Question 1

Which of the following is true of the Constitution of 1787 and slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite protests from southern delegates, the document permanently freed runaway slaves who made it to the "free air" of the North. 
B)  The Constitution declared that all territories of the United States would be "free soil" where slavery would not be permitted. 
C)  The Constitution explicitly protected the security of property in slaves in any state of the Union so that a slaveowner could move permanently with his slaves from South to North. 
D)  The Constitution provided for half of a state's slave population to be counted in determining its membership in the House of Representatives. 
E)  Although never using the word "slavery," the document protected several aspects of the institution. 
A)  Despite protests from southern delegates, the document permanently freed runaway slaves who made it to the "free air" of the North. 
B)  The Constitution declared that all territories of the United States would be "free soil" where slavery would not be permitted. 
C)  The Constitution explicitly protected the security of property in slaves in any state of the Union so that a slaveowner could move permanently with his slaves from South to North. 
D)  The Constitution provided for half of a state's slave population to be counted in determining its membership in the House of Representatives. 
E)  Although never using the word "slavery," the document protected several aspects of the institution.

Question 2

How did the framers of the Constitution balance the competing claims of local self-government,sectional interests,and national authority?

Accepted Answer

The framers of the Constitution balanced

Question 3

How would one describe the men who attended the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all were slave owners. 
B)  Most had more wealth than the average American. 
C)  Most came from nobility in Europe. 
D)  Very few had served in the military during the Revolutionary War. 
E)  Most had no formal education. 
A)  They all were slave owners. 
B)  Most had more wealth than the average American. 
C)  Most came from nobility in Europe. 
D)  Very few had served in the military during the Revolutionary War. 
E)  Most had no formal education.

Question 4

Shays's Rebellion demonstrated to many leading Americans the need for a more central government to ensure private liberty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Under the Articles of Confederation,what would be considered an accomplishment of the national government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sending Lewis and Clark to explore the West. 
B)  Passing ordinances for establishing settlement of western territory. 
C)  Gaining trade concessions in the Caribbean. 
D)  Implementing tariffs to protect American craftsmen. 
E)  Paying off the debt from the American Revolution. 
A)  Sending Lewis and Clark to explore the West. 
B)  Passing ordinances for establishing settlement of western territory. 
C)  Gaining trade concessions in the Caribbean. 
D)  Implementing tariffs to protect American craftsmen. 
E)  Paying off the debt from the American Revolution.

Question 6

What was the annuity system involving the U.S.government and certain Indian tribes?

Accepted Answer

A)  A system under which the Indians ceded land to the United States annually. 
B)  A system under which the federal government gave annual monetary grants to Indians. 
C)  A system that placed Indians on reservations. 
D)  A system that allowed a percentage of Indians each year to attend American schools. 
E)  A system where the states paid each local tribe an annual fee for their land. 
A)  A system under which the Indians ceded land to the United States annually. 
B)  A system under which the federal government gave annual monetary grants to Indians. 
C)  A system that placed Indians on reservations. 
D)  A system that allowed a percentage of Indians each year to attend American schools. 
E)  A system where the states paid each local tribe an annual fee for their land.

Question 7

Under the Articles of Confederation,Congress was able to:

Accepted Answer

A)  establish national control over land to the west of the thirteen states. 
B)  sign major treaties with France and Spain. 
C)  create a new tax policy that would better fund the government. 
D)  eliminate a provision giving judges power to reject congressional acts. 
E)  block the passage of numerous constitutional amendments. 
A)  establish national control over land to the west of the thirteen states. 
B)  sign major treaties with France and Spain. 
C)  create a new tax policy that would better fund the government. 
D)  eliminate a provision giving judges power to reject congressional acts. 
E)  block the passage of numerous constitutional amendments.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of how the U.S.government in the 1790s dealt with Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the Constitution counted all Indians toward representation in Congress, Indians received all rights and privileges that other Americans did. 
B)  Because the Constitution stated that Indian tribes were "domestic dependent nations," the government treated them just as it treated nations like Great Britain and France. 
C)  Henry Knox, the first secretary of war, pursued policies designed to exterminate Native Americans. 
D)  The U.S. government made treaties with them mainly to transfer land to itself or to the states. 
E)  No American leaders believed that Native Americans could assimilate into American society, so the government largely ignored Indians. 
A)  Because the Constitution counted all Indians toward representation in Congress, Indians received all rights and privileges that other Americans did. 
B)  Because the Constitution stated that Indian tribes were "domestic dependent nations," the government treated them just as it treated nations like Great Britain and France. 
C)  Henry Knox, the first secretary of war, pursued policies designed to exterminate Native Americans. 
D)  The U.S. government made treaties with them mainly to transfer land to itself or to the states. 
E)  No American leaders believed that Native Americans could assimilate into American society, so the government largely ignored Indians.

Question 9

In the 1780s,settlers in western areas such as Tennessee and Kentucky:

Accepted Answer

A)  were especially attentive to what land belonged to Indians and purchased Indian land legally. 
B)  found that the soil was poor for growing cash crops such as tobacco or cotton and moved westward. 
C)  believed they had a right to take possession of western lands and use them as they saw fit. 
D)  were largely wealthy plantation owners who helped settle thriving trading towns along the rivers. 
E)  threatened civil war because they considered the Confederation Congress to be too powerful. 
A)  were especially attentive to what land belonged to Indians and purchased Indian land legally. 
B)  found that the soil was poor for growing cash crops such as tobacco or cotton and moved westward. 
C)  believed they had a right to take possession of western lands and use them as they saw fit. 
D)  were largely wealthy plantation owners who helped settle thriving trading towns along the rivers. 
E)  threatened civil war because they considered the Confederation Congress to be too powerful.

Question 10

The Articles of Confederation employed the principles of federalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Jefferson was unsure whether African-Americans were fixed permanently in a status of inferiority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How did the Articles of Confederation compare to the Constitution in regard to sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Under the Articles, states had more autonomy, while the Constitution gave no powers to the states. 
B)  Under the Articles, states had more autonomy, while the Constitution gave some powers to the states. 
C)  Under the Articles, states had no power to run the country, while the Constitution gave more powers to the states. 
D)  Under the Articles, states had some power to run the country, while the Constitution gave more powers to the states. 
E)  Under both the Articles and the Constitution, the states and national government had equal power to run the country. 
A)  Under the Articles, states had more autonomy, while the Constitution gave no powers to the states. 
B)  Under the Articles, states had more autonomy, while the Constitution gave some powers to the states. 
C)  Under the Articles, states had no power to run the country, while the Constitution gave more powers to the states. 
D)  Under the Articles, states had some power to run the country, while the Constitution gave more powers to the states. 
E)  Under both the Articles and the Constitution, the states and national government had equal power to run the country.

Question 13

The three-fifths clause in the U.S.Constitution:

Accepted Answer

A)  requires that all revenue bills receive a three-fifths affirmative vote in the U.S. House. 
B)  gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted. 
C)  explicitly declared that slaves were not fully human and were therefore undeserving of legal rights. 
D)  made it easier to amend the Constitution than it had been to amend the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  expired in the year 1808 because of a key sectional compromise at the Constitutional Convention. 
A)  requires that all revenue bills receive a three-fifths affirmative vote in the U.S. House. 
B)  gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted. 
C)  explicitly declared that slaves were not fully human and were therefore undeserving of legal rights. 
D)  made it easier to amend the Constitution than it had been to amend the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  expired in the year 1808 because of a key sectional compromise at the Constitutional Convention.

Question 14

Compare the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution.Which document did a better job of protecting liberties? Running a government? Explain your answer with specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation and the Co

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Alexander Hamilton

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Articles of Confederation

Accepted Answer

A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England 
A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Thomas Jefferson

Accepted Answer

A) an Anti-Federalist 
B) Treaty of Greenville 
C) Notes on the State of Virginia 
D) Letters from an American Farmer 
E) led uprising of Massachusetts farmers
F)Agrippa
G)willed his slaves to be freed upon the death of his wife
H)defeated by Little Turtle
I)served as a diplomat to England and was unable to attend the Constitutional Convention
J)author of most of The Federalist essays
K)father of the Constitution
L)Secretary of War 
A) an Anti-Federalist 
B) Treaty of Greenville 
C) Notes on the State of Virginia 
D) Letters from an American Farmer 
E) led uprising of Massachusetts farmers
F)Agrippa
G)willed his slaves to be freed upon the death of his wife
H)defeated by Little Turtle
I)served as a diplomat to England and was unable to attend the Constitutional Convention
J)author of most of The Federalist essays
K)father of the Constitution
L)Secretary of War

Question 18

In the U.S.Constitution,the fugitive slave clause kept the condition of bondage for a slave even if he or she escaped to a free state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In The History of the American Revolution,David Ramsay:

Accepted Answer

A)  argued that the Constitution represented a repudiation of the Revolution. 
B)  urged southern states to demand greater protection for slavery before ratifying the Constitution. 
C)  praised American state constitutions for allowing future amendments. 
D)  took issue with James Madison's vision of "extending the sphere." 
E)  took the British side when explaining why the Revolution occurred. 
A)  argued that the Constitution represented a repudiation of the Revolution. 
B)  urged southern states to demand greater protection for slavery before ratifying the Constitution. 
C)  praised American state constitutions for allowing future amendments. 
D)  took issue with James Madison's vision of "extending the sphere." 
E)  took the British side when explaining why the Revolution occurred.

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-checks and balances

Accepted Answer

A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England 
A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England

Exam 7: Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Which of the following is true of the Constitution of 1787 and slavery?

How did the framers of the Constitution balance the competing claims of local self-government,sectional interests,and national authority?

How would one describe the men who attended the Constitutional Convention?

Shays's Rebellion demonstrated to many leading Americans the need for a more central government to ensure private liberty.

Under the Articles of Confederation,what would be considered an accomplishment of the national government?

What was the annuity system involving the U.S.government and certain Indian tribes?

Under the Articles of Confederation,Congress was able to:

Which of the following is true of how the U.S.government in the 1790s dealt with Native Americans?

In the 1780s,settlers in western areas such as Tennessee and Kentucky:

The Articles of Confederation employed the principles of federalism.

Jefferson was unsure whether African-Americans were fixed permanently in a status of inferiority.

How did the Articles of Confederation compare to the Constitution in regard to sovereignty?

The three-fifths clause in the U.S.Constitution:

Compare the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution.Which document did a better job of protecting liberties? Running a government? Explain your answer with specific examples.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Alexander Hamilton

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Articles of Confederation

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Thomas Jefferson

In the U.S.Constitution,the fugitive slave clause kept the condition of bondage for a slave even if he or she escaped to a free state.

In The History of the American Revolution,David Ramsay:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -checks and balances

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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