Question 1

Which of the following groups was Jefferson most trying to help in setting up the Land Ordinances?

Accepted Answer

A)  His friends, the land speculators 
B)  The urban proletariat 
C)  The small farmers 
D)  Fellow slave owners 
A)  His friends, the land speculators 
B)  The urban proletariat 
C)  The small farmers 
D)  Fellow slave owners

Question 2

The disposal and settlement of the public lands,according to Hughes and Cain (2011),

Accepted Answer

A)  went pretty much, in practice, as Jefferson had envisioned. 
B)  had both intended and unintended consequences. 
C)  occurred in an orderly and efficient manner for the most part. 
D)  was adequately funded and well-organized in execution. 
A)  went pretty much, in practice, as Jefferson had envisioned. 
B)  had both intended and unintended consequences. 
C)  occurred in an orderly and efficient manner for the most part. 
D)  was adequately funded and well-organized in execution.

Question 3

The U.S.Constitution established the orderly sale of the western lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Constitution created an environment conducive to economic growth and development because the federal government could constitutionally do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Levy uniform taxes 
B)  Coin money and regulate its value 
C)  Regulate commerce, thus prohibiting states from erecting barriers to the interstate movement of goods 
D)  Set "fair" prices on the private sale of goods in the marketplace 
A)  Levy uniform taxes 
B)  Coin money and regulate its value 
C)  Regulate commerce, thus prohibiting states from erecting barriers to the interstate movement of goods 
D)  Set "fair" prices on the private sale of goods in the marketplace

Question 5

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (1781)failed because they made governmental controls too restrictive and federal taxes too high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (1781)adequately addressed the free-rider problems by setting up a tax system that required all states to share the costs of providing national defense,protecting private property rights,regulating commerce with other countries and across states and upholding a system of laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Thomas Jefferson supported the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Constitution helped establish a secure and well-defined system of property rights and rights of persons because it did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  It established that people could be deprived of property without due process of law. 
B)  It loosely defined which contracts would be enforced. 
C)  It permitted bankruptcy without just cause and required government stamp of approval. 
D)  It let market forces, not government, set prices on the sale of land among private citizens. 
A)  It established that people could be deprived of property without due process of law. 
B)  It loosely defined which contracts would be enforced. 
C)  It permitted bankruptcy without just cause and required government stamp of approval. 
D)  It let market forces, not government, set prices on the sale of land among private citizens.

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson strongly influenced the passing of the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787.A close study of those ordinances suggests that Jefferson believed in the importance of securing the private rights of individuals to buy,sell and derive income from their land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

With regard to the Constitution and its interpretation,

Accepted Answer

A)  the powers reserved for the states included the police powers-local rules, laws and ordinances, including licensing, inspection and the regulation of local business activities. 
B)  the "common law of England" was in effect, claimed as the right of all Americans and still enforced by England. 
C)  England was consulted in cases of ambiguity over interpretation of the common law policy. 
D)  none of the above are true. 
A)  the powers reserved for the states included the police powers-local rules, laws and ordinances, including licensing, inspection and the regulation of local business activities. 
B)  the "common law of England" was in effect, claimed as the right of all Americans and still enforced by England. 
C)  England was consulted in cases of ambiguity over interpretation of the common law policy. 
D)  none of the above are true.

Question 11

The Township survey system set up by the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 established

Accepted Answer

A)  a 50 square-mile township based on colonial New York. 
B)  an 84 square-mile township base on colonial Virginia. 
C)  a 36 square-mile township based on colonial Vermont. 
D)  an 18 square-mile township based on colonial Rhode Island. 
A)  a 50 square-mile township based on colonial New York. 
B)  an 84 square-mile township base on colonial Virginia. 
C)  a 36 square-mile township based on colonial Vermont. 
D)  an 18 square-mile township based on colonial Rhode Island.

Question 12

"With respect to everything other than the terms of sale,the effects of the Land Ordinance of 1785 were permanent and helped to shape the United States as we know it today." Discuss.

Accepted Answer

The Land Ordinance of 1785 had a signifi

Exam 5: Westward Expansion

Which of the following groups was Jefferson most trying to help in setting up the Land Ordinances?

The disposal and settlement of the public lands,according to Hughes and Cain (2011),

The U.S.Constitution established the orderly sale of the western lands.

The Constitution created an environment conducive to economic growth and development because the federal government could constitutionally do all of the following except

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (1781)failed because they made governmental controls too restrictive and federal taxes too high.

Thomas Jefferson supported the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787.

The Constitution helped establish a secure and well-defined system of property rights and rights of persons because it did which of the following?

Thomas Jefferson strongly influenced the passing of the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787.A close study of those ordinances suggests that Jefferson believed in the importance of securing the private rights of individuals to buy,sell and derive income from their land.

With regard to the Constitution and its interpretation,

The Township survey system set up by the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 established

"With respect to everything other than the terms of sale,the effects of the Land Ordinance of 1785 were permanent and helped to shape the United States as we know it today." Discuss.

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