Question 1

The most important result of the Annapolis Meeting of 1786 was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  that it added support for the Articles of Confederation 
B)  the establishment of new, more efficient trade regulations for the United States 
C)  the settlement of problems involving Spain's control of the Mississippi River 
D)  the nationalists' recommendation to Congress for a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation 
E)  the growing political power and influence of James Madison 
A)  that it added support for the Articles of Confederation 
B)  the establishment of new, more efficient trade regulations for the United States 
C)  the settlement of problems involving Spain's control of the Mississippi River 
D)  the nationalists' recommendation to Congress for a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation 
E)  the growing political power and influence of James Madison

Question 2

Why did most first state constitutions include a bill of rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  To remind future rulers of the exact limits of their authority. 
B)  To establish the rights of white male landowners. 
C)  To create a stronger central federal government. 
D)  To prevent weak state governments. 
E)  Because the federal constitution included a bill of rights. 
A)  To remind future rulers of the exact limits of their authority. 
B)  To establish the rights of white male landowners. 
C)  To create a stronger central federal government. 
D)  To prevent weak state governments. 
E)  Because the federal constitution included a bill of rights.

Question 3

Why didn't William Paterson's New Jersey Plan appeal to most delegates of the Philadelphia Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  It failed to provide a solution to the Convention's most pressing issues. 
B)  It proposed a two-house national legislature, giving the federal government too much power. 
C)  It represented the wishes only of the large states, excluding small and weak states. 
D)  It was strongly supported by Madison and his colleagues, so most delegates rejected it on that basis alone. 
E)  It denied Congress power to tax or regulate trade, severely hampering its political and economic viability. 
A)  It failed to provide a solution to the Convention's most pressing issues. 
B)  It proposed a two-house national legislature, giving the federal government too much power. 
C)  It represented the wishes only of the large states, excluding small and weak states. 
D)  It was strongly supported by Madison and his colleagues, so most delegates rejected it on that basis alone. 
E)  It denied Congress power to tax or regulate trade, severely hampering its political and economic viability.

Question 4

Shays's Rebellion involved ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  discontented New England merchants 
B)  western settlers demanding Indian territory 
C)  supporters of freer trade with Great Britain 
D)  discontented farmers in Massachusetts 
E)  Continental Army officers who had been denied their pensions 
A)  discontented New England merchants 
B)  western settlers demanding Indian territory 
C)  supporters of freer trade with Great Britain 
D)  discontented farmers in Massachusetts 
E)  Continental Army officers who had been denied their pensions

Question 5

How could a territory become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

Accepted Answer

A)  First a territory had to raise enough money to buy their land from the European country that owned it, then the people could petition for statehood. 
B)  Once the people of the territory had successfully subdued the Native American population, they could become a state. 
C)  Territories had to elect officials and then write Articles of Confederation in order to become a full-fledged state. 
D)  Once population reached 60,000, residents could write a constitution and petition for statehood. 
E)  After a period of eighteen years, territories could petition the federal government for permission to become a state. 
A)  First a territory had to raise enough money to buy their land from the European country that owned it, then the people could petition for statehood. 
B)  Once the people of the territory had successfully subdued the Native American population, they could become a state. 
C)  Territories had to elect officials and then write Articles of Confederation in order to become a full-fledged state. 
D)  Once population reached 60,000, residents could write a constitution and petition for statehood. 
E)  After a period of eighteen years, territories could petition the federal government for permission to become a state.

Question 6

How did the struggle between large and small states and between northern and southern states influence the character of the government established by the 1787 Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The struggle between large and small sta

Question 7

How was slavery an obvious contradiction to the principles of the American republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery showed how poorly treated black women were. 
B)  Americans claimed to be fighting for freedom, but still enslaved others. 
C)  Slavery funded much of the Revolution, so it was part of the new republic. 
D)  Slavery was a British institution and had no place in an independent America. 
E)  People who fought in the war and enslaved others were too violent for a republic. 
A)  Slavery showed how poorly treated black women were. 
B)  Americans claimed to be fighting for freedom, but still enslaved others. 
C)  Slavery funded much of the Revolution, so it was part of the new republic. 
D)  Slavery was a British institution and had no place in an independent America. 
E)  People who fought in the war and enslaved others were too violent for a republic.

Question 8

The Society of the Cincinnati was formed by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington and fellow revolutionary officers 
B)  Samuel Adams and political contemporaries 
C)  John Adams and James Madison 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and George Washington 
E)  James Madison and John Jay 
A)  George Washington and fellow revolutionary officers 
B)  Samuel Adams and political contemporaries 
C)  John Adams and James Madison 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and George Washington 
E)  James Madison and John Jay

Question 9

The Northwest Ordinance ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  defined the process by which a territory became a state 
B)  provided for a survey of the Northwest Territory 
C)  ignored the basic rights of settlers in the region 
D)  specifically allowed slavery to exist in the region 
E)  was one of the first acts passed under the Confederation 
A)  defined the process by which a territory became a state 
B)  provided for a survey of the Northwest Territory 
C)  ignored the basic rights of settlers in the region 
D)  specifically allowed slavery to exist in the region 
E)  was one of the first acts passed under the Confederation

Question 10

The most brilliant American political theorist of the post-revolutionary period was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison 
B)  George Washington 
C)  John Locke 
D)  John Adams 
E)  Thomas Jefferson 
A)  James Madison 
B)  George Washington 
C)  John Locke 
D)  John Adams 
E)  Thomas Jefferson

Question 11

How did the question of slavery impact the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  It caused few real problems. 
B)  It generally saw northerners willing to support southern concerns. 
C)  It threatened to disrupt and destroy the work of the convention. 
D)  It found the southern delegates eager to compromise on most significant arguments. 
E)  It was resolved, but left the South at a disadvantage. 
A)  It caused few real problems. 
B)  It generally saw northerners willing to support southern concerns. 
C)  It threatened to disrupt and destroy the work of the convention. 
D)  It found the southern delegates eager to compromise on most significant arguments. 
E)  It was resolved, but left the South at a disadvantage.

Question 12

How did the Bill of Rights of 1789 provide only limited freedoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not allow for freedoms of speech, religion, press, or trial. 
B)  It excluded foreigners and poor Americans. 
C)  It protected the freedoms of speech, religion, press, trial, bearing arms, and searches but did not grant rights to non-white males. 
D)  It granted the states more power than the federal government. 
E)  It was comprised mostly of legal procedures for Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court. 
A)  It did not allow for freedoms of speech, religion, press, or trial. 
B)  It excluded foreigners and poor Americans. 
C)  It protected the freedoms of speech, religion, press, trial, bearing arms, and searches but did not grant rights to non-white males. 
D)  It granted the states more power than the federal government. 
E)  It was comprised mostly of legal procedures for Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court.

Question 13

Why was the phrase "We the people of the United States" in the new Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was there to exclude women and African Americans from the rights described in the document. 
B)  The phrase recalled the Declaration of Independence and would help Americans approve the document. 
C)  The other delegates voted unanimously on the phrase, thinking it would help ensure ratification. 
D)  It was there to include women and African Americans in the rights described in the document. 
E)  It was there to avoid mention of the states because of uncertainty about how many and which states would ratify the document. 
A)  It was there to exclude women and African Americans from the rights described in the document. 
B)  The phrase recalled the Declaration of Independence and would help Americans approve the document. 
C)  The other delegates voted unanimously on the phrase, thinking it would help ensure ratification. 
D)  It was there to include women and African Americans in the rights described in the document. 
E)  It was there to avoid mention of the states because of uncertainty about how many and which states would ratify the document.

Question 14

Analyze the Antifederalist critique of the Constitution.Have any of their warnings proven to be true?

Accepted Answer

The Antifederalists had several critique

Question 15

The controversy which delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation involved ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery 
B)  the disposition of western lands 
C)  American relations with European countries 
D)  regulating trade with British manufacturers 
E)  boundaries between the states 
A)  slavery 
B)  the disposition of western lands 
C)  American relations with European countries 
D)  regulating trade with British manufacturers 
E)  boundaries between the states

Question 16

The European philosopher whose ideas supported the theory of state sovereignty was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Locke 
B)  Montesquieu 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Machiavelli 
E)  Rousseau 
A)  Locke 
B)  Montesquieu 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Machiavelli 
E)  Rousseau

Question 17

How does the modern Bill of Rights compare to that of 1789?

Accepted Answer

A)  The modern one allows for freedoms despite ethnicity, race, gender, or sexual orientation-provisions that were not made in 1789. 
B)  The modern one allows for infringement on freedom of speech and privacy with technology laws-provisions that did not exist in 1789. 
C)  The 1789 bill led to political controversy whereas the modern one has not. 
D)  The modern bill has led to political controversy whereas the 1789 one did not. 
E)  The 1789 bill was longer; the modern one is a shorter rewriting of the same tenets. 
A)  The modern one allows for freedoms despite ethnicity, race, gender, or sexual orientation-provisions that were not made in 1789. 
B)  The modern one allows for infringement on freedom of speech and privacy with technology laws-provisions that did not exist in 1789. 
C)  The 1789 bill led to political controversy whereas the modern one has not. 
D)  The modern bill has led to political controversy whereas the 1789 one did not. 
E)  The 1789 bill was longer; the modern one is a shorter rewriting of the same tenets.

Question 18

The Articles of Confederation ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gave too much power to the central government 
B)  provided for state representation by population 
C)  jealously guarded state sovereignty at the expense of national power 
D)  created a powerful presidency 
E)  changed little from first draft to final document 
A)  gave too much power to the central government 
B)  provided for state representation by population 
C)  jealously guarded state sovereignty at the expense of national power 
D)  created a powerful presidency 
E)  changed little from first draft to final document

Question 19

Why did those who campaigned actively for ratification of the Constitution call themselves "Federalists"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The term "Nationalists" had been used during the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and was now negatively viewed. 
B)  The term suggested that they stood for a confederation of states and not for a supreme national authority. 
C)  They wanted the public to know that they supported strong state governments that controlled the federal government. 
D)  The term "Antifederalists" was perceived as negative because of the root "anti." 
E)  The popular song "Federalists on the Shore" recalled the glories of the Revolutionary War. 
A)  The term "Nationalists" had been used during the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and was now negatively viewed. 
B)  The term suggested that they stood for a confederation of states and not for a supreme national authority. 
C)  They wanted the public to know that they supported strong state governments that controlled the federal government. 
D)  The term "Antifederalists" was perceived as negative because of the root "anti." 
E)  The popular song "Federalists on the Shore" recalled the glories of the Revolutionary War.

Question 20

________ caused the most important changes in voting patterns in the immediate post-war years.

Accepted Answer

A)  The tremendous loss of male lives 
B)  Western migration 
C)  The dramatically increased standard of living 
D)  The Articles of Confederation 
E)  The movement of state capitals to more central locations 
A)  The tremendous loss of male lives 
B)  Western migration 
C)  The dramatically increased standard of living 
D)  The Articles of Confederation 
E)  The movement of state capitals to more central locations

The most important result of the Annapolis Meeting of 1786 was ________.

Why did most first state constitutions include a bill of rights?

Why didn't William Paterson's New Jersey Plan appeal to most delegates of the Philadelphia Convention?

Shays's Rebellion involved ________.

How could a territory become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

How did the struggle between large and small states and between northern and southern states influence the character of the government established by the 1787 Constitution?

How was slavery an obvious contradiction to the principles of the American republic?

The Society of the Cincinnati was formed by ________.

The Northwest Ordinance ________.

The most brilliant American political theorist of the post-revolutionary period was ________.

How did the question of slavery impact the Constitutional Convention?

How did the Bill of Rights of 1789 provide only limited freedoms?

Why was the phrase "We the people of the United States" in the new Constitution?

Analyze the Antifederalist critique of the Constitution.Have any of their warnings proven to be true?

The controversy which delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation involved ________.

The European philosopher whose ideas supported the theory of state sovereignty was ________.

How does the modern Bill of Rights compare to that of 1789?

The Articles of Confederation ________.

Why did those who campaigned actively for ratification of the Constitution call themselves "Federalists"?

________ caused the most important changes in voting patterns in the immediate post-war years.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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Exam 6: The Republican Experiment

The most important result of the Annapolis Meeting of 1786 was ________.

Why did most first state constitutions include a bill of rights?

Why didn't William Paterson's New Jersey Plan appeal to most delegates of the Philadelphia Convention?

Shays's Rebellion involved ________.

How could a territory become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

How did the struggle between large and small states and between northern and southern states influence the character of the government established by the 1787 Constitution?

How was slavery an obvious contradiction to the principles of the American republic?

The Society of the Cincinnati was formed by ________.

The Northwest Ordinance ________.

The most brilliant American political theorist of the post-revolutionary period was ________.

How did the question of slavery impact the Constitutional Convention?

How did the Bill of Rights of 1789 provide only limited freedoms?

Why was the phrase "We the people of the United States" in the new Constitution?

Analyze the Antifederalist critique of the Constitution.Have any of their warnings proven to be true?

The controversy which delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation involved ________.

The European philosopher whose ideas supported the theory of state sovereignty was ________.

How does the modern Bill of Rights compare to that of 1789?

The Articles of Confederation ________.

Why did those who campaigned actively for ratification of the Constitution call themselves "Federalists"?

________ caused the most important changes in voting patterns in the immediate post-war years.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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