Question 1

Congress's decision concerning who may dismiss heads of executive departments was significant because it established the principle that

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A)  such officials are responsible to the president. 
B)  officials who must be confirmed by the Senate serve at the pleasure of the president and the Senate. 
C)  Congress's impeachment powers would apply not only to the president but to all presidential appointees as well. 
D)  the branch of government closest to the people, the House of Representatives, would oversee such officials. 
A)  such officials are responsible to the president. 
B)  officials who must be confirmed by the Senate serve at the pleasure of the president and the Senate. 
C)  Congress's impeachment powers would apply not only to the president but to all presidential appointees as well. 
D)  the branch of government closest to the people, the House of Representatives, would oversee such officials.

Question 2

Discuss the similarities and differences between the social, economic, and political philosophies of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists on the one hand and Thomas Jefferson and the Republicans on the other. Why did these political factions emerge? How did each view the other? From what segments of society did each faction draw its support?

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The social, economic, and political phil

Question 3

Washington believed which of the following to be behind the Whiskey Rebellion?

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A)  Catholic immigrants 
B)  The Society of the Cincinnati 
C)  Evangelicals associated with the Second Great Awakening 
D)  The Democratic societies 
A)  Catholic immigrants 
B)  The Society of the Cincinnati 
C)  Evangelicals associated with the Second Great Awakening 
D)  The Democratic societies

Question 4

Which of the following is true of Life of Washington, published in 1800?

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A)  It was published only after the author agreed to delete revelations about Washington's affair with Sally Fairfax. 
B)  In his portrayal of Washington, the author intended to provide the young people of America with a virtuous role model. 
C)  It was written only after painstaking research by the author. 
D)  Its author was widely ridiculed because he portrayed Washington in a realistic manner. 
A)  It was published only after the author agreed to delete revelations about Washington's affair with Sally Fairfax. 
B)  In his portrayal of Washington, the author intended to provide the young people of America with a virtuous role model. 
C)  It was written only after painstaking research by the author. 
D)  Its author was widely ridiculed because he portrayed Washington in a realistic manner.

Question 5

Alexander Hamilton advocated assumption of state debts, creation of the Bank of the United States, enactment of protective tariffs, and enactment of an excise tax on whiskey. Discuss the political, social, and economic concepts on which Hamilton's proposals were based, and explain what each proposal was designed to achieve. Were the proposals enacted into law? Why?

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Alexander Hamilton's proposals were base

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the Democratic societies?

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A)  They protested the policies of the Washington administration and warned of self-serving rulers who would destroy the rights of the people. 
B)  They saw the French Revolution as a perversion of republicanism. 
C)  They attempted to bridge the gap between the views of Hamilton and those of Jefferson. 
D)  They urged Americans to ignore events in Europe and to concentrate on perfecting the republic. 
A)  They protested the policies of the Washington administration and warned of self-serving rulers who would destroy the rights of the people. 
B)  They saw the French Revolution as a perversion of republicanism. 
C)  They attempted to bridge the gap between the views of Hamilton and those of Jefferson. 
D)  They urged Americans to ignore events in Europe and to concentrate on perfecting the republic.

Question 7

Examine the Alien and Sedition Acts, the reasons for their passage, and the reaction of Jefferson and Madison to these acts. Were the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions a proper response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, or were they an overreaction?

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The Alien and Sedition Acts were a serie

Question 8

After the Iroquois confederacy repudiated the 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix,

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A)  Congress formally recognized the Iroquois Confederacy as sovereign in the Northwest Territory. 
B)  Congress allowed the Creeks to retain their ancestral lands if they would ally with the United States against the Iroquois Confederacy. 
C)  New York State began to purchase large tracts of land from individual Iroquois nations, thus reducing the Confederacy by 1790 to a few scattered reservations. 
D)  Congress declared war on the Confederacy and confiscated all its lands. 
A)  Congress formally recognized the Iroquois Confederacy as sovereign in the Northwest Territory. 
B)  Congress allowed the Creeks to retain their ancestral lands if they would ally with the United States against the Iroquois Confederacy. 
C)  New York State began to purchase large tracts of land from individual Iroquois nations, thus reducing the Confederacy by 1790 to a few scattered reservations. 
D)  Congress declared war on the Confederacy and confiscated all its lands.

Question 9

In "Vices of the Political System of the United States," James Madison argued

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A)  the central government must have a permanent standing army at its disposal so that it will be able to maintain order and defend the nation. 
B)  in order to overcome the flaws of the Confederation government, it is necessary to create a chief executive who is directly elected by the people. 
C)  the primary weakness of the Confederation government lies in the fact that the Congress is denied the power to tax. 
D)  the national government must be structured so as to prevent a single interest group from controlling it. 
A)  the central government must have a permanent standing army at its disposal so that it will be able to maintain order and defend the nation. 
B)  in order to overcome the flaws of the Confederation government, it is necessary to create a chief executive who is directly elected by the people. 
C)  the primary weakness of the Confederation government lies in the fact that the Congress is denied the power to tax. 
D)  the national government must be structured so as to prevent a single interest group from controlling it.

Question 10

Why did the Democratic societies arouse the fear of President Washington?

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A)  Washington had not yet accepted the idea that an organized loyal opposition was part of a free government; therefore, he believed that political dissent was a sign of subversion. 
B)  Members of these societies threatened to engage in terrorist tactics to undermine the government and the Constitution. 
C)  Their pro-democracy demonstrations seemed to challenge the legitimacy and sovereignty of the United States government. 
D)  Washington was very disturbed by the fact that these groups called for a violent overthrow of the United States government. 
A)  Washington had not yet accepted the idea that an organized loyal opposition was part of a free government; therefore, he believed that political dissent was a sign of subversion. 
B)  Members of these societies threatened to engage in terrorist tactics to undermine the government and the Constitution. 
C)  Their pro-democracy demonstrations seemed to challenge the legitimacy and sovereignty of the United States government. 
D)  Washington was very disturbed by the fact that these groups called for a violent overthrow of the United States government.

Question 11

Which artist was charged with inspiring patriotism in his viewers?

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A)  John Trumbull 
B)  Charles Willson Peale 
C)  Gilbert Stuart 
D)  Samuel Adams 
A)  John Trumbull 
B)  Charles Willson Peale 
C)  Gilbert Stuart 
D)  Samuel Adams

Question 12

Examine the domestic and diplomatic problems faced by the Confederation Congress and assess its handling of those problems.

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The Confederation Congress faced a multi

Question 13

Of the questions raised at the Constitutional Convention about the establishment of a national legislature, which was the most difficult to resolve?

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A)  Should a limit be placed on the number of terms that members of the Senate may serve? 
B)  Should the states have proportional representation or equal representation in the Senate? 
C)  Should the government have a bicameral legislature? 
D)  Should a branch of the legislature be elected directly by the people? 
A)  Should a limit be placed on the number of terms that members of the Senate may serve? 
B)  Should the states have proportional representation or equal representation in the Senate? 
C)  Should the government have a bicameral legislature? 
D)  Should a branch of the legislature be elected directly by the people?

Question 14

Why did the war that began between France and Great Britain in 1793 pose a dilemma for the United States?

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A)  Each belligerent expected the active support of the United States and threatened to declare war if such support was not forthcoming. 
B)  The United States was ideologically bound to France, but it was economically bound to Great Britain. 
C)  The Senate voted to honor the 1778 treaty with France, but the House voted in favor of a declaration of neutrality. 
D)  Because the United States had a mutual defense pact with both countries, it had to choose which agreement to honor. 
A)  Each belligerent expected the active support of the United States and threatened to declare war if such support was not forthcoming. 
B)  The United States was ideologically bound to France, but it was economically bound to Great Britain. 
C)  The Senate voted to honor the 1778 treaty with France, but the House voted in favor of a declaration of neutrality. 
D)  Because the United States had a mutual defense pact with both countries, it had to choose which agreement to honor.

Question 15

Discuss the conflict between the Indian tribes of the Northwest Territory and the new American republic, and explain how the conflict was settled.

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The conflict between the Indian tribes o

Question 16

Which of the following was a feature of the Virginia Plan?

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A)  Acts passed by Congress would also have to be approved by three-fourths of the state legislatures before becoming the law of the land. 
B)  The state legislatures would become advisory bodies to a national Congress, thereby losing their power to enact laws. 
C)  Proportional representation would be provided in both houses of a two-house legislature. 
D)  An independent chief executive would be elected by direct vote of the people. 
A)  Acts passed by Congress would also have to be approved by three-fourths of the state legislatures before becoming the law of the land. 
B)  The state legislatures would become advisory bodies to a national Congress, thereby losing their power to enact laws. 
C)  Proportional representation would be provided in both houses of a two-house legislature. 
D)  An independent chief executive would be elected by direct vote of the people.

Question 17

Which of the following was a feature of the New Jersey Plan?

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A)  Congress would have veto power over state laws. 
B)  A one-house congress would be retained, but it would be given new powers to tax and to regulate trade. 
C)  A chief executive officer having the power to conduct foreign policy and negotiate treaties would be elected by Congress. 
D)  A national judiciary having the power to determine the constitutionality of acts of Congress would be created. 
A)  Congress would have veto power over state laws. 
B)  A one-house congress would be retained, but it would be given new powers to tax and to regulate trade. 
C)  A chief executive officer having the power to conduct foreign policy and negotiate treaties would be elected by Congress. 
D)  A national judiciary having the power to determine the constitutionality of acts of Congress would be created.

Question 18

Which of the following is true of most states in which the legislature abolished slavery in the early years of the nation?

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A)  They allowed individual slave owners to determine the timetable by which their slaves would be freed. 
B)  They provided compensation to the former masters of freed slaves. 
C)  They favored gradual emancipation. 
D)  They proclaimed slavery to be morally wrong. 
A)  They allowed individual slave owners to determine the timetable by which their slaves would be freed. 
B)  They provided compensation to the former masters of freed slaves. 
C)  They favored gradual emancipation. 
D)  They proclaimed slavery to be morally wrong.

Question 19

What was the government's first independent source of revenue under the Articles of Confederation?

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A)  The sale of land. 
B)  The sale of British and Spanish ships captured during the Revolution. 
C)  Import duties. 
D)  Reparations from Great Britain. 
A)  The sale of land. 
B)  The sale of British and Spanish ships captured during the Revolution. 
C)  Import duties. 
D)  Reparations from Great Britain.

Question 20

The Jay Treaty was significant in which of the following respects?

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A)  In persuading the House to appropriate the funds necessary to carry out the treaty's provisions, the Federalists violated one of their key principles by engaging in grassroots politicking. 
B)  The ratification process used by the Senate demonstrated its commitment to public discussion of key issues. 
C)  By granting America navigation rights on the Mississippi, it ensured the commercial development of the West. 
D)  By demilitarizing the Great Lakes, it allowed the diversion of funds from the military to economic development. 
A)  In persuading the House to appropriate the funds necessary to carry out the treaty's provisions, the Federalists violated one of their key principles by engaging in grassroots politicking. 
B)  The ratification process used by the Senate demonstrated its commitment to public discussion of key issues. 
C)  By granting America navigation rights on the Mississippi, it ensured the commercial development of the West. 
D)  By demilitarizing the Great Lakes, it allowed the diversion of funds from the military to economic development.

Exam 7: Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Congress's decision concerning who may dismiss heads of executive departments was significant because it established the principle that

Washington believed which of the following to be behind the Whiskey Rebellion?

Which of the following is true of Life of Washington, published in 1800?

Which of the following is true of the Democratic societies?

Examine the Alien and Sedition Acts, the reasons for their passage, and the reaction of Jefferson and Madison to these acts. Were the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions a proper response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, or were they an overreaction?

After the Iroquois confederacy repudiated the 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix,

In "Vices of the Political System of the United States," James Madison argued

Why did the Democratic societies arouse the fear of President Washington?

Which artist was charged with inspiring patriotism in his viewers?

Examine the domestic and diplomatic problems faced by the Confederation Congress and assess its handling of those problems.

Of the questions raised at the Constitutional Convention about the establishment of a national legislature, which was the most difficult to resolve?

Why did the war that began between France and Great Britain in 1793 pose a dilemma for the United States?

Discuss the conflict between the Indian tribes of the Northwest Territory and the new American republic, and explain how the conflict was settled.

Which of the following was a feature of the Virginia Plan?

Which of the following was a feature of the New Jersey Plan?

Which of the following is true of most states in which the legislature abolished slavery in the early years of the nation?

What was the government's first independent source of revenue under the Articles of Confederation?

The Jay Treaty was significant in which of the following respects?

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Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New ERA, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

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A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

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