Question 1

____________________ headed the series of Spanish missions in California.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ headed the series of Spanish missions...

Question 2

All except which one of the following were important gains in women's rights in the post- revolutionary era?

Accepted Answer

A) Female academies educated most of the native-born women of the Northeast. 
B) The common law rule of coverture was abolished. 
C) New Jersey briefly gave voting rights to female tax-paying heads of household. 
D) Increasingly, popular novels cast women as main characters. 
E) The ideal of "Republican" wife and mother gave women an expanded role within the family. 
A) Female academies educated most of the native-born women of the Northeast. 
B) The common law rule of coverture was abolished. 
C) New Jersey briefly gave voting rights to female tax-paying heads of household. 
D) Increasingly, popular novels cast women as main characters. 
E) The ideal of "Republican" wife and mother gave women an expanded role within the family.

Question 3

The Tennessee settlers who seceded from North Carolina called their separate state ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Tennessee settlers who seceded from North...

Question 4

The ____________________ state constitution of 1776 allowed women to vote if they headed a household and paid taxes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ state constitution of 1776 allowed...

Question 5

In the Virginia Plan, James Madison proposed

Accepted Answer

A) that the president and senators serve lifetime terms of office. 
B) a two-house legislature with representation based on population. 
C) that all public officials be elected by popular vote. 
D) a one house legislature based on the principle of one state, one vote. 
E) separation of church and state. 
A) that the president and senators serve lifetime terms of office. 
B) a two-house legislature with representation based on population. 
C) that all public officials be elected by popular vote. 
D) a one house legislature based on the principle of one state, one vote. 
E) separation of church and state.

Question 6

Explore the implications of the American Revolution for black Americans.

Accepted Answer

The American Revolution had significant

Question 7

The framers of the Constitution of 1787 established it would be ratified by

Accepted Answer

A) the unanimous consent of the state legislatures. 
B) a majority vote from all eligible adult white males. 
C) its acceptance by at least nine states in special conventions. 
D) the governors of three-fourths of the states. 
E) the Confederation Congress. 
A) the unanimous consent of the state legislatures. 
B) a majority vote from all eligible adult white males. 
C) its acceptance by at least nine states in special conventions. 
D) the governors of three-fourths of the states. 
E) the Confederation Congress.

Question 8

The central government created by the Constitution of 1787 had the power to

Accepted Answer

A) tax. 
B) control foreign trade. 
C) pass and enforce laws. 
D) regulate interstate trade 
E) all of these choices 
A) tax. 
B) control foreign trade. 
C) pass and enforce laws. 
D) regulate interstate trade 
E) all of these choices

Question 9

The Constitution of 1787 provided that the president would be

Accepted Answer

A) chosen by popular vote. 
B) ​permitted to serve no more than three terms. 
C) ​selected by an electoral college. 
D) ​given the power to decide whether a territory would allow slavery. 
E) ​selected by the House of Representatives. 
A) chosen by popular vote. 
B) ​permitted to serve no more than three terms. 
C) ​selected by an electoral college. 
D) ​given the power to decide whether a territory would allow slavery. 
E) ​selected by the House of Representatives.

Question 10

The state governments set up during the Revolution reflected the American belief in the

Accepted Answer

A) British tradition of unwritten political precedents and customs. 
B) necessity for a written constitution to define citizens' rights and to limit the government's power. 
C) importance of a strong executive with compulsory powers. 
D) division of political power between economic classes. 
E) importance of strong courts to interpret law. 
A) British tradition of unwritten political precedents and customs. 
B) necessity for a written constitution to define citizens' rights and to limit the government's power. 
C) importance of a strong executive with compulsory powers. 
D) division of political power between economic classes. 
E) importance of strong courts to interpret law.

Question 11

Describe the major debates and points of tension at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Accepted Answer

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 wa

Question 12

Most slaves who reached British units during the Revolution won their freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the 1780s, the US had a thriving economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Massachusetts constitution that was ratified in 1780 is still in effect and is the oldest constitution in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During the Revolutionary War, about ____ slaves fled their masters.

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000 
B) 25,000 
C) 50,000 
D) 75,000 
E) 100,000 
A) 10,000 
B) 25,000 
C) 50,000 
D) 75,000 
E) 100,000

Question 16

George Washington refused to accept a letter from brothers William and Richard Howe about discussing peace terms in the summer of 1776 because it did not address him as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of George Washington refused to accept a letter...

Question 17

The Spanish allied with England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

After 1779, most fighting took place in

Accepted Answer

A) the western frontier. 
B) the middle states. 
C) New England. 
D) the South. 
E) Canada. 
A) the western frontier. 
B) the middle states. 
C) New England. 
D) the South. 
E) Canada.

Question 19

Those against the ratification of the Constitution were called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Those against the ratification of the Constitution...

Question 20

During the war, women participated in food riots to get merchants to lower prices and stop hoarding food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

____________________ headed the series of Spanish missions in California.

All except which one of the following were important gains in women's rights in the post- revolutionary era?

The Tennessee settlers who seceded from North Carolina called their separate state ____________________.

The ____________________ state constitution of 1776 allowed women to vote if they headed a household and paid taxes.

In the Virginia Plan, James Madison proposed

Explore the implications of the American Revolution for black Americans.

The framers of the Constitution of 1787 established it would be ratified by

The central government created by the Constitution of 1787 had the power to

The Constitution of 1787 provided that the president would be

The state governments set up during the Revolution reflected the American belief in the

Describe the major debates and points of tension at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Most slaves who reached British units during the Revolution won their freedom.

In the 1780s, the US had a thriving economy.

The Massachusetts constitution that was ratified in 1780 is still in effect and is the oldest constitution in the world.

During the Revolutionary War, about ____ slaves fled their masters.

George Washington refused to accept a letter from brothers William and Richard Howe about discussing peace terms in the summer of 1776 because it did not address him as ____________________.

The Spanish allied with England.

After 1779, most fighting took place in

Those against the ratification of the Constitution were called ____________________.

During the war, women participated in food riots to get merchants to lower prices and stop hoarding food.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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