Question 1

Alexander Hamilton proposed in the Constitutional Convention that the president and senators serve life terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

George Washington made a significant statement about slavery when he freed his slaves before taking the presidential office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Bill of Rights

Accepted Answer

A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England 
A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England

Question 4

Congress nearly passed a clause in the Ordinance of 1784 that would have prohibited slavery throughout the West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Articles of Confederation

Accepted Answer

A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England 
A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England

Question 6

Jefferson was unsure whether African-Americans were fixed permanently in a status of inferiority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The fugitive slave clause in the Constitution was ambiguous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

So adamant was he about separating church and state that James Madison opposed the appointment of chaplains to serve Congress and the military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Using Letters from an American Farmer and Notes on the State of Virginia,discuss the reach of American citizenship.What did it take to be free and to have liberties in the new nation? According to Crèvecoeur and Jefferson,would there ever be a time when America might be a melting pot of more than just white Europeans?

Accepted Answer

In "Letters from an American Farmer," Cr

Question 10

Under the Treaty of Greenville of 1795:

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain agreed to remove its remaining forts from U.S.soil. 
B)  twelve Indian tribes ceded most of Ohio to the federal government. 
C)  the U.S.government allowed Indians to petition for citizenship. 
D)  the federal government forbade American settlement west of the Mississippi. 
E)  the United States recognized Great Britain's claim to what is now Ontario. 
A)  Great Britain agreed to remove its remaining forts from U.S.soil. 
B)  twelve Indian tribes ceded most of Ohio to the federal government. 
C)  the U.S.government allowed Indians to petition for citizenship. 
D)  the federal government forbade American settlement west of the Mississippi. 
E)  the United States recognized Great Britain's claim to what is now Ontario.

Question 11

The three-fifths clause in the U.S.Constitution:

Accepted Answer

A)  requires that all revenue bills receive a three-fifths affirmative vote in the U.S.House. 
B)  gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted. 
C)  explicitly declared that slaves were not fully human and were therefore undeserving of legal rights. 
D)  made it easier to amend the Constitution than it had been to amend the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  expired in the year 1808 because of a key sectional compromise at the Constitutional Convention. 
A)  requires that all revenue bills receive a three-fifths affirmative vote in the U.S.House. 
B)  gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted. 
C)  explicitly declared that slaves were not fully human and were therefore undeserving of legal rights. 
D)  made it easier to amend the Constitution than it had been to amend the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  expired in the year 1808 because of a key sectional compromise at the Constitutional Convention.

Question 12

Identify the three major ways that the U.S.Constitution addressed the institution of slavery.Would you say the Constitution was a proslavery or an antislavery document? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the three major ways that the...

Question 13

Anti-Federalists included:

Accepted Answer

A)  Patrick Henry and John Adams. 
B)  George Washington and John Hancock. 
C)  Samuel Adams and James Madison. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin and John Jay. 
E)  Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry. 
A)  Patrick Henry and John Adams. 
B)  George Washington and John Hancock. 
C)  Samuel Adams and James Madison. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin and John Jay. 
E)  Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry.

Question 14

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Arthur St.Clair

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 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Naturalization Act of 1790

Accepted Answer

A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England 
A) annuity system 
B) unicameral system 
C) first written American constitution 
D) abolished in 1808 
E) two houses based on proportional representation
F)separation of powers
G)division of powers
H)essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
I)amendments
J)citizenship limited to whites only
K)slave compromise
L)ruled slavery unlawful in England

Question 16

How did southern states react to the Constitution's provisions regarding slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Carolina and Georgia immediately began importing increased numbers of Africans,because in twenty years,the international slave trade could be constitutionally prohibited. 
B)  They refused to ratify the Constitution without assurances that a bill of rights would be added to protect their right to slave property. 
C)  The personal opposition of Jefferson and Madison to slavery prompted Virginia to oppose ratification at first. 
D)  They objected to the electoral college on the grounds that it ignored the number of slaves in their states and thereby reduced their power. 
E)  They were critical of the provision in Article I allowing African-Americans to be armed during wartime. 
A)  South Carolina and Georgia immediately began importing increased numbers of Africans,because in twenty years,the international slave trade could be constitutionally prohibited. 
B)  They refused to ratify the Constitution without assurances that a bill of rights would be added to protect their right to slave property. 
C)  The personal opposition of Jefferson and Madison to slavery prompted Virginia to oppose ratification at first. 
D)  They objected to the electoral college on the grounds that it ignored the number of slaves in their states and thereby reduced their power. 
E)  They were critical of the provision in Article I allowing African-Americans to be armed during wartime.

Question 17

The Constitutional delegates who met in Philadelphia represented all of American society,as they were a mix of laborers,farmers,merchants,and politicians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hector St.John Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer:

Accepted Answer

A)  popularized the idea of the United States as a melting pot of ethnicities. 
B)  was a thinly disguised allegory explaining the need for the Constitution. 
C)  made the author so unpopular in the United States that he was forced to return to France. 
D)  argued that America should reject manufacturing and remain an agrarian nation. 
E)  made the case that free African-Americans were "citizens of color" deserving of full legal rights. 
A)  popularized the idea of the United States as a melting pot of ethnicities. 
B)  was a thinly disguised allegory explaining the need for the Constitution. 
C)  made the author so unpopular in the United States that he was forced to return to France. 
D)  argued that America should reject manufacturing and remain an agrarian nation. 
E)  made the case that free African-Americans were "citizens of color" deserving of full legal rights.

Question 19

Based on the Naturalization Act of 1790,who would have been allowed to become an American citizen?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person from India. 
B)  A German immigrant. 
C)  An African immigrant. 
D)  A Chinese woman. 
E)  A Native American Indian. 
A)  A person from India. 
B)  A German immigrant. 
C)  An African immigrant. 
D)  A Chinese woman. 
E)  A Native American Indian.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of American national identity as envisioned by the Constitution of 1787?

Accepted Answer

A)  The document distinguished only between those defined as American citizens,who were entitled to constitutionally protected rights,and aliens,who were not so entitled. 
B)  The Constitution clearly states that persons of African descent could not be U.S.citizens,but that anyone of European or Asian descent could be. 
C)  The "people" were free Americans; Native Americans and "other persons," meaning African-American slaves,were not considered part of the political nation. 
D)  The Constitution expressly stated that only white men were entitled to the rights it delineated. 
E)  The Constitution made clear that only civic nationalism,not ethnic nationalism,defined American national identity. 
A)  The document distinguished only between those defined as American citizens,who were entitled to constitutionally protected rights,and aliens,who were not so entitled. 
B)  The Constitution clearly states that persons of African descent could not be U.S.citizens,but that anyone of European or Asian descent could be. 
C)  The "people" were free Americans; Native Americans and "other persons," meaning African-American slaves,were not considered part of the political nation. 
D)  The Constitution expressly stated that only white men were entitled to the rights it delineated. 
E)  The Constitution made clear that only civic nationalism,not ethnic nationalism,defined American national identity.

Alexander Hamilton proposed in the Constitutional Convention that the president and senators serve life terms.

George Washington made a significant statement about slavery when he freed his slaves before taking the presidential office.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Bill of Rights

Congress nearly passed a clause in the Ordinance of 1784 that would have prohibited slavery throughout the West.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Articles of Confederation

Jefferson was unsure whether African-Americans were fixed permanently in a status of inferiority.

The fugitive slave clause in the Constitution was ambiguous.

So adamant was he about separating church and state that James Madison opposed the appointment of chaplains to serve Congress and the military.

Under the Treaty of Greenville of 1795:

The three-fifths clause in the U.S.Constitution:

Identify the three major ways that the U.S.Constitution addressed the institution of slavery.Would you say the Constitution was a proslavery or an antislavery document? Explain your answer.

Anti-Federalists included:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Arthur St.Clair

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Naturalization Act of 1790

How did southern states react to the Constitution's provisions regarding slavery?

The Constitutional delegates who met in Philadelphia represented all of American society,as they were a mix of laborers,farmers,merchants,and politicians.

Hector St.John Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer:

Based on the Naturalization Act of 1790,who would have been allowed to become an American citizen?

Which of the following is true of American national identity as envisioned by the Constitution 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

Alexander Hamilton proposed in the Constitutional Convention that the president and senators serve life terms.

George Washington made a significant statement about slavery when he freed his slaves before taking the presidential office.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Bill of Rights

Congress nearly passed a clause in the Ordinance of 1784 that would have prohibited slavery throughout the West.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Articles of Confederation

Jefferson was unsure whether African-Americans were fixed permanently in a status of inferiority.

The fugitive slave clause in the Constitution was ambiguous.

So adamant was he about separating church and state that James Madison opposed the appointment of chaplains to serve Congress and the military.

Under the Treaty of Greenville of 1795:

The three-fifths clause in the U.S.Constitution:

Identify the three major ways that the U.S.Constitution addressed the institution of slavery.Would you say the Constitution was a proslavery or an antislavery document? Explain your answer.

Anti-Federalists included:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Arthur St.Clair

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Naturalization Act of 1790

How did southern states react to the Constitution's provisions regarding slavery?

The Constitutional delegates who met in Philadelphia represented all of American society,as they were a mix of laborers,farmers,merchants,and politicians.

Hector St.John Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer:

Based on the Naturalization Act of 1790,who would have been allowed to become an American citizen?

Which of the following is true of American national identity as envisioned by the Constitution 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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