Question 1

Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the thirteen states

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A)  improved to the point of total unity. 
B)  was good economically but poor politically. 
C)  led to a single currency. 
D)  convinced many that a stronger central government was needed. 
E)  was good politically but poor economically. 
A)  improved to the point of total unity. 
B)  was good economically but poor politically. 
C)  led to a single currency. 
D)  convinced many that a stronger central government was needed. 
E)  was good politically but poor economically.

Question 2

The federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?

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A)  Executive 
B)  Legislative 
C)  Judicial 
D)  None of these choices are correct. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Executive 
B)  Legislative 
C)  Judicial 
D)  None of these choices are correct. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 3

The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

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A)  reconcile states' rights with strong national government. 
B)  transfer territories to equal statehood. 
C)  abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D)  balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E)  conduct foreign policy while remaining neutral. 
A)  reconcile states' rights with strong national government. 
B)  transfer territories to equal statehood. 
C)  abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D)  balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E)  conduct foreign policy while remaining neutral.

Question 4

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance, starting with the most important reason.Justify your selection and arrangement.

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The most important reason why the Articl

Question 5

The "small-state plan" or New Jersey Plan presented at the Constitutional Convention included all of the following except

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A)  ​representation in a unicameral Congress in states, according to the population. 
B)  ​equal representation in a unicameral Congress, regardless of size and population. 
C)  ​favoring greater representation in Congress by all southern states over all northern states. 
D)  ​favoring greater representation in Congress by all northern states over all southern states. 
E)  ​a bicameral congressional structure with a House of Representatives determined by population of the state and a Senate composed of equal representation from each state. 
A)  ​representation in a unicameral Congress in states, according to the population. 
B)  ​equal representation in a unicameral Congress, regardless of size and population. 
C)  ​favoring greater representation in Congress by all southern states over all northern states. 
D)  ​favoring greater representation in Congress by all northern states over all southern states. 
E)  ​a bicameral congressional structure with a House of Representatives determined by population of the state and a Senate composed of equal representation from each state.

Question 6

According to the framers of the Constitution, the ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was

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A)  the authority of the state. 
B)  a written constitution. 
C)  an independent judicial system. 
D)  the virtue of the people. 
E)  the absolute authority of the federal government. 
A)  the authority of the state. 
B)  a written constitution. 
C)  an independent judicial system. 
D)  the virtue of the people. 
E)  the absolute authority of the federal government.

Question 7

Match each nation on the left with the correct description of the problem it presented for U.S.foreign relations following the Revolutionary War.
A.Britain
B.France
C.Spain
D.Barbary Coast
1)threatened American commerce in the Mediterranean
2)demanded repayment of wartime loans
3)occupied a chain of trading forts in the Old Northwest
4)controlled important trade routes from the interior of North America

Accepted Answer

A)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
B)  A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 
C)  A-2, B-2, C-3, D-4 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 
E)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 
A)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
B)  A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 
C)  A-2, B-2, C-3, D-4 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 
E)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

Question 8

The "large-state plan," or Virginia Plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention

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A)  ultimately provided the final congressional framework of the Constitution. 
B)  was proposed by Patrick Henry. 
C)  uniformly favored rural states over urban states. 
D)  uniformly favored southern states over northern states. 
E)  based representation in the House and Senate on population. 
A)  ultimately provided the final congressional framework of the Constitution. 
B)  was proposed by Patrick Henry. 
C)  uniformly favored rural states over urban states. 
D)  uniformly favored southern states over northern states. 
E)  based representation in the House and Senate on population.

Question 9

Had you been a delegate to the Virginia state convention, charged with considering ratification of the Constitution, would you have voted to ratify the Constitution? Had you been a delegate to the New Hampshire state convention, charged with considering ratification of the Constitution, would you have voted to ratify the Constitution? Defend your ratification decisions in each case.

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As a delegate to the Virginia state conv

Question 10

The Revolution spawned all of the following economic conditions except

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A)  speculation and profiteering. 
B)  extensive borrowing by state governments that left them buried in debt. 
C)  runaway deflation. 
D)  the opening of new foreign markets. 
E)  unhealthy levels of high inflation that proved ruinous to many American citizens. 
A)  speculation and profiteering. 
B)  extensive borrowing by state governments that left them buried in debt. 
C)  runaway deflation. 
D)  the opening of new foreign markets. 
E)  unhealthy levels of high inflation that proved ruinous to many American citizens.

Question 11

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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A)  provided for the survey and sale of public lands in the Old Northwest. 
B)  established a procedure for governing the Old Northwest territory and managing the political transition from a territory to the state in the Old Northwest. 
C)  banned slavery from all territories of the United States. 
D)  cleared the way for ratification of the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  gave control over land to the territories in which they were located. 
A)  provided for the survey and sale of public lands in the Old Northwest. 
B)  established a procedure for governing the Old Northwest territory and managing the political transition from a territory to the state in the Old Northwest. 
C)  banned slavery from all territories of the United States. 
D)  cleared the way for ratification of the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  gave control over land to the territories in which they were located.

Question 12

The struggle for divorce between religion and government, in the post-revolutionary period, proved fiercest in

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A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  Rhode Island. 
D)  Georgia. 
E)  Massachusetts. 
A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  Rhode Island. 
D)  Georgia. 
E)  Massachusetts.

Question 13

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

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A)  conservatives supported democracy. 
B)  liberals supported democracy. 
C)  both radicals and conservatives have championed the heritage of democratic revolution. 
D)  conservatives and liberals were on opposite sides in the Revolution. 
E)  conservatives opposed democracy. 
A)  conservatives supported democracy. 
B)  liberals supported democracy. 
C)  both radicals and conservatives have championed the heritage of democratic revolution. 
D)  conservatives and liberals were on opposite sides in the Revolution. 
E)  conservatives opposed democracy.

Question 14

The Revolutionary War and political independence for the United States

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A)  stimulated American manufacturing. 
B)  encouraged a more widespread respect for private property. 
C)  produced runaway inflation in many states. 
D)  stimulated a wave of speculation and profiteering in the nation. 
E)  saw America remain mostly a nation of farmers. 
A)  stimulated American manufacturing. 
B)  encouraged a more widespread respect for private property. 
C)  produced runaway inflation in many states. 
D)  stimulated a wave of speculation and profiteering in the nation. 
E)  saw America remain mostly a nation of farmers.

Question 15

The American Revolution was

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A)  truly radical. 
B)  inconsequential in world history. 
C)  an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. 
D)  very much like the French revolution. 
E)  very much like the Russian revolution. 
A)  truly radical. 
B)  inconsequential in world history. 
C)  an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. 
D)  very much like the French revolution. 
E)  very much like the Russian revolution.

Question 16

Adopted almost a decade before the federal constitution, the ____ constitution remains the longest-lived in the world.

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A)  Massachusetts 
B)  Virginia 
C)  Maryland 
D)  Rhode Island 
E)  Connecticut 
A)  Massachusetts 
B)  Virginia 
C)  Maryland 
D)  Rhode Island 
E)  Connecticut

Question 17

The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was

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A)  government control of public lands. 
B)  the struggle of control of commerce between states and the central government. 
C)  Indian policy. 
D)  monetary policy. 
E)  foreign threats to our independence. 
A)  government control of public lands. 
B)  the struggle of control of commerce between states and the central government. 
C)  Indian policy. 
D)  monetary policy. 
E)  foreign threats to our independence.

Question 18

Shays's Rebellion was provoked by

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A)  fear that the Articles of Confederation had created too strong a national government for the United States. 
B)  efforts by wealthy merchants to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution. 
C)  a quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont. 
D)  foreclosures on the mortgages of debt-strapped backcountry farmers. 
E)  the government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans. 
A)  fear that the Articles of Confederation had created too strong a national government for the United States. 
B)  efforts by wealthy merchants to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution. 
C)  a quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont. 
D)  foreclosures on the mortgages of debt-strapped backcountry farmers. 
E)  the government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans.

Question 19

Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

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A)  relatively well-to-do. 
B)  appointed by state legislatures. 
C)  elected by vote of property owners in each state. 
D)  experienced at writing constitutions. 
E)  lawyers. 
A)  relatively well-to-do. 
B)  appointed by state legislatures. 
C)  elected by vote of property owners in each state. 
D)  experienced at writing constitutions. 
E)  lawyers.

Question 20

The antifederalist camp included all of the following groups except

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A)  supporters of a strong central authority. 
B)  states' rights supporters. 
C)  backcountry dwellers. 
D)  paper money advocates. 
E)  debtors. 
A)  supporters of a strong central authority. 
B)  states' rights supporters. 
C)  backcountry dwellers. 
D)  paper money advocates. 
E)  debtors.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the thirteen states

The federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?

The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance, starting with the most important reason.Justify your selection and arrangement.

The "small-state plan" or New Jersey Plan presented at the Constitutional Convention included all of the following except

According to the framers of the Constitution, the ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was

The "large-state plan," or Virginia Plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention

The Revolution spawned all of the following economic conditions except

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

The struggle for divorce between religion and government, in the post-revolutionary period, proved fiercest in

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

The Revolutionary War and political independence for the United States

The American Revolution was

Adopted almost a decade before the federal constitution, the ____ constitution remains the longest-lived in the world.

The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was

Shays's Rebellion was provoked by

Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

The antifederalist camp included all of the following groups except

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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

Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the thirteen states

The federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?

The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance, starting with the most important reason.Justify your selection and arrangement.

The "small-state plan" or New Jersey Plan presented at the Constitutional Convention included all of the following except

According to the framers of the Constitution, the ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was

The "large-state plan," or Virginia Plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention

The Revolution spawned all of the following economic conditions except

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

The struggle for divorce between religion and government, in the post-revolutionary period, proved fiercest in

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

The Revolutionary War and political independence for the United States

The American Revolution was

Adopted almost a decade before the federal constitution, the ____ constitution remains the longest-lived in the world.

The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was

Shays's Rebellion was provoked by

Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

The antifederalist camp included all of the following groups except

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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