Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ninth Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Ninth Amendment to the United States

Question 2

In the Convention of 1800,the French agreed to dissolve the Franco-American alliance of 1778 mainly because Napoleon

Accepted Answer

A)  took enough bribe money to make an agreement possible. 
B)  wanted to end the American squabble and expand his empire. 
C)  realized that the French could not win a military victory over the American forces. 
D)  was hoping to make a future deal over Louisiana. 
E)  realized that Jefferson would soon be coming to power in the United States. 
A)  took enough bribe money to make an agreement possible. 
B)  wanted to end the American squabble and expand his empire. 
C)  realized that the French could not win a military victory over the American forces. 
D)  was hoping to make a future deal over Louisiana. 
E)  realized that Jefferson would soon be coming to power in the United States.

Question 3

Alexander Hamilton's proposed Bank of the United States was

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected by the House of Representatives. 
B)  supported by Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  enthusiastically supported by George Washington. 
D)  based on the "necessary and proper," or "elastic," clause in the Constitution. 
E)  to be owned and operated by the Treasury Department. 
A)  rejected by the House of Representatives. 
B)  supported by Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  enthusiastically supported by George Washington. 
D)  based on the "necessary and proper," or "elastic," clause in the Constitution. 
E)  to be owned and operated by the Treasury Department.

Question 4

One of the antifederalists´ major criticisms of the Constitution as drafted in Philadelphia was that it

Accepted Answer

A)  was too long and detailed. 
B)  did not provide for an adequate separation of powers. 
C)  failed to guarantee property rights. 
D)  gave too much power to the Supreme Court and federal judges. 
E)  did not provide a bill of rights. 
A)  was too long and detailed. 
B)  did not provide for an adequate separation of powers. 
C)  failed to guarantee property rights. 
D)  gave too much power to the Supreme Court and federal judges. 
E)  did not provide a bill of rights.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Greenville

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Greenville was signed on A

Question 6

Compare and contrast the Federalists and Republicans,especially their views on democracy,government power,the economy,and foreign affairs.

Accepted Answer

The Federalists and Republicans were the

Question 7

Compare and contrast the underlying principles and implications of the "loose" and "strict" construction of the Constitution.How did each theory regard the actual text of the Constitution itself?

Accepted Answer

The "loose" and "strict" construction of

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Tenth Amendment to the United States

Question 9

Was the Hamiltonian-Jeffersonian divide in the politics of the 1790s a simple case of partisan conflict,as in other eras of America history,or was it a more fundamental philosophical dispute about the meaning of republicanism and the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The Hamiltonian-Jeffersonian divide in t

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Jay

Accepted Answer

John Jay (1745–1829) was an American sta

Question 11

Jefferson is often portrayed by historians as "a bundle of inconsistencies." In what ways do Jefferson´s views seem inconsistent or even contradictory? How do you account for these inconsistencies?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson's views are often seen

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Judiciary Act of 1789

Accepted Answer

The Judiciary Act of 1789 was a landmark

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-District of Columbia

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Reign of Terror

Accepted Answer

The Reign of Terror, also known simply a

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Fallen Timbers

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Fallen Timbers was a signi

Question 16

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

Accepted Answer

A)  agricultural interests. 
B)  New England. 
C)  the wealthy. 
D)  the poor. 
E)  the middle class. 
A)  agricultural interests. 
B)  New England. 
C)  the wealthy. 
D)  the poor. 
E)  the middle class.

Question 17

The Federalists chose not to nominate their most talented candidate,Alexander Hamilton,for president in 1796 because

Accepted Answer

A)  Hamilton was engaged in a violent feud with Aaron Burr. 
B)  George Washington refused to endorse Hamilton as his successor. 
C)  Hamilton's pro-wealthy financial policies had made him politically unpopular. 
D)  they believed that John Adams's charisma was a better match against Thomas Jefferson. 
E)  they feared that Hamilton might lead the nation to war against France. 
A)  Hamilton was engaged in a violent feud with Aaron Burr. 
B)  George Washington refused to endorse Hamilton as his successor. 
C)  Hamilton's pro-wealthy financial policies had made him politically unpopular. 
D)  they believed that John Adams's charisma was a better match against Thomas Jefferson. 
E)  they feared that Hamilton might lead the nation to war against France.

Question 18

The Jeffersonians were especially outraged by Jay's Treaty because

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of Chief Justice John Jay as a diplomat seemed to violate the separation of powers. 
B)  the British refused to promise to evacuate forts on U.S. soil. 
C)  the agreement would harm the South by suppressing the international slave trade. 
D)  it exposed George Washington as a self-serving Federalist partisan. 
E)  it seemed like an abject surrender of American interests to Britain in exchange for empty promises. 
A)  the use of Chief Justice John Jay as a diplomat seemed to violate the separation of powers. 
B)  the British refused to promise to evacuate forts on U.S. soil. 
C)  the agreement would harm the South by suppressing the international slave trade. 
D)  it exposed George Washington as a self-serving Federalist partisan. 
E)  it seemed like an abject surrender of American interests to Britain in exchange for empty promises.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Accepted Answer

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (

Question 20

In the Congressional elections that were held not long after the Alien and Sedition Laws were passed

Accepted Answer

A)  the Federalists were resoundingly defeated. 
B)  the Federalists won their most sweeping victory. 
C)  the Jeffersonians refused to participate. 
D)  the American voters showed their discontent by largely staying away from the polls. 
E)  a third, free-speech party won a temporary foothold in the legislature. 
A)  the Federalists were resoundingly defeated. 
B)  the Federalists won their most sweeping victory. 
C)  the Jeffersonians refused to participate. 
D)  the American voters showed their discontent by largely staying away from the polls. 
E)  a third, free-speech party won a temporary foothold in the legislature.

Exam 10: Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ninth Amendment

In the Convention of 1800,the French agreed to dissolve the Franco-American alliance of 1778 mainly because Napoleon

Alexander Hamilton's proposed Bank of the United States was

One of the antifederalists´ major criticisms of the Constitution as drafted in Philadelphia was that it

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Treaty of Greenville

Compare and contrast the Federalists and Republicans,especially their views on democracy,government power,the economy,and foreign affairs.

Compare and contrast the underlying principles and implications of the "loose" and "strict" construction of the Constitution.How did each theory regard the actual text of the Constitution itself?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tenth Amendment

Was the Hamiltonian-Jeffersonian divide in the politics of the 1790s a simple case of partisan conflict,as in other eras of America history,or was it a more fundamental philosophical dispute about the meaning of republicanism and the Constitution?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Jay

Jefferson is often portrayed by historians as "a bundle of inconsistencies." In what ways do Jefferson´s views seem inconsistent or even contradictory? How do you account for these inconsistencies?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Judiciary Act of 1789

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -District of Columbia

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Reign of Terror

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Fallen Timbers

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

The Federalists chose not to nominate their most talented candidate,Alexander Hamilton,for president in 1796 because

The Jeffersonians were especially outraged by Jay's Treaty because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

In the Congressional elections that were held not long after the Alien and Sedition Laws were passed

New World Beginnings

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

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

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

Filters