Question 1

Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the thirteen 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 2

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 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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-state sovereignty

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State sovereignty refers to the concept

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-republicanism

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Republicanism is a political ideology th

Question 7

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 
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

Question 8

Among other views, The Federalist, written during the ratification debate, argued that it was

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A) impossible to safeguard the rights of states from the power of a strong central government. 
B) possible to extend a republican form of government over a large territory. 
C) inevitable that slavery would be abolished in the new republic. 
D) illegal to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution. 
E) best to establish a direct democracy. 
A) impossible to safeguard the rights of states from the power of a strong central government. 
B) possible to extend a republican form of government over a large territory. 
C) inevitable that slavery would be abolished in the new republic. 
D) illegal to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution. 
E) best to establish a direct democracy.

Question 9

The struggle for divorce between religion and government, in the post-revolutionary period, proved fiercest in

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A) Maryland. 
B) Virginia. 
C) Rhode Island. 
D) Georgia. 
E) Massachusetts. 
A) Maryland. 
B) Virginia. 
C) Rhode Island. 
D) Georgia. 
E) Massachusetts.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-republican motherhood

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Republican motherhood is a term that ori

Question 11

Which of the following represents a political compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention that was incorporated into the Constitution?

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A) Counting all slaves fully as a person in apportioning membership in the House 
B) Short-term continuation of the foreign slave trade before Congress could abolish this controversial form of human commerce 
C) Direct election of the president 
D) Control of interstate commerce by the national government 
E) Prohibiting states from abolishing slavery in their respective states 
A) Counting all slaves fully as a person in apportioning membership in the House 
B) Short-term continuation of the foreign slave trade before Congress could abolish this controversial form of human commerce 
C) Direct election of the president 
D) Control of interstate commerce by the national government 
E) Prohibiting states from abolishing slavery in their respective states

Question 12

Antifederalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?

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A) Executive 
B) Legislative 
C) Judicial 
D) Cabinet 
E) All of these 
A) Executive 
B) Legislative 
C) Judicial 
D) Cabinet 
E) All of these

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Constitution of the United States

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The Constitution of the United States is

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-popular sovereignty

Accepted Answer

Popular sovereignty is a political doctr

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-civic virtue

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Civic virtue is a concept and practice d

Question 16

Had you been a delegate to the Virginia state convention, charged with considering ratification of the Constitution, would you have voted to ratify the Constitution? Had you been a delegate to the New Hampshire state convention, charged with considering ratification of the Constitution, would you have voted to ratify the Constitution? Defend your ratification decisions in each case.
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As a delegate to the Virginia state conv

Question 17

Shays's Rebellion was provoked by

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A) fear that the Articles of Confederation had created too strong a national government for the United States. 
B) efforts by wealthy merchants to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution. 
C) a quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont. 
D) foreclosures on the mortgages of debt-strapped backcountry farmers. 
E) the government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans. 
A) fear that the Articles of Confederation had created too strong a national government for the United States. 
B) efforts by wealthy merchants to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution. 
C) a quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont. 
D) foreclosures on the mortgages of debt-strapped backcountry farmers. 
E) the government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans.

Question 18

The Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery because

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A) they did not truly believe in democracy. 
B) a fight over slavery might destroy national unity. 
C) they were more concerned with securing equality for women. 
D) the North, as its industry expanded, began to rely more heavily on slave labor. 
E) economic conditions would not allow such a loss. 
A) they did not truly believe in democracy. 
B) a fight over slavery might destroy national unity. 
C) they were more concerned with securing equality for women. 
D) the North, as its industry expanded, began to rely more heavily on slave labor. 
E) economic conditions would not allow such a loss.

Question 19

Immediately after the Revolution, the new American nation's greatest strength lay in its

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A) ingrained respect for authority. 
B) excellent political leadership. 
C) lack of inhibiting political heritage. 
D) sound economic structure. 
E) economic ties to France. 
A) ingrained respect for authority. 
B) excellent political leadership. 
C) lack of inhibiting political heritage. 
D) sound economic structure. 
E) economic ties to France.

Question 20

The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

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A) reconcile states' rights with strong national government. 
B) transfer territories to equal statehood. 
C) abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D) balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E) conduct foreign policy while remaining neutral. 
A) reconcile states' rights with strong national government. 
B) transfer territories to equal statehood. 
C) abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D) balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E) conduct foreign policy while remaining neutral.

Exam 9: The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

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

The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to

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

The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -state sovereignty

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -republicanism

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

Among other views, The Federalist, written during the ratification debate, argued that it was

The struggle for divorce between religion and government, in the post-revolutionary period, proved fiercest in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -republican motherhood

Which of the following represents a political compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention that was incorporated into the Constitution?

Antifederalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Constitution of the United States

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -popular sovereignty

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -civic virtue

Shays's Rebellion was provoked by

The Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery because

Immediately after the Revolution, the new American nation's greatest strength lay in its

The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

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