Question 1

The argument over the creation of the Bank of the United States focused on which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Does the nation need a central banking institution? 
B)  Should the bank be allowed to issue the nation's currency? 
C)  Does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to create the bank? 
D)  Should the bank be privately owned, publicly owned, or privately and publicly owned? 
A)  Does the nation need a central banking institution? 
B)  Should the bank be allowed to issue the nation's currency? 
C)  Does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to create the bank? 
D)  Should the bank be privately owned, publicly owned, or privately and publicly owned?

Question 2

The Land Ordinance of 1785 dealing with the Northwest Territory indicates that the Confederation Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  was determined to make land available to small farmers. 
B)  believed that new states should gradually earn the rights and privileges afforded the original states. 
C)  believed that federal aid should be given to support public schools. 
D)  was determined to resolve all the claims of the Indian tribes before allowing white settlers into the region. 
A)  was determined to make land available to small farmers. 
B)  believed that new states should gradually earn the rights and privileges afforded the original states. 
C)  believed that federal aid should be given to support public schools. 
D)  was determined to resolve all the claims of the Indian tribes before allowing white settlers into the region.

Question 3

Indicate the provisions of the Jay Treaty, and examine the debate and final vote in the House of Representatives over appropriation of funds to carry out the treaty's provisions.

Accepted Answer

The Jay Treaty, signed in 1794, was a tr

Question 4

Discuss the domestic political ramifications of the XYZ Affair. Concentrate on the extent to which the reactions of the two political factions to this affair confirmed in the minds of opposition leaders that the other party intended to subvert the republic's ideology.

Accepted Answer

The XYZ Affair, which occurred in 1797,

Question 5

Which of the following was true of the Supreme Court during its first decade?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court handed down no decisions. 
B)  The Court was the most influential branch of government. 
C)  The justices were bitterly divided over how to interpret the Constitution. 
D)  The Court handled few cases of any importance. 
A)  The Court handed down no decisions. 
B)  The Court was the most influential branch of government. 
C)  The justices were bitterly divided over how to interpret the Constitution. 
D)  The Court handled few cases of any importance.

Question 6

Which of the following would be most likely to support the Federalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  An urban artisan 
B)  A southern planter 
C)  A New England merchant 
D)  An American of Irish descent 
A)  An urban artisan 
B)  A southern planter 
C)  A New England merchant 
D)  An American of Irish descent

Question 7

Through his fiscal policies, Hamilton wanted to

Accepted Answer

A)  shift the tax burden from the middle class to the upper class. 
B)  reduce the national debt by streamlining the government. 
C)  protect agrarian interests from organized business interests. 
D)  consolidate power at the national level. 
A)  shift the tax burden from the middle class to the upper class. 
B)  reduce the national debt by streamlining the government. 
C)  protect agrarian interests from organized business interests. 
D)  consolidate power at the national level.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of Letters of a Federal Farmer?

Accepted Answer

A)  This Antifederalist pamphlet called on the American people to rebel if the Constitution were ratified. 
B)  This Antifederalist pamphlet included a list of rights that should be guaranteed to the people. 
C)  This Federalist pamphlet explained the limitations placed on the powers of Congress. 
D)  This Federalist pamphlet argued in favor of a centralized government. 
A)  This Antifederalist pamphlet called on the American people to rebel if the Constitution were ratified. 
B)  This Antifederalist pamphlet included a list of rights that should be guaranteed to the people. 
C)  This Federalist pamphlet explained the limitations placed on the powers of Congress. 
D)  This Federalist pamphlet argued in favor of a centralized government.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of Alexander Hamilton?

Accepted Answer

A)  He trusted the ability of common people to participate in government. 
B)  He believed that people were motivated primarily by economic self-interest. 
C)  Rather than viewing the American republic as one nation, he saw it as a collection of sovereign states loosely bound together by a contractual agreement. 
D)  His optimism about America's future was based on his belief that most people put the common good above their own personal desires. 
A)  He trusted the ability of common people to participate in government. 
B)  He believed that people were motivated primarily by economic self-interest. 
C)  Rather than viewing the American republic as one nation, he saw it as a collection of sovereign states loosely bound together by a contractual agreement. 
D)  His optimism about America's future was based on his belief that most people put the common good above their own personal desires.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Hamilton's concept of the ideal republican man?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men should be free to pursue their own economic self-interest, for such a pursuit will bring advancement to the man and to his family. 
B)  Men should prepare themselves to be as skilled in the running of the household as they are in the running of a business. 
C)  Men should prepare themselves to care for, train, and nurture their children, for such preparation will produce children of strong moral character. 
D)  Men should concern themselves with the welfare of the community, putting the well-being of others ahead of their own. 
A)  Men should be free to pursue their own economic self-interest, for such a pursuit will bring advancement to the man and to his family. 
B)  Men should prepare themselves to be as skilled in the running of the household as they are in the running of a business. 
C)  Men should prepare themselves to care for, train, and nurture their children, for such preparation will produce children of strong moral character. 
D)  Men should concern themselves with the welfare of the community, putting the well-being of others ahead of their own.

Question 11

Examine the role of James Madison at the Constitutional Convention.

Accepted Answer

James Madison played a pivotal role at t

Question 12

How did the Confederation Congress respond to the flooding of the American market with British goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  It imposed a high protective tariff on British imports in an effort to save American producers. 
B)  It could do nothing because it lacked the power to establish a national commercial policy. 
C)  It established quotas, stipulating that only a certain number of certain goods could be imported. 
D)  It imposed an embargo on all British products. 
A)  It imposed a high protective tariff on British imports in an effort to save American producers. 
B)  It could do nothing because it lacked the power to establish a national commercial policy. 
C)  It established quotas, stipulating that only a certain number of certain goods could be imported. 
D)  It imposed an embargo on all British products.

Question 13

What was the outcome of the contested presidential election of 1796 between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams and his running mate, Thomas Pinckney, were elected president and vice president, respectively. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, were elected president and vice president, respectively. 
C)  John Adams was elected president, and Thomas Jefferson was elected vice president. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson was elected president, and John Adams was elected vice president. 
A)  John Adams and his running mate, Thomas Pinckney, were elected president and vice president, respectively. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and his running mate, Aaron Burr, were elected president and vice president, respectively. 
C)  John Adams was elected president, and Thomas Jefferson was elected vice president. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson was elected president, and John Adams was elected vice president.

Question 14

Those citizens who protested imposition of the whiskey tax most vigorously were also very likely to be dissatisfied over the

Accepted Answer

A)  Senate's ratification of the Pinckney Treaty. 
B)  religious ideas associated with the Second Great Awakening. 
C)  proliferation of Democratic societies. 
D)  inability of the army to defend them and their region from Indian attacks. 
A)  Senate's ratification of the Pinckney Treaty. 
B)  religious ideas associated with the Second Great Awakening. 
C)  proliferation of Democratic societies. 
D)  inability of the army to defend them and their region from Indian attacks.

Question 15

Ware v. Hylton established the authority of the Supreme Court to

Accepted Answer

A)  rule on the constitutionality of acts of Congress. 
B)  hear suits brought by state governments against individuals. 
C)  rule on the constitutionality of state laws. 
D)  hear suits brought by individuals against state governments. 
A)  rule on the constitutionality of acts of Congress. 
B)  hear suits brought by state governments against individuals. 
C)  rule on the constitutionality of state laws. 
D)  hear suits brought by individuals against state governments.

Question 16

White southerners redefined the notion that "all men are created equal" and made it inapplicable to blacks. Which of the following statements is most consistent with their redefinition?

Accepted Answer

A)  The notion applies only to those men who have received a formal education. 
B)  The notion applies only to those men who own property. 
C)  The notion applies only to those men who have never been held in bondage. 
D)  The notion applies only to those men who are fully human. 
A)  The notion applies only to those men who have received a formal education. 
B)  The notion applies only to those men who own property. 
C)  The notion applies only to those men who have never been held in bondage. 
D)  The notion applies only to those men who are fully human.

Question 17

How did the Constitutional Convention settle the question of slavery and population totals?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slaves would not be counted at all. 
B)  One-fifth of the slaves would be counted in the population totals. 
C)  Two-fifths of the slaves would be counted in the population totals. 
D)  Three-fifths of the slaves would be counted in the population totals. 
A)  The slaves would not be counted at all. 
B)  One-fifth of the slaves would be counted in the population totals. 
C)  Two-fifths of the slaves would be counted in the population totals. 
D)  Three-fifths of the slaves would be counted in the population totals.

Question 18

Which of the following was true of Washington's Farewell Address?

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington indicated his belief that Congress plays a secondary role to the president in the making of foreign policy. 
B)  Washington attempted to portray the Republican opposition as dangerous and misguided. 
C)  Washington attempted to undermine Alexander Hamilton's chance of succeeding him as president. 
D)  Washington indicated his belief that the United States should actively ally with Great Britain against the French menace. 
A)  Washington indicated his belief that Congress plays a secondary role to the president in the making of foreign policy. 
B)  Washington attempted to portray the Republican opposition as dangerous and misguided. 
C)  Washington attempted to undermine Alexander Hamilton's chance of succeeding him as president. 
D)  Washington indicated his belief that the United States should actively ally with Great Britain against the French menace.

Question 19

In the new American republic, which state allowed town elementary schools to be open to girls as well as boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vermont 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Maryland 
A)  Vermont 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Maryland

Exam 7: Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

The argument over the creation of the Bank of the United States focused on which of the following questions?

The Land Ordinance of 1785 dealing with the Northwest Territory indicates that the Confederation Congress

Indicate the provisions of the Jay Treaty, and examine the debate and final vote in the House of Representatives over appropriation of funds to carry out the treaty's provisions.

Discuss the domestic political ramifications of the XYZ Affair. Concentrate on the extent to which the reactions of the two political factions to this affair confirmed in the minds of opposition leaders that the other party intended to subvert the republic's ideology.

Which of the following was true of the Supreme Court during its first decade?

Which of the following would be most likely to support the Federalists?

Through his fiscal policies, Hamilton wanted to

Which of the following is true of Letters of a Federal Farmer?

Which of the following is true of Alexander Hamilton?

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Hamilton's concept of the ideal republican man?

Examine the role of James Madison at the Constitutional Convention.

How did the Confederation Congress respond to the flooding of the American market with British goods?

What was the outcome of the contested presidential election of 1796 between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?

Those citizens who protested imposition of the whiskey tax most vigorously were also very likely to be dissatisfied over the

Ware v. Hylton established the authority of the Supreme Court to

White southerners redefined the notion that "all men are created equal" and made it inapplicable to blacks. Which of the following statements is most consistent with their redefinition?

How did the Constitutional Convention settle the question of slavery and population totals?

Which of the following was true of Washington's Farewell Address?

In the new American republic, which state allowed town elementary schools to be open to girls as well as boys?

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American Revolutions, 1775-1783

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