Question 1

Congress nearly passed a clause in the Ordinance of 1784 that would have prohibited slavery throughout the West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why did Congress claim that some Indians had forfeited their land rights in the aftermath of independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because they did not farm it. 
B)  Because they had never believed that the Indians owned the land. 
C)  Because they were racially inferior. 
D)  Because they had no written title to the land. 
E)  Because they had aided the British during the war. 
A)  Because they did not farm it. 
B)  Because they had never believed that the Indians owned the land. 
C)  Because they were racially inferior. 
D)  Because they had no written title to the land. 
E)  Because they had aided the British during the war.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The Constitutional Convention, also know

Question 4

Alexander Hamilton proposed in the Constitutional Convention that the president and senators serve life terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which two prominent men were not at the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. 
C)  John Adams and George Mason. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. 
A)  Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. 
C)  John Adams and George Mason. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin and George Washington.

Question 6

How did Thomas Jefferson react to Shays's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  He urged that troops be raised by the national government. 
B)  He wanted the state of Massachusetts to quickly put down the revolt. 
C)  He did not know about the rebellion because he was in France. 
D)  He urged George Washington to lead the rebels. 
E)  He was not alarmed, seeing it as a positive for the United States. 
A)  He urged that troops be raised by the national government. 
B)  He wanted the state of Massachusetts to quickly put down the revolt. 
C)  He did not know about the rebellion because he was in France. 
D)  He urged George Washington to lead the rebels. 
E)  He was not alarmed, seeing it as a positive for the United States.

Question 7

At the time of independence,the nation was largely urban,with most of its population residing in the large seacoast cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Naturalization Act of 1790

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 9

How did the Articles of Confederation compare to the Constitution with regard to the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Under the Articles, states made more decisions about the economy than the national government. 
B)  Under the Articles, states did not take an interest in their respective economies. 
C)  Under the new Constitution, land distribution would benefit the poor. 
D)  Under the new Constitution, current property holders were losing rights. 
E)  Under both the Articles and the Constitution, the national government played a prominent role in economic decisions. 
A)  Under the Articles, states made more decisions about the economy than the national government. 
B)  Under the Articles, states did not take an interest in their respective economies. 
C)  Under the new Constitution, land distribution would benefit the poor. 
D)  Under the new Constitution, current property holders were losing rights. 
E)  Under both the Articles and the Constitution, the national government played a prominent role in economic decisions.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison opposed it, but the other delegates from Virginia supported it. 
B)  It proposed a one-house legislature, with population determining representation. 
C)  It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house. 
D)  It called for each state to have one vote in Congress. 
E)  It was strongly opposed by the larger, more populated states. 
A)  James Madison opposed it, but the other delegates from Virginia supported it. 
B)  It proposed a one-house legislature, with population determining representation. 
C)  It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house. 
D)  It called for each state to have one vote in Congress. 
E)  It was strongly opposed by the larger, more populated states.

Question 11

Hector St.John Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer:

Accepted Answer

A)  popularized the idea of the United States as a melting pot of ethnicities. 
B)  was a thinly disguised allegory explaining the need for the Constitution. 
C)  made the author so unpopular in the United States that he was forced to return to France. 
D)  argued that America should reject manufacturing and remain an agrarian nation. 
E)  made the case that free African-Americans were "citizens of color" deserving of full legal rights. 
A)  popularized the idea of the United States as a melting pot of ethnicities. 
B)  was a thinly disguised allegory explaining the need for the Constitution. 
C)  made the author so unpopular in the United States that he was forced to return to France. 
D)  argued that America should reject manufacturing and remain an agrarian nation. 
E)  made the case that free African-Americans were "citizens of color" deserving of full legal rights.

Question 12

Who appears to have fathered one or more children with his slave?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  George Washington. 
D)  Ben Franklin. 
E)  Benjamin Rush. 
A)  John Adams. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  George Washington. 
D)  Ben Franklin. 
E)  Benjamin Rush.

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-George Washington

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 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Shays's Rebellion

Accepted Answer

Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Naturalization Act of 1790

Accepted Answer

The Naturalization Act of 1790 was the f

Question 16

During the early years of the republic,African-Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  were far fewer in number than Native Americans, so ignoring them was easy for the founders and early leaders. 
B)  enjoyed none of the rights whites enjoyed. 
C)  made up about 20 percent of the total population. 
D)  were all held as slaves except for a few free blacks in Massachusetts. 
E)  found a champion for the cause of emancipation in Hector St. John Crèvecoeur. 
A)  were far fewer in number than Native Americans, so ignoring them was easy for the founders and early leaders. 
B)  enjoyed none of the rights whites enjoyed. 
C)  made up about 20 percent of the total population. 
D)  were all held as slaves except for a few free blacks in Massachusetts. 
E)  found a champion for the cause of emancipation in Hector St. John Crèvecoeur.

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Hector Crèvecoeur

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Virginia Plan

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 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-three-fifths clause

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 20

Why did the founding fathers create the electoral college?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not; it was added to the Constitution after the disputed election of 1796. 
B)  Small states insisted that they have a chance to play a role in choosing the president, and that wouldn't have been possible with direct elections. 
C)  Alexander Hamilton wanted a king, James Madison wanted no president, and the result was this compromise so that there could be a president. 
D)  They did not trust ordinary voters to choose the president and vice president directly. 
E)  They knew the Constitution would make them unpopular, so they wanted to create a way to avoid letting voters choose the president, thereby giving themselves a chance to be elected. 
A)  They did not; it was added to the Constitution after the disputed election of 1796. 
B)  Small states insisted that they have a chance to play a role in choosing the president, and that wouldn't have been possible with direct elections. 
C)  Alexander Hamilton wanted a king, James Madison wanted no president, and the result was this compromise so that there could be a president. 
D)  They did not trust ordinary voters to choose the president and vice president directly. 
E)  They knew the Constitution would make them unpopular, so they wanted to create a way to avoid letting voters choose the president, thereby giving themselves a chance to be elected.

Exam 7: Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Congress nearly passed a clause in the Ordinance of 1784 that would have prohibited slavery throughout the West.

Why did Congress claim that some Indians had forfeited their land rights in the aftermath of independence?

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

Alexander Hamilton proposed in the Constitutional Convention that the president and senators serve life terms.

Which two prominent men were not at the Constitutional Convention?

How did Thomas Jefferson react to Shays's Rebellion?

At the time of independence,the nation was largely urban,with most of its population residing in the large seacoast cities.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Naturalization Act of 1790

How did the Articles of Confederation compare to the Constitution with regard to the economy?

Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?

Hector St.John Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer:

Who appears to have fathered one or more children with his slave?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -George Washington

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Shays's Rebellion

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Naturalization Act of 1790

During the early years of the republic,African-Americans:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hector Crèvecoeur

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Virginia Plan

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -three-fifths clause

Why did the founding fathers create the electoral college?

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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