "rising empire," destined to populate and control the entire North American continent 
E)  as a "site of nationalism above all," defined by a national patriotism that no longer had any room for local loyalties

Question 6

Which of the following is true of how the leaders of the new nation viewed settlers moving west across the Appalachians in the 1780s?

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A)  They shared their British predecessors' fears that frontier settlers would fight constantly with Native Americans. 
B)  They viewed them as the start of a brigade that was going to spread American values and virtues across the continent. 
C)  They hated them enough to pass laws banning their movement-much like the British Proclamation of 1763-but the settlers ignored them. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin advocated movement westward, but Thomas Jefferson fought him on it. 
E)  Federalists opposed all westward expansion, while Anti-Federalists championed westward migration. 
A)  They shared their British predecessors' fears that frontier settlers would fight constantly with Native Americans. 
B)  They viewed them as the start of a brigade that was going to spread American values and virtues across the continent. 
C)  They hated them enough to pass laws banning their movement-much like the British Proclamation of 1763-but the settlers ignored them. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin advocated movement westward, but Thomas Jefferson fought him on it. 
E)  Federalists opposed all westward expansion, while Anti-Federalists championed westward migration.

Question 7

James Madison wrote and published the book Notes on the State of Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was the annuity system involving the U.S. government and certain Indian tribes?

Accepted Answer

A)  a system under which the Indians ceded land to the United States annually 
B)  a system under which the federal government gave annual monetary grants to Indians 
C)  a system that placed Indians on reservations west of the Mississippi River 
D)  a system that allowed a percentage of Indians each year to attend American schools 
E)  a system where the states paid each local tribe an annual fee for their land 
A)  a system under which the Indians ceded land to the United States annually 
B)  a system under which the federal government gave annual monetary grants to Indians 
C)  a system that placed Indians on reservations west of the Mississippi River 
D)  a system that allowed a percentage of Indians each year to attend American schools 
E)  a system where the states paid each local tribe an annual fee for their land

Question 9

Who said, "Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as the abuses of power"?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison 
B)  George Washington 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  George Mason 
E)  Benjamin Franklin 
A)  James Madison 
B)  George Washington 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  George Mason 
E)  Benjamin Franklin

Question 10

Which of the following scenarios can potentially be seen as a violation of the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  an accused thief spends two years in jail before receiving a trial 
B)  a corporation fires an employee for voicing his opinion on the presidential election 
C)  a defendant is forced to testify in his trial 
D)  a woman is arrested for organizing a peaceful meeting to protest the federal government's immigration policies 
E)  police officers enter and search a suspected thief's home before they obtain a warrant 
A)  an accused thief spends two years in jail before receiving a trial 
B)  a corporation fires an employee for voicing his opinion on the presidential election 
C)  a defendant is forced to testify in his trial 
D)  a woman is arrested for organizing a peaceful meeting to protest the federal government's immigration policies 
E)  police officers enter and search a suspected thief's home before they obtain a warrant

Question 11

What did Thomas Jefferson believe regarding individuals' abilities and achievements?

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A)  They were completely random and unpredictable. 
B)  They were predestined by God. 
C)  They were directly tied to race and were unchangeable. 
D)  They were shaped by social conditions and thus changeable over time. 
E)  They were tied entirely to environment but unrelated to race or intelligence. 
A)  They were completely random and unpredictable. 
B)  They were predestined by God. 
C)  They were directly tied to race and were unchangeable. 
D)  They were shaped by social conditions and thus changeable over time. 
E)  They were tied entirely to environment but unrelated to race or intelligence.

Question 12

Which was a factor that helped to raise support for ratification of the Constitution?

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A)  Patrick Henry's promise to oppose the inclusion of a Bill of Rights. 
B)  violent conflicts with the Indians in the New England states 
C)  the hope that a strong federal government would be able to boost the economy 
D)  Thomas Jefferson's popular s on government 
E)  the promise to Virginians that they would gain more western territory 
A)  Patrick Henry's promise to oppose the inclusion of a Bill of Rights. 
B)  violent conflicts with the Indians in the New England states 
C)  the hope that a strong federal government would be able to boost the economy 
D)  Thomas Jefferson's popular s on government 
E)  the promise to Virginians that they would gain more western territory

Question 13

The U.S. Constitution of 1787 was America's first written constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which is true of the electoral college?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was created through an amendment to the Constitution in response to the disputed election of 1796. 
B)  Members were originally to be chosen by popular election in presidential election years. 
C)  From the start, it was attacked by charges of bribery and corruption. 
D)  It prevented ordinary voters from choosing the president and vice president directly. 
E)  It tasked electors with casting one vote for president and another for vice president. 
A)  It was created through an amendment to the Constitution in response to the disputed election of 1796. 
B)  Members were originally to be chosen by popular election in presidential election years. 
C)  From the start, it was attacked by charges of bribery and corruption. 
D)  It prevented ordinary voters from choosing the president and vice president directly. 
E)  It tasked electors with casting one vote for president and another for vice president.

Question 15

Which was a development in the late eighteenth century that represented an increase in freedoms and rights for Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women entered the public sphere as teachers and lawyers. 
B)  Ex-slaves were given the right to vote in southern states. 
C)  Children were granted explicit legal rights under the Bill of Rights. 
D)  Indentured servitude and apprenticeship declined. 
E)  Indians were granted the right to vote in the Northwest Territory. 
A)  Women entered the public sphere as teachers and lawyers. 
B)  Ex-slaves were given the right to vote in southern states. 
C)  Children were granted explicit legal rights under the Bill of Rights. 
D)  Indentured servitude and apprenticeship declined. 
E)  Indians were granted the right to vote in the Northwest Territory.

Question 16

Who was J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, in addition to being the author of the Letters from an American Farmer?

Accepted Answer

A)  a Frenchman who praised American society in contrast to European society 
B)  the son of a Revolutionary War general who established a prosperous farm in Virginia 
C)  a French trader who died after offending a number of aristocratic families in America 
D)  a former owner of a plantation in the West Indies plantation who relocated to America 
E)  a free black who owned land in Vermont after serving in the Revolutionary War 
A)  a Frenchman who praised American society in contrast to European society 
B)  the son of a Revolutionary War general who established a prosperous farm in Virginia 
C)  a French trader who died after offending a number of aristocratic families in America 
D)  a former owner of a plantation in the West Indies plantation who relocated to America 
E)  a free black who owned land in Vermont after serving in the Revolutionary War

Question 17

Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison opposed it, but the other delegates from Virginia supported it. 
B)  It proposed a one-house legislature, with population determining representation. 
C)  It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house. 
D)  It called for each state to have one vote in Congress. 
E)  It was strongly opposed by the larger, more populated states. 
A)  James Madison opposed it, but the other delegates from Virginia supported it. 
B)  It proposed a one-house legislature, with population determining representation. 
C)  It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house. 
D)  It called for each state to have one vote in Congress. 
E)  It was strongly opposed by the larger, more populated states.

Question 18

States called out militias to stop foreclosures on the homes of debtors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Compare the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution. Which document did a better job of protecting liberties? Running a government? Explain your answer with specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation and the Co

Question 20

Rhode Island's refusal to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention reflected the fact that the state already had well-established trade and debt relief policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

In The History of the American Revolution, David Ramsay

What was the significance of the s in The Federalist?

Envisioning the nation as a community open to all those devoted to its political institutions and social values is what?

How did Thomas Jefferson react to Shays's Rebellion?

How did Americans tend to describe their nation during the era of the Revolution?

Which of the following is true of how the leaders of the new nation viewed settlers moving west across the Appalachians in the 1780s?

James Madison wrote and published the book Notes on the State of Virginia.

What was the annuity system involving the U.S. government and certain Indian tribes?

Who said, "Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as the abuses of power"?

Which of the following scenarios can potentially be seen as a violation of the First Amendment?

What did Thomas Jefferson believe regarding individuals' abilities and achievements?

Which was a factor that helped to raise support for ratification of the Constitution?

The U.S. Constitution of 1787 was America's first written constitution.

Which is true of the electoral college?

Which was a development in the late eighteenth century that represented an increase in freedoms and rights for Americans?

Who was J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, in addition to being the author of the Letters from an American Farmer?

Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?

States called out militias to stop foreclosures on the homes of debtors.

Compare the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution. Which document did a better job of protecting liberties? Running a government? Explain your answer with specific examples.

Rhode Island's refusal to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention reflected the fact that the state already had well-established trade and debt relief policies.

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

A Divided Nation

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