Question 1

In the late nineteenth century,what significantly increased freedoms and rights for Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judith Sergeant Murray wrote about women's intellect being equal. 
B)  Ex-slaves were given the right to vote in southern states. 
C)  Children were given the same rights as adults. 
D)  Indentured servitude had declined. 
E)  Indians were granted the right to vote in the Northwest territory. 
A)  Judith Sergeant Murray wrote about women's intellect being equal. 
B)  Ex-slaves were given the right to vote in southern states. 
C)  Children were given the same rights as adults. 
D)  Indentured servitude had declined. 
E)  Indians were granted the right to vote in the Northwest territory.

Question 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Shays's Rebellion

Accepted Answer

Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising

Question 3

Which of the following is true of how the U.S.government in the 1790s dealt with Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the Constitution counted all Indians toward representation in Congress,Indians received all rights and privileges that other Americans did. 
B)  Because the Constitution stated that Indian tribes were "domestic dependent nations," the government treated them just as it treated nations like Great Britain and France. 
C)  Henry Knox,the first secretary of war,pursued policies designed to exterminate Native Americans. 
D)  The U.S.government made treaties with them mainly to transfer land to itself or to the states. 
E)  No American leaders believed that Native Americans could assimilate into American society,so the government largely ignored Indians. 
A)  Because the Constitution counted all Indians toward representation in Congress,Indians received all rights and privileges that other Americans did. 
B)  Because the Constitution stated that Indian tribes were "domestic dependent nations," the government treated them just as it treated nations like Great Britain and France. 
C)  Henry Knox,the first secretary of war,pursued policies designed to exterminate Native Americans. 
D)  The U.S.government made treaties with them mainly to transfer land to itself or to the states. 
E)  No American leaders believed that Native Americans could assimilate into American society,so the government largely ignored Indians.

Question 4

How did the framers of the Constitution balance the competing claims of local self-government,sectional interests,and national authority?

Accepted Answer

The framers of the Constitution balanced

Question 5

What qualifications did the Constitution,ratified in 1787,impose for voting?

Accepted Answer

A)  None; it left voting rules to the states. 
B)  It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote but expressly banned women. 
C)  It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote and said nothing about women. 
D)  It imposed a property requirement. 
E)  It specifically banned African-Americans from voting. 
A)  None; it left voting rules to the states. 
B)  It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote but expressly banned women. 
C)  It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote and said nothing about women. 
D)  It imposed a property requirement. 
E)  It specifically banned African-Americans from voting.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of how the leaders of the new nation viewed settlers moving west across the Appalachians in the 1780s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They shared their British predecessors' fears that frontier settlers would fight constantly with Native Americans. 
B)  They viewed them as the start of a brigade that was going to spread American values and virtues across the continent. 
C)  They hated them enough to pass laws banning their movement-much like the British Proclamation of 1763-but the settlers ignored them. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin advocated movement westward,but Thomas Jefferson fought him on it. 
E)  They expressed no views that historians have been able to find. 
A)  They shared their British predecessors' fears that frontier settlers would fight constantly with Native Americans. 
B)  They viewed them as the start of a brigade that was going to spread American values and virtues across the continent. 
C)  They hated them enough to pass laws banning their movement-much like the British Proclamation of 1763-but the settlers ignored them. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin advocated movement westward,but Thomas Jefferson fought him on it. 
E)  They expressed no views that historians have been able to find.

Question 7

How did Thomas Jefferson react to Shays's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  He urged that troops be raised by the national government. 
B)  He wanted the state of Massachusetts to quickly put down the revolt. 
C)  He did not know about the rebellion because he was in France. 
D)  He urged George Washington to lead the rebels. 
E)  He was not alarmed,seeing it as a positive for the United States. 
A)  He urged that troops be raised by the national government. 
B)  He wanted the state of Massachusetts to quickly put down the revolt. 
C)  He did not know about the rebellion because he was in France. 
D)  He urged George Washington to lead the rebels. 
E)  He was not alarmed,seeing it as a positive for the United States.

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Anti-Federalists

Accepted Answer

The Anti-Federalists were a group of ind

Question 9

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Hector Crèvecoeur

Accepted Answer

A) an Anti-Federalist 
B) Treaty of Greenville 
C) Notes on the State of Virginia 
D) Letters from an American Farmer 
E) led uprising of Massachusetts farmers
F)Agrippa
G)willed his slaves to be freed upon the death of his wife
H)defeated by Little Turtle
I)served as a diplomat to England and was unable to attend the Constitutional Convention
J)author of most of The Federalist essays
K)father of the Constitution
L)Secretary of War 
A) an Anti-Federalist 
B) Treaty of Greenville 
C) Notes on the State of Virginia 
D) Letters from an American Farmer 
E) led uprising of Massachusetts farmers
F)Agrippa
G)willed his slaves to be freed upon the death of his wife
H)defeated by Little Turtle
I)served as a diplomat to England and was unable to attend the Constitutional Convention
J)author of most of The Federalist essays
K)father of the Constitution
L)Secretary of War

Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Naturalization Act of 1790

Accepted Answer

The Naturalization Act of 1790 was the f

Question 11

The New Jersey Plan:

Accepted Answer

A)  was mainly supported by the smaller,less populated states. 
B)  contained a gradual emancipation requirement that proved quite controversial. 
C)  was a thinly disguised attempt to resurrect monarchy in America. 
D)  found its greatest support from the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts delegations. 
E)  called for a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation in every way. 
A)  was mainly supported by the smaller,less populated states. 
B)  contained a gradual emancipation requirement that proved quite controversial. 
C)  was a thinly disguised attempt to resurrect monarchy in America. 
D)  found its greatest support from the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts delegations. 
E)  called for a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation in every way.

Question 12

The U.S.Constitution of 1787 was America's first written constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Under President Washington,Secretary of War Henry Knox had hoped to pursue a more peaceful policy with the Indians.How did U.S.policy concerning the Indians unfold in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

Despite Secretary of War Henry Knox's ho

Question 14

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 did not acknowledge that the Indians owned their land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which type of government demonstrates a clear-cut separation of powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  United States Constitution. 
C)  Constitutional monarchy. 
D)  Continental Congress. 
E)  French monarchy. 
A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  United States Constitution. 
C)  Constitutional monarchy. 
D)  Continental Congress. 
E)  French monarchy.

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Constitutional Convention

Accepted Answer

The Constitutional Convention, also know

Question 17

As designed by the Constitution:

Accepted Answer

A)  the president was elected by popular vote. 
B)  senators were to serve two-year terms. 
C)  federal judges were appointed by the president,not elected by the people. 
D)  the congressional representatives were to be appointed by state legislatures. 
E)  the Supreme Court justices were to serve ten-year terms. 
A)  the president was elected by popular vote. 
B)  senators were to serve two-year terms. 
C)  federal judges were appointed by the president,not elected by the people. 
D)  the congressional representatives were to be appointed by state legislatures. 
E)  the Supreme Court justices were to serve ten-year terms.

Question 18

States called out militias to stop foreclosures on the homes of debtors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which right was heavily influenced by the American Revolutionary period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free speech. 
B)  Freedom from excessive bail. 
C)  Free press. 
D)  Freedom of religion. 
E)  Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment. 
A)  Free speech. 
B)  Freedom from excessive bail. 
C)  Free press. 
D)  Freedom of religion. 
E)  Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 20

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

Accepted Answer

A)  established the policy to admit the area's population as equal members of the political system. 
B)  regulated western land sales through a policy that was amicable to the Indians. 
C)  abolished the Articles of Confederation and called for a second Constitutional Convention. 
D)  was the first step in Alexander Hamilton's plan for economic growth. 
E)  declared all Indian land to be the possession of the U.S.government. 
A)  established the policy to admit the area's population as equal members of the political system. 
B)  regulated western land sales through a policy that was amicable to the Indians. 
C)  abolished the Articles of Confederation and called for a second Constitutional Convention. 
D)  was the first step in Alexander Hamilton's plan for economic growth. 
E)  declared all Indian land to be the possession of the U.S.government.

In the late nineteenth century,what significantly increased freedoms and rights for Americans?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Shays's Rebellion

Which of the following is true of how the U.S.government in the 1790s dealt with Native Americans?

How did the framers of the Constitution balance the competing claims of local self-government,sectional interests,and national authority?

What qualifications did the Constitution,ratified in 1787,impose for voting?

Which of the following is true of how the leaders of the new nation viewed settlers moving west across the Appalachians in the 1780s?

How did Thomas Jefferson react to Shays's Rebellion?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Anti-Federalists

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hector Crèvecoeur

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Naturalization Act of 1790

The New Jersey Plan:

The U.S.Constitution of 1787 was America's first written constitution.

Under President Washington,Secretary of War Henry Knox had hoped to pursue a more peaceful policy with the Indians.How did U.S.policy concerning the Indians unfold in the 1790s?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 did not acknowledge that the Indians owned their land.

Which type of government demonstrates a clear-cut separation of powers?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Constitutional Convention

As designed by the Constitution:

States called out militias to stop foreclosures on the homes of debtors.

Which right was heavily influenced by the American Revolutionary period?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 7: Founding a Nation,1783-1791

In the late nineteenth century,what significantly increased freedoms and rights for Americans?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Shays's Rebellion

Which of the following is true of how the U.S.government in the 1790s dealt with Native Americans?

How did the framers of the Constitution balance the competing claims of local self-government,sectional interests,and national authority?

What qualifications did the Constitution,ratified in 1787,impose for voting?

Which of the following is true of how the leaders of the new nation viewed settlers moving west across the Appalachians in the 1780s?

How did Thomas Jefferson react to Shays's Rebellion?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Anti-Federalists

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hector Crèvecoeur

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Naturalization Act of 1790

The New Jersey Plan:

The U.S.Constitution of 1787 was America's first written constitution.

Under President Washington,Secretary of War Henry Knox had hoped to pursue a more peaceful policy with the Indians.How did U.S.policy concerning the Indians unfold in the 1790s?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 did not acknowledge that the Indians owned their land.

Which type of government demonstrates a clear-cut separation of powers?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Constitutional Convention

As designed by the Constitution:

States called out militias to stop foreclosures on the homes of debtors.

Which right was heavily influenced by the American Revolutionary period?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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