Question 1

How many states did not have to draft new constitutions,since they already had republican governments as part of their colonial charters?

Accepted Answer

A)  none 
B)  one 
C)  two 
D)  three 
E)  four 
A)  none 
B)  one 
C)  two 
D)  three 
E)  four

Question 2

In the 1780s,nationalists were those who _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  advocated the elimination of sectional differences 
B)  pushed to establish symbols such as the flag and a national anthem 
C)  supported states' rights 
D)  called for a strong central government 
E)  called for a firm stand against Britain 
A)  advocated the elimination of sectional differences 
B)  pushed to establish symbols such as the flag and a national anthem 
C)  supported states' rights 
D)  called for a strong central government 
E)  called for a firm stand against Britain

Question 3

What did women gain as a result of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women gained voting rights and access to higher education. 
B)  Women gained little; their lives remained much the same. 
C)  Women could now become landowners, shopkeepers, and dress makers. 
D)  Women gained access to divorce, and some economic opportunities. 
E)  Women could travel freely, study widely, and find gainful employment. 
A)  Women gained voting rights and access to higher education. 
B)  Women gained little; their lives remained much the same. 
C)  Women could now become landowners, shopkeepers, and dress makers. 
D)  Women gained access to divorce, and some economic opportunities. 
E)  Women could travel freely, study widely, and find gainful employment.

Question 4

How did the Philadelphia Convention delegates ensure ratification of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  They called for electing 13 state conventions and requiring only nine state legislatures to ratify it. 
B)  They decided that a unanimous vote among the general public of all the states would ratify it. 
C)  They decided that a unanimous vote among the state congresses would ratify it. 
D)  They called for electing James Madison as president so he could ratify it instead of Congress. 
E)  They decided that three-fifths of all state legislators needed to ratify it. 
A)  They called for electing 13 state conventions and requiring only nine state legislatures to ratify it. 
B)  They decided that a unanimous vote among the general public of all the states would ratify it. 
C)  They decided that a unanimous vote among the state congresses would ratify it. 
D)  They called for electing James Madison as president so he could ratify it instead of Congress. 
E)  They decided that three-fifths of all state legislators needed to ratify it.

Question 5

How did the debate between public morality and private freedom inform political debate in the 1780s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Americans who preached public morality did not believe in political debate. 
B)  Because public morality and private freedom are in direct contrast, they mirror the political debates of the 1780s about tyranny versus republicanism. 
C)  Because public morality leads to private freedom, Americans believed that British tyranny would lead to American democracy. 
D)  Americans defended individual rights but believed that a society without virtue couldn't preserve liberty and independence. 
E)  Because English colonialism had imposed public morality, Americans rejected it for private freedom. 
A)  The Americans who preached public morality did not believe in political debate. 
B)  Because public morality and private freedom are in direct contrast, they mirror the political debates of the 1780s about tyranny versus republicanism. 
C)  Because public morality leads to private freedom, Americans believed that British tyranny would lead to American democracy. 
D)  Americans defended individual rights but believed that a society without virtue couldn't preserve liberty and independence. 
E)  Because English colonialism had imposed public morality, Americans rejected it for private freedom.

Question 6

In the 1780s,why did Americans disagree sharply over the relative importance of liberty and order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans believed that in order to gain liberty, everyone should be given extensive civil rights. 
B)  Some Americans believed people should be free; others believed they should be well-mannered. 
C)  Americans who valued British traditions supported order; those loyal to the new American government supported liberty. 
D)  Religious leaders preached order while politicians advocated for liberty and religious freedom. 
E)  After British tyranny Americans valued liberty but recognized the importance of order. 
A)  Americans believed that in order to gain liberty, everyone should be given extensive civil rights. 
B)  Some Americans believed people should be free; others believed they should be well-mannered. 
C)  Americans who valued British traditions supported order; those loyal to the new American government supported liberty. 
D)  Religious leaders preached order while politicians advocated for liberty and religious freedom. 
E)  After British tyranny Americans valued liberty but recognized the importance of order.

Question 7

An important procedural decision approved at the opening of the Constitutional Convention involved ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  publicizing the convention's meetings and debates 
B)  refusing to allow the small states to present their plans for constitutional revisions 
C)  the decision to keep deliberations as secret as possible 
D)  the election of James Madison as chairman 
E)  the requirement of a plurality rather than a simple majority to implement changes 
A)  publicizing the convention's meetings and debates 
B)  refusing to allow the small states to present their plans for constitutional revisions 
C)  the decision to keep deliberations as secret as possible 
D)  the election of James Madison as chairman 
E)  the requirement of a plurality rather than a simple majority to implement changes

Question 8

The economic depression of the 1780s was caused by which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  the emergence of industrialization in the Northeast 
B)  a slump in cotton prices 
C)  a trade imbalance with Great Britain 
D)  poor tobacco harvests 
E)  an earlier European depression 
A)  the emergence of industrialization in the Northeast 
B)  a slump in cotton prices 
C)  a trade imbalance with Great Britain 
D)  poor tobacco harvests 
E)  an earlier European depression

Question 9

The most important accomplishment of Congress under the Articles of Confederation was its ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  disposition of the Florida border problem with Spain 
B)  passage of ordinances organizing the Northwest Territory 
C)  management of the nation's financial affairs 
D)  rejection of British demands for territory along the country's borders with Canada 
E)  set of rules for interstate trade and tariffs 
A)  disposition of the Florida border problem with Spain 
B)  passage of ordinances organizing the Northwest Territory 
C)  management of the nation's financial affairs 
D)  rejection of British demands for territory along the country's borders with Canada 
E)  set of rules for interstate trade and tariffs

Question 10

Why was there an uproar surrounding the formation of the Society of the Cincinnati?

Accepted Answer

A)  The public feared that it amounted to an American aristocracy. 
B)  Many women were angry because membership was exclusively male. 
C)  Religious leaders felt the society was pagan in its rituals. 
D)  Parents feared allowing young men and women to meet without chaperones. 
E)  Southerners questioned the society's strong anti-slavery stance. 
A)  The public feared that it amounted to an American aristocracy. 
B)  Many women were angry because membership was exclusively male. 
C)  Religious leaders felt the society was pagan in its rituals. 
D)  Parents feared allowing young men and women to meet without chaperones. 
E)  Southerners questioned the society's strong anti-slavery stance.

Question 11

Why did disagreements over western lands delay the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain still held claims on the western lands, so the Americans had to negotiate with Britain before they could ratify. 
B)  Several states made claims to western lands, which other states disputed. 
C)  Native Americans protested the Articles of Confederation in an effort to secure their land in the West. 
D)  A large percentage of Americans lived in the West, but travel and communication was poor, so it took a long time to receive their votes. 
E)  Most of the land in the West belonged to Spain and France, so the impoverished new America had to wait to raise money to buy it. 
A)  Britain still held claims on the western lands, so the Americans had to negotiate with Britain before they could ratify. 
B)  Several states made claims to western lands, which other states disputed. 
C)  Native Americans protested the Articles of Confederation in an effort to secure their land in the West. 
D)  A large percentage of Americans lived in the West, but travel and communication was poor, so it took a long time to receive their votes. 
E)  Most of the land in the West belonged to Spain and France, so the impoverished new America had to wait to raise money to buy it.

Question 12

For Americans in the 1780s,they had formed a real republic by eliminating ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  the monarchy and aristocracy 
C)  a hereditary legislature 
D)  a strong national government 
E)  sectionalism 
A)  conflict 
B)  the monarchy and aristocracy 
C)  a hereditary legislature 
D)  a strong national government 
E)  sectionalism

Question 13

The author of the original proposal for the Bill of Rights was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Patrick Henry 
B)  George Washington 
C)  Alexander Hamilton 
D)  James Madison 
E)  Thomas Jefferson 
A)  Patrick Henry 
B)  George Washington 
C)  Alexander Hamilton 
D)  James Madison 
E)  Thomas Jefferson

Question 14

The Federalist was a series of essays written by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington and Adams 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Madison, Hamilton, and Jay 
D)  Randolph and Franklin 
E)  Samuel Chase 
A)  Washington and Adams 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Madison, Hamilton, and Jay 
D)  Randolph and Franklin 
E)  Samuel Chase

How many states did not have to draft new constitutions,since they already had republican governments as part of their colonial charters?

In the 1780s,nationalists were those who _______.

What did women gain as a result of the American Revolution?

How did the Philadelphia Convention delegates ensure ratification of the Constitution?

How did the debate between public morality and private freedom inform political debate in the 1780s?

In the 1780s,why did Americans disagree sharply over the relative importance of liberty and order?

An important procedural decision approved at the opening of the Constitutional Convention involved ________.

The economic depression of the 1780s was caused by which of these?

The most important accomplishment of Congress under the Articles of Confederation was its ________.

Why was there an uproar surrounding the formation of the Society of the Cincinnati?

Why did disagreements over western lands delay the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?

For Americans in the 1780s,they had formed a real republic by eliminating ________.

The author of the original proposal for the Bill of Rights was ________.

The Federalist was a series of essays written by ________.

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

How many states did not have to draft new constitutions,since they already had republican governments as part of their colonial charters?

In the 1780s,nationalists were those who _______.

What did women gain as a result of the American Revolution?

How did the Philadelphia Convention delegates ensure ratification of the Constitution?

How did the debate between public morality and private freedom inform political debate in the 1780s?

In the 1780s,why did Americans disagree sharply over the relative importance of liberty and order?

An important procedural decision approved at the opening of the Constitutional Convention involved ________.

The economic depression of the 1780s was caused by which of these?

The most important accomplishment of Congress under the Articles of Confederation was its ________.

Why was there an uproar surrounding the formation of the Society of the Cincinnati?

Why did disagreements over western lands delay the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?

For Americans in the 1780s,they had formed a real republic by eliminating ________.

The author of the original proposal for the Bill of Rights was ________.

The Federalist was a series of essays written by ________.

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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