Question 1

In his inaugural address, President Washington emphasized:

Accepted Answer

A)  his economic plans 
B)  party politics 
C)  national unity 
D)  relations with Britain 
E)  his cabinet selections 
A)  his economic plans 
B)  party politics 
C)  national unity 
D)  relations with Britain 
E)  his cabinet selections

Question 2

Describe the presidency of John Adams. Be sure to include both the domestic and foreign issues that confronted his administration and how he succeeded in dealing with these issues.

Accepted Answer

John Adams was the president of the Unit

Question 3

Examine George Washington's motives in declaring that the United States would remain neutral in the conflict between England and France.

Accepted Answer

George Washington's motives in declaring

Question 4

The 640-acre sections created by the Land Ordinance of 1785:

Accepted Answer

A)  would be given to settlers for free 
B)  raised enough money to pay the national debt 
C)  would be reserved for veterans of the Revolution 
D)  would be sold by local banks 
E)  were part of six-square-mile townships 
A)  would be given to settlers for free 
B)  raised enough money to pay the national debt 
C)  would be reserved for veterans of the Revolution 
D)  would be sold by local banks 
E)  were part of six-square-mile townships

Question 5

Edmond-Charles Genêt:

Accepted Answer

A)  came to the United States to escape the revolutionary excesses of the French Revolution 
B)  encouraged Americans to attack English and Spanish vessels 
C)  quickly won the sympathy of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists 
D)  was deeply involved in the XYZ affair 
E)  became a leading member of the Republican party 
A)  came to the United States to escape the revolutionary excesses of the French Revolution 
B)  encouraged Americans to attack English and Spanish vessels 
C)  quickly won the sympathy of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists 
D)  was deeply involved in the XYZ affair 
E)  became a leading member of the Republican party

Question 6

The Bill of Rights originally consisted of twelve amendments to the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The delegates who met:

Accepted Answer

A)  included John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 
B)  tended to be elderly 
C)  wanted a weaker central government 
D)  included many participants in the Revolution 
E)  arrived knowing what they wanted 
A)  included John Adams and Thomas Jefferson 
B)  tended to be elderly 
C)  wanted a weaker central government 
D)  included many participants in the Revolution 
E)  arrived knowing what they wanted

Question 8

By raising taxes in the early 1780s, the Confederation was able to reduce the national debt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Anti-Federalists favored a decentralized federal system of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Founding Fathers viewed the most democratic branch of the government as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  presidency 
B)  Senate 
C)  Supreme Court 
D)  cabinet 
E)  House of Representatives 
A)  presidency 
B)  Senate 
C)  Supreme Court 
D)  cabinet 
E)  House of Representatives

Question 11

Shays's Rebellion broke out in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Boston 
B)  New York City 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Rhode Island 
E)  Pennsylvania 
A)  Boston 
B)  New York City 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Rhode Island 
E)  Pennsylvania

Question 12

After Shays's Rebellion:

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts was governed by martial law 
B)  farmers throughout America were watched by local safety committees 
C)  England prepared for the possibility of resuming the war 
D)  there were numerous calls promoting a stronger central government 
E)  taxes were increased 
A)  Massachusetts was governed by martial law 
B)  farmers throughout America were watched by local safety committees 
C)  England prepared for the possibility of resuming the war 
D)  there were numerous calls promoting a stronger central government 
E)  taxes were increased

Question 13

On the issue of the assumption of state debts, James Madison agreed with Alexander Hamilton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Pinckney's Treaty resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  American ownership of the Mississippi River 
B)  expulsion of the Indians from the Southwest 
C)  American trade access to Spanish New Orleans 
D)  Spain's withdrawal from Florida 
E)  the right of Americans to settle in Texas 
A)  American ownership of the Mississippi River 
B)  expulsion of the Indians from the Southwest 
C)  American trade access to Spanish New Orleans 
D)  Spain's withdrawal from Florida 
E)  the right of Americans to settle in Texas

Question 15

According to the Constitution, the president has the authority to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  veto acts of Congress 
B)  resign and choose his successor 
C)  serve a four-year term 
D)  act as commander in chief of the armed forces 
E)  appoint diplomats and judges 
A)  veto acts of Congress 
B)  resign and choose his successor 
C)  serve a four-year term 
D)  act as commander in chief of the armed forces 
E)  appoint diplomats and judges

Question 16

Assess Alexander Hamilton's contributions to establishing national economic policy.

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton made significant cont

Question 17

Under the Constitution, each slave would count as one person for purposes of representation, but
as only half a person for taxation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Supreme Court has final interpretive power over the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The New Jersey Plan proposed keeping a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Madison's Virginia Plan:

Accepted Answer

A)  would create a president for life 
B)  would create a two-house Congress 
C)  was most favored by the small states 
D)  would simply amend the Articles of Confederation 
E)  would abolish the state governments 
A)  would create a president for life 
B)  would create a two-house Congress 
C)  was most favored by the small states 
D)  would simply amend the Articles of Confederation 
E)  would abolish the state governments

Exam 6: Strengthening the New Nation

In his inaugural address, President Washington emphasized:

Describe the presidency of John Adams. Be sure to include both the domestic and foreign issues that confronted his administration and how he succeeded in dealing with these issues.

Examine George Washington's motives in declaring that the United States would remain neutral in the conflict between England and France.

The 640-acre sections created by the Land Ordinance of 1785:

Edmond-Charles Genêt:

The Bill of Rights originally consisted of twelve amendments to the Constitution.

The delegates who met:

By raising taxes in the early 1780s, the Confederation was able to reduce the national debt.

Anti-Federalists favored a decentralized federal system of government.

The Founding Fathers viewed the most democratic branch of the government as the:

Shays's Rebellion broke out in:

After Shays's Rebellion:

On the issue of the assumption of state debts, James Madison agreed with Alexander Hamilton.

Pinckney's Treaty resulted in:

According to the Constitution, the president has the authority to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Assess Alexander Hamilton's contributions to establishing national economic policy.

Under the Constitution, each slave would count as one person for purposes of representation, but as only half a person for taxation.

The Supreme Court has final interpretive power over the Constitution.

The New Jersey Plan proposed keeping a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.

Madison's Virginia Plan:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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