Question 1

Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to the antifederalists who opposed it was the

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A) creation of a federal district for the national capital. 
B) creation of a standing army. 
C) absence of a bill of rights. 
D) omission of any reference to God. 
E) creation of the presidency. 
A) creation of a federal district for the national capital. 
B) creation of a standing army. 
C) absence of a bill of rights. 
D) omission of any reference to God. 
E) creation of the presidency.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-loose confederation

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A "loose confederation" refers to a unio

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"three-fifths compromise"

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The Three-Fifths Compromise was a pivota

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alexander Hamilton

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Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father

Question 5

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 6

The American Revolution was

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A) truly radical. 
B) inconsequential in world history. 
C) an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. 
D) very much like the French revolution. 
E) very much like the Russian revolution. 
A) truly radical. 
B) inconsequential in world history. 
C) an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. 
D) very much like the French revolution. 
E) very much like the Russian revolution.

Question 7

The "large-state plan," or Virginia Plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention

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A) ultimately provided the final congressional framework of the Constitution. 
B) was proposed by Patrick Henry. 
C) uniformly favored rural states over urban states. 
D) uniformly favored southern states over northern states. 
E) based representation in the House and Senate on population. 
A) ultimately provided the final congressional framework of the Constitution. 
B) was proposed by Patrick Henry. 
C) uniformly favored rural states over urban states. 
D) uniformly favored southern states over northern states. 
E) based representation in the House and Senate on population.

Question 8

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance, starting with the most important reason. Justify your selection and arrangement.

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The most important reason why the Articl

Question 9

Most of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention could best be labeled

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A) states' rightists. 
B) antifederalists. 
C) nationalists. 
D) ordinary citizens. 
E) counter-revolutionaries. 
A) states' rightists. 
B) antifederalists. 
C) nationalists. 
D) ordinary citizens. 
E) counter-revolutionaries.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-checks and balances

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Checks and balances is a fundamental pri

Question 11

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

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A) relatively well-to-do. 
B) appointed by state legislatures. 
C) elected by vote of property owners in each state. 
D) experienced at writing constitutions. 
E) lawyers. 
A) relatively well-to-do. 
B) appointed by state legislatures. 
C) elected by vote of property owners in each state. 
D) experienced at writing constitutions. 
E) lawyers.

Question 12

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 13

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-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 14

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress

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A) was specifically designed to have limited authority and power to regulate political and economic affairs in the states. 
B) had no control over public land policy. 
C) had no power to regulate commerce. 
D) had no tax-collecting authority. 
E) acted in a judicial as well as legislative capacity. 
A) was specifically designed to have limited authority and power to regulate political and economic affairs in the states. 
B) had no control over public land policy. 
C) had no power to regulate commerce. 
D) had no tax-collecting authority. 
E) acted in a judicial as well as legislative capacity.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Electoral College

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The Electoral College is an institution

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Patrick Henry

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Patrick Henry was a prominent figure in

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Jersey Plan or "the small-state plan"

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The New Jersey Plan, also known as "the

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"mobocracy"

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Mobocracy is a term derived from the wor

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

Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to the antifederalists who opposed it was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -loose confederation

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"three-fifths compromise"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alexander Hamilton

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

The American Revolution was

The "large-state plan," or Virginia Plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance, starting with the most important reason. Justify your selection and arrangement.

Most of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention could best be labeled

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -checks and balances

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

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?

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The Revolutionary War and political independence for the United States

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Electoral College

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Patrick Henry

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Jersey Plan or "the small-state plan"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"mobocracy"

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The Revolutionary War and political independence for the United States

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress