Question 1

Describe the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Why had the Articles been written that way?

Accepted Answer

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confed

Question 2

George Washington recognized Shays's Rebellion as an indicator of the need for a stronger form
of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Alexander Hamilton, the United States needed a national bank to provide a stable currency and act as an engine of prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  states could nullify federal laws 
B)  taxes imposed by Congress were unconstitutional 
C)  immigrants should be expelled from the country if they were not loyal to the American cause 
D)  the "freedom of speech" clause in the Bill of Rights did not apply to purely political rhetoric 
E)  new western states should be admitted as quickly as possible 
A)  states could nullify federal laws 
B)  taxes imposed by Congress were unconstitutional 
C)  immigrants should be expelled from the country if they were not loyal to the American cause 
D)  the "freedom of speech" clause in the Bill of Rights did not apply to purely political rhetoric 
E)  new western states should be admitted as quickly as possible

Question 5

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Patrick Henry

Accepted Answer

A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 
D) diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention
F)claimed to "smell a rat" at the Constitutional Convention
G)defined the United States through his tenure as chief justice of the Supreme Court
H)arrived in Philadelphia having spent months preparing for the convention
I)led American troops at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
J)negotiated the extremely popular treaty with Spain 
A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 
D) diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention
F)claimed to "smell a rat" at the Constitutional Convention
G)defined the United States through his tenure as chief justice of the Supreme Court
H)arrived in Philadelphia having spent months preparing for the convention
I)led American troops at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
J)negotiated the extremely popular treaty with Spain

Question 6

The first of these states to ratify the Constitution was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Delaware 
B)  New York 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Virginia 
E)  Massachusetts 
A)  Delaware 
B)  New York 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Virginia 
E)  Massachusetts

Question 7

One serious economic problem under the Articles of Confederation was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a scarcity of good farmland 
B)  shortage of "hard money" 
C)  the impossibility of obtaining credit 
D)  excessively high income taxes 
E)  low wages caused by an oversupply of labor 
A)  a scarcity of good farmland 
B)  shortage of "hard money" 
C)  the impossibility of obtaining credit 
D)  excessively high income taxes 
E)  low wages caused by an oversupply of labor

Question 8

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George Washington

Accepted Answer

A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 
D) diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention
F)claimed to "smell a rat" at the Constitutional Convention
G)defined the United States through his tenure as chief justice of the Supreme Court
H)arrived in Philadelphia having spent months preparing for the convention
I)led American troops at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
J)negotiated the extremely popular treaty with Spain 
A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 
D) diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention
F)claimed to "smell a rat" at the Constitutional Convention
G)defined the United States through his tenure as chief justice of the Supreme Court
H)arrived in Philadelphia having spent months preparing for the convention
I)led American troops at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
J)negotiated the extremely popular treaty with Spain

Question 9

Daniel Boone's route into Kentucky was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fincastle Turnpike 
B)  Great Valley Road 
C)  Appalachian Trail 
D)  Warriors' Path 
E)  Wilderness Road 
A)  Fincastle Turnpike 
B)  Great Valley Road 
C)  Appalachian Trail 
D)  Warriors' Path 
E)  Wilderness Road

Question 10

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Alexander Hamilton

Accepted Answer

A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 
D) diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention
F)claimed to "smell a rat" at the Constitutional Convention
G)defined the United States through his tenure as chief justice of the Supreme Court
H)arrived in Philadelphia having spent months preparing for the convention
I)led American troops at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
J)negotiated the extremely popular treaty with Spain 
A) was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 
B) issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts 
C) drafted the land ordinance of 1784 
D) diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution 
E) briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention
F)claimed to "smell a rat" at the Constitutional Convention
G)defined the United States through his tenure as chief justice of the Supreme Court
H)arrived in Philadelphia having spent months preparing for the convention
I)led American troops at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
J)negotiated the extremely popular treaty with Spain

Exam 6: Strengthening the New Nation

Describe the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Why had the Articles been written that way?

George Washington recognized Shays's Rebellion as an indicator of the need for a stronger form of government.

According to Alexander Hamilton, the United States needed a national bank to provide a stable currency and act as an engine of prosperity.

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions argued that:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Patrick Henry

The first of these states to ratify the Constitution was:

One serious economic problem under the Articles of Confederation was:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George Washington

Daniel Boone's route into Kentucky was the:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Alexander Hamilton

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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