Question 1

The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to

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A)  organize development of the western lands. 
B)  deal with foreign affairs. 
C)  apportion state representation equally. 
D)  enforce a tax-collection program. 
E)  establish a postal service. 
A)  organize development of the western lands. 
B)  deal with foreign affairs. 
C)  apportion state representation equally. 
D)  enforce a tax-collection program. 
E)  establish a postal service.

Question 2

Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the 13 states

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A)  improved to the point of total unity. 
B)  was good economically but poor politically. 
C)  led to a single currency. 
D)  convinced many that a stronger central government was needed. 
E)  was good politically but poor economically. 
A)  improved to the point of total unity. 
B)  was good economically but poor politically. 
C)  led to a single currency. 
D)  convinced many that a stronger central government was needed. 
E)  was good politically but poor economically.

Question 3

The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was

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A)  government control of public lands. 
B)  the struggle of control of commerce between states and the central government. 
C)  Indian policy. 
D)  monetary policy. 
E)  foreign threats to our independence. 
A)  government control of public lands. 
B)  the struggle of control of commerce between states and the central government. 
C)  Indian policy. 
D)  monetary policy. 
E)  foreign threats to our independence.

Question 4

The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when

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A)  agreement was reached on who would be president. 
B)  states gave up their right to coin money. 
C)  all states claiming western lands surrendered them to the national government. 
D)  the states gave up their power to establish tariffs. 
E)  a two-house national legislature was added. 
A)  agreement was reached on who would be president. 
B)  states gave up their right to coin money. 
C)  all states claiming western lands surrendered them to the national government. 
D)  the states gave up their power to establish tariffs. 
E)  a two-house national legislature was added.

Question 5

As a means of ensuring that legislators stay in touch with the mood of the people, state constitutions

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A)  were rewritten once every 10 years. 
B)  were rewritten once every five years. 
C)  required yearly visits to the homes of their constituents. 
D)  stipulated that ordinary legislation could override the constitution. 
E)  required the annual election of legislators. 
A)  were rewritten once every 10 years. 
B)  were rewritten once every five years. 
C)  required yearly visits to the homes of their constituents. 
D)  stipulated that ordinary legislation could override the constitution. 
E)  required the annual election of legislators.

Question 6

Had you been a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, how would you have voted on such issues as representation, taxation, regulation of commerce, and the slave trade? Why?

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As a delegate to the Constitutional Conv

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Delaware .

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The first

Question 8

The one branch of the government elected directly by the people is the

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A)  military. 
B)  House of Representatives. 
C)  executive. 
D)  judiciary. 
E)  Senate. 
A)  military. 
B)  House of Representatives. 
C)  executive. 
D)  judiciary. 
E)  Senate.

Question 9

One reason that the United States avoided the frightful excesses of the French Revolution is that

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A)  America declared martial law until the Constitution was enacted in 1789. 
B)  the American Revolution suddenly overturned the entire political framework. 
C)  cheap land was easily available and America had few landed aristocrats. 
D)  political democracy preceded economic democracy. 
E)  a strong sense of class consciousness already existed. 
A)  America declared martial law until the Constitution was enacted in 1789. 
B)  the American Revolution suddenly overturned the entire political framework. 
C)  cheap land was easily available and America had few landed aristocrats. 
D)  political democracy preceded economic democracy. 
E)  a strong sense of class consciousness already existed.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of antifederalists.

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Opposed a strong federal gover

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of Alexander Hamilton.

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A New Yorker who drafted a pro

Question 12

Identify the statement that is false.

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A)  The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. 
B)  The American Revolution did not suddenly and violently overturn the entire social and political framework. 
C)  During the American Revolution, people's lives were thrown in turmoil, they were unable to carry on day to day tasks and activities. 
D)  Some isolated communities were unaware that the American Revolution was even going on. 
E)  With the exodus of Loyalists, the emergence of a new Patriot elite was allowed to emerge. 
A)  The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. 
B)  The American Revolution did not suddenly and violently overturn the entire social and political framework. 
C)  During the American Revolution, people's lives were thrown in turmoil, they were unable to carry on day to day tasks and activities. 
D)  Some isolated communities were unaware that the American Revolution was even going on. 
E)  With the exodus of Loyalists, the emergence of a new Patriot elite was allowed to emerge.

Question 13

The economic drawbacks of political independence for the United States included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  much of the coveted commerce of Great Britain remained reserved for loyal members of the British Empire. 
B)  American ships were now barred from British and British West Indies harbors. 
C)  fisheries were disrupted by increased competition. 
D)  bounties for ships' stores had abruptly ended. 
E)  the accompanying repeal of the Navigation Laws by Great Britain. 
A)  much of the coveted commerce of Great Britain remained reserved for loyal members of the British Empire. 
B)  American ships were now barred from British and British West Indies harbors. 
C)  fisheries were disrupted by increased competition. 
D)  bounties for ships' stores had abruptly ended. 
E)  the accompanying repeal of the Navigation Laws by Great Britain.

Question 14

Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, especially in regard to the specific powers granted by each to the national government.

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The Articles of Confederation and the Co

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman.

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Sued her Massachusetts master

Question 16

As a result of the Revolution, many state capitals were relocated westward

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A)  because better roads now made this territory more easily accessible. 
B)  due to a fear of British capture. 
C)  because water routes were now opened to the interior regions. 
D)  to get them away from the haughty eastern seaports. 
E)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  because better roads now made this territory more easily accessible. 
B)  due to a fear of British capture. 
C)  because water routes were now opened to the interior regions. 
D)  to get them away from the haughty eastern seaports. 
E)  All of the above are correct.

Question 17

All of the following are true statements about the status of blacks during the Revolutionary era EXCEPT

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A)  several northern states abolished slavery or provided for gradual emancipation. 
B)  a few Virginia masters freed their slaves. 
C)  no states south of Pennsylvania outlawed slavery. 
D)  many states passed laws that permitted blacks to marry and own land. 
E)  laws in the North and the South harshly discriminated against free and enslaved blacks. 
A)  several northern states abolished slavery or provided for gradual emancipation. 
B)  a few Virginia masters freed their slaves. 
C)  no states south of Pennsylvania outlawed slavery. 
D)  many states passed laws that permitted blacks to marry and own land. 
E)  laws in the North and the South harshly discriminated against free and enslaved blacks.

Question 18

According to the text's authors, "In some respects, the hated British Navigation Laws were more disagreeable after independence than before." What is the basis for their conclusion?

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The text's authors suggest that the Brit

Question 19

The Revolutionary War and political independence for the United States

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A)  stimulated American manufacturing. 
B)  encouraged a more widespread respect for private property. 
C)  produced runaway inflation in many states. 
D)  stimulated a wave of speculation and profiteering in the nation. 
E)  saw America remain mostly a nation of farmers. 
A)  stimulated American manufacturing. 
B)  encouraged a more widespread respect for private property. 
C)  produced runaway inflation in many states. 
D)  stimulated a wave of speculation and profiteering in the nation. 
E)  saw America remain mostly a nation of farmers.

Question 20

As a result of the Revolution's emphasis on equality, all of the following were achieved EXCEPT

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A)  the reduction of property qualifications for voting by most states. 
B)  the growth of trade organizations for artisans and laborers. 
C)  the establishment of the world's first antislavery society. 
D)  full equality between women and men. 
E)  abolishing medieval inheritance laws. 
A)  the reduction of property qualifications for voting by most states. 
B)  the growth of trade organizations for artisans and laborers. 
C)  the establishment of the world's first antislavery society. 
D)  full equality between women and men. 
E)  abolishing medieval inheritance laws.

Exam 8: The Confederation and the Constitution

The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to

Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the 13 states

The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was

The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when

As a means of ensuring that legislators stay in touch with the mood of the people, state constitutions

Had you been a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, how would you have voted on such issues as representation, taxation, regulation of commerce, and the slave trade? Why?

Identify and state the historical significance of Delaware .

The one branch of the government elected directly by the people is the

One reason that the United States avoided the frightful excesses of the French Revolution is that

Identify and state the historical significance of antifederalists.

Identify and state the historical significance of Alexander Hamilton.

Identify the statement that is false.

The economic drawbacks of political independence for the United States included all of the following EXCEPT

Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, especially in regard to the specific powers granted by each to the national government.

Identify and state the historical significance of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman.

As a result of the Revolution, many state capitals were relocated westward

All of the following are true statements about the status of blacks during the Revolutionary era EXCEPT

According to the text's authors, "In some respects, the hated British Navigation Laws were more disagreeable after independence than before." What is the basis for their conclusion?

The Revolutionary War and political independence for the United States

As a result of the Revolution's emphasis on equality, all of the following were achieved EXCEPT

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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