Question 1

Which of the following items was not included in the proposed Virginia Plan? ​

Accepted Answer

A) A bicameral legislature 
B) A legislature with the power to veto state laws 
C) ​Direct election of United States senators 
D) ​Inclusion of executive and judicial branches of government 
E) ​All of these were proposed in the Virginia Plan. 
A) A bicameral legislature 
B) A legislature with the power to veto state laws 
C) ​Direct election of United States senators 
D) ​Inclusion of executive and judicial branches of government 
E) ​All of these were proposed in the Virginia Plan. C

Question 2

​Which of the following statements regarding the Electoral College,as devised by the framers of the Constitution,is true?

Accepted Answer

A) It was a body empowered to elect the president,the vice president,and one senator from each state. 
B) The smallest states were guaranteed five votes each in the electoral college. 
C) ​State governors would select electors to the college. 
D) ​The electors of each state gathered within their states to cast votes 
E) ​Both C and D 
A) It was a body empowered to elect the president,the vice president,and one senator from each state. 
B) The smallest states were guaranteed five votes each in the electoral college. 
C) ​State governors would select electors to the college. 
D) ​The electors of each state gathered within their states to cast votes 
E) ​Both C and D D

Question 3

Which state was not represented at the Philadelphia Convention?​

Accepted Answer

A) Georgia 
B) South Carolina 
C) ​Rhode Island 
D) ​Massachusetts 
E) ​New Jersey 
A) Georgia 
B) South Carolina 
C) ​Rhode Island 
D) ​Massachusetts 
E) ​New Jersey C

Question 4

The Disqualification Act was designed to punish those who had participated in Shays's Rebellion.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

By 1775,the population of British North America was ​

Accepted Answer

A) 500,000. 
B) 1.5 million. 
C) 2.5 million. 
D) 5 million. 
E) 3 million. 
A) 500,000. 
B) 1.5 million. 
C) 2.5 million. 
D) 5 million. 
E) 3 million.

Question 6

Which of the following was not a provision of the Treaty of Paris (1783)? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The territory of the United States would extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. 
B) Spain would receive Florida. 
C) ​France would receive Canada. 
D) ​The British would promptly evacuate all troops from the United States. 
E) ​Britain would recognize the independence of the United States of America. 
A) The territory of the United States would extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. 
B) Spain would receive Florida. 
C) ​France would receive Canada. 
D) ​The British would promptly evacuate all troops from the United States. 
E) ​Britain would recognize the independence of the United States of America.

Question 7

A total of seventy-nine delegates served at the Constitutional Convention between opening day and adjournment.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who was the chief advocate for passage of a Bill of Rights? ​

Accepted Answer

A) George Washington 
B) James Madison 
C) ​Thomas Jefferson 
D) ​Alexander Hamilton 
E) ​John Adams 
A) George Washington 
B) James Madison 
C) ​Thomas Jefferson 
D) ​Alexander Hamilton 
E) ​John Adams

Question 9

During the early years of the revolutionary conflict,​

Accepted Answer

A) colonists loyal to Britain were forced to flee the country. 
B) African American slaves were conscripted into the colonial army. 
C) ​several hundred women actively served the colonial cause. 
D) ​General Washington did not lack for troops because his men volunteered for the war's duration. 
E) ​All of these 
A) colonists loyal to Britain were forced to flee the country. 
B) African American slaves were conscripted into the colonial army. 
C) ​several hundred women actively served the colonial cause. 
D) ​General Washington did not lack for troops because his men volunteered for the war's duration. 
E) ​All of these

Question 10

One long-lasting result of the Revolution's inflationary crisis was conflict between urban and rural residents over how to manage the country's economy.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

After the Revolutionary War,the Confederation Congress virtually disbanded the army,despite the objections of ​

Accepted Answer

A) George Washington. 
B) Alexander Hamilton. 
C) ​Thomas Jefferson. 
D) ​James Madison. 
E) ​All of these 
A) George Washington. 
B) Alexander Hamilton. 
C) ​Thomas Jefferson. 
D) ​James Madison. 
E) ​All of these

Question 12

Shays's Rebellion involved farmers in what state? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Massachusetts 
B) Pennsylvania 
C) ​New York 
D) ​North Carolina 
E) ​Georgia 
A) Massachusetts 
B) Pennsylvania 
C) ​New York 
D) ​North Carolina 
E) ​Georgia

Question 13

Which of the following gives the correct order of states ratifying the Constitution? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Delaware,Maryland,Virginia,New Jersey 
B) Delaware,New Jersey,Maryland,Virginia 
C) ​Virginia,Maryland,Delaware,New Jersey 
D) ​New Jersey,Delaware,Virginia,Maryland 
A) Delaware,Maryland,Virginia,New Jersey 
B) Delaware,New Jersey,Maryland,Virginia 
C) ​Virginia,Maryland,Delaware,New Jersey 
D) ​New Jersey,Delaware,Virginia,Maryland

Question 14

The three land ordinances passed by Congress in the 1780s dealt with settlement in ​

Accepted Answer

A) the Northwest Territory. 
B) the Southwest Territory. 
C) ​Tennessee Valley. 
D) ​Louisiana. 
E) ​Florida. 
A) the Northwest Territory. 
B) the Southwest Territory. 
C) ​Tennessee Valley. 
D) ​Louisiana. 
E) ​Florida.

Question 15

What was the status of U.S.exports by the end of the 1780s?​

Accepted Answer

A) They had declined by 25 percent. 
B) They returned to approximately their pre-Revolutionary level. 
C) ​They had increased by about 10 percent. 
D) ​They surpassed those of Great Britain. 
E) ​They reached a level equal to those of France. 
A) They had declined by 25 percent. 
B) They returned to approximately their pre-Revolutionary level. 
C) ​They had increased by about 10 percent. 
D) ​They surpassed those of Great Britain. 
E) ​They reached a level equal to those of France.

Question 16

What act prohibited armed groups in Massachusetts from gathering in public?​

Accepted Answer

A) Riot Act 
B) Protest Act 
C) ​Espionage Act 
D) ​Sedition Act 
E) ​Shays Act 
A) Riot Act 
B) Protest Act 
C) ​Espionage Act 
D) ​Sedition Act 
E) ​Shays Act

Question 17

Antifederalists believed that even the House of Representatives would become​

Accepted Answer

A) unrepresentative. 
B) dominated by the rich. 
C) ​too large to be workable. 
D) ​unresponsive. 
E) ​All of these 
A) unrepresentative. 
B) dominated by the rich. 
C) ​too large to be workable. 
D) ​unresponsive. 
E) ​All of these

Question 18

By 1790,the country's war debt had reached ​

Accepted Answer

A) $10 million. 
B) $40 million. 
C) ​$50 million. 
D) ​$10 billion. 
E) ​$100 million. 
A) $10 million. 
B) $40 million. 
C) ​$50 million. 
D) ​$10 billion. 
E) ​$100 million.

Question 19

The principal author of the first Northwest Ordinance was John Adams.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the fall of 1786,representatives met in Annapolis,Maryland,to discuss ​

Accepted Answer

A) trade. 
B) representation. 
C) ​slavery. 
D) ​taxation. 
A) trade. 
B) representation. 
C) ​slavery. 
D) ​taxation.

Exam 5: The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Which of the following items was not included in the proposed Virginia Plan? ​

​Which of the following statements regarding the Electoral College,as devised by the framers of the Constitution,is true?

Which state was not represented at the Philadelphia Convention?​

The Disqualification Act was designed to punish those who had participated in Shays's Rebellion.​

By 1775,the population of British North America was ​

Which of the following was not a provision of the Treaty of Paris (1783)? ​

A total of seventy-nine delegates served at the Constitutional Convention between opening day and adjournment.​

Who was the chief advocate for passage of a Bill of Rights? ​

During the early years of the revolutionary conflict,​

One long-lasting result of the Revolution's inflationary crisis was conflict between urban and rural residents over how to manage the country's economy.​

After the Revolutionary War,the Confederation Congress virtually disbanded the army,despite the objections of ​

Shays's Rebellion involved farmers in what state? ​

Which of the following gives the correct order of states ratifying the Constitution? ​

The three land ordinances passed by Congress in the 1780s dealt with settlement in ​

What was the status of U.S.exports by the end of the 1780s?​

What act prohibited armed groups in Massachusetts from gathering in public?​

Antifederalists believed that even the House of Representatives would become​

By 1790,the country's war debt had reached ​

The principal author of the first Northwest Ordinance was John Adams.​

In the fall of 1786,representatives met in Annapolis,Maryland,to discuss ​

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Which of the following items was not included in the proposed Virginia Plan?

Which of the following statements regarding the Electoral College,as devised by the framers of the Constitution,is true?

Which state was not represented at the Philadelphia Convention?

The Disqualification Act was designed to punish those who had participated in Shays's Rebellion.

By 1775,the population of British North America was

Which of the following was not a provision of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?

A total of seventy-nine delegates served at the Constitutional Convention between opening day and adjournment.

Who was the chief advocate for passage of a Bill of Rights?

During the early years of the revolutionary conflict,

One long-lasting result of the Revolution's inflationary crisis was conflict between urban and rural residents over how to manage the country's economy.

After the Revolutionary War,the Confederation Congress virtually disbanded the army,despite the objections of

Shays's Rebellion involved farmers in what state?

Which of the following gives the correct order of states ratifying the Constitution?

The three land ordinances passed by Congress in the 1780s dealt with settlement in

What was the status of U.S.exports by the end of the 1780s?

What act prohibited armed groups in Massachusetts from gathering in public?

Antifederalists believed that even the House of Representatives would become

By 1790,the country's war debt had reached

The principal author of the first Northwest Ordinance was John Adams.

In the fall of 1786,representatives met in Annapolis,Maryland,to discuss