Exam 9: The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

According to the text's authors, "In some respects, the hated British Navigation Laws were more disagreeable after independence than before." What is the basis for their conclusion?

Most of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention could best be labeled  

The economic status of the average American at the end of the Revolutionary War was  

During the Revolutionary War, many states  

As written documents, the state constitutions functioned in all of the following ways except  

Among other views, The Federalist, written during the ratification debate, argued that it was

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention stipulated that the new Constitution be ratified by  

Assume that the Constitution had not been ratified by the state conventions.What do you think would have been the short- and long-term consequences?

The world's first antislavery society was founded by  

The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for all of the following except  

The idea that all tax measures should start in the House was made to appease  

The Constitutional Convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavery through the  

The fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention shared all of the following qualities except  

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called to  

As a means of ensuring that legislators stay in touch with the mood of the people, state constitutions  

Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for  

Why didn't the framers of the Constitution extend the Revolutionary War era spirit of equality and liberty to the abolition of slavery and giving women the right to vote?

Immediately after the Revolution, the new American nation's greatest strength lay in its  

Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, especially in regard to the specific powers granted by each to the national government.

A major strength of the Articles of Confederation was its