Question 1

Under the Articles of Confederation,the states did what with regard to economics?

Accepted Answer

A)  They collected money from the Confederation government. 
B)  They sold land under various land ordinances. 
C)  They refused to print money. 
D)  They signed trade agreements with England. 
E)  They created a variety of economic policies. 
A)  They collected money from the Confederation government. 
B)  They sold land under various land ordinances. 
C)  They refused to print money. 
D)  They signed trade agreements with England. 
E)  They created a variety of economic policies.

Question 2

How would one describe the men who attended the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all were slave owners. 
B)  Most had more wealth than the average American. 
C)  Most came from nobility in Europe. 
D)  Very few had served in the military during the Revolutionary War. 
E)  Most had no formal education. 
A)  They all were slave owners. 
B)  Most had more wealth than the average American. 
C)  Most came from nobility in Europe. 
D)  Very few had served in the military during the Revolutionary War. 
E)  Most had no formal education.

Question 3

The Articles of Confederation employed the principles of federalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which two prominent men were not at the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. 
C)  John Adams and George Mason. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. 
A)  Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. 
C)  John Adams and George Mason. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin and George Washington.

Question 5

What does the omission of the word "slave" or "slavery" in the text of the original Constitution suggest about the founders?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to end slavery as quickly as possible. 
B)  They felt a reference to slavery tainted American ideals on liberty and equality. 
C)  The institution of slavery was strictly an economic venture for them. 
D)  They did not want the Constitution to allow slavery. 
E)  They did not want slaves to see any references to themselves. 
A)  They wanted to end slavery as quickly as possible. 
B)  They felt a reference to slavery tainted American ideals on liberty and equality. 
C)  The institution of slavery was strictly an economic venture for them. 
D)  They did not want the Constitution to allow slavery. 
E)  They did not want slaves to see any references to themselves.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding Congress and the African slave trade in the United States under the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress never prohibited this slave trade. 
B)  The First Congress under the Constitution prohibited the importation of slaves into the United States. 
C)  Congress always let individual states make their own decisions with regard to importing slaves. 
D)  Congress prohibited the African slave trade ten years after ratification of the Constitution. 
E)  Congress prohibited the African slave trade twenty years after ratification of the Constitution. 
A)  Congress never prohibited this slave trade. 
B)  The First Congress under the Constitution prohibited the importation of slaves into the United States. 
C)  Congress always let individual states make their own decisions with regard to importing slaves. 
D)  Congress prohibited the African slave trade ten years after ratification of the Constitution. 
E)  Congress prohibited the African slave trade twenty years after ratification of the Constitution.

Question 8

Why was the original House of Representatives so small,with only 65 members?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was not; it had the 435 members it has now. 
B)  The founders assumed that only prominent individuals could win elections in large districts,and that is what the founders wanted. 
C)  The founders thought that only five people per state were enough. 
D)  Since each state had one vote in the House,the founders thought that this would make debate more cordial. 
E)  There was a housing shortage in Philadelphia,so there was nowhere for more members to stay. 
A)  It was not; it had the 435 members it has now. 
B)  The founders assumed that only prominent individuals could win elections in large districts,and that is what the founders wanted. 
C)  The founders thought that only five people per state were enough. 
D)  Since each state had one vote in the House,the founders thought that this would make debate more cordial. 
E)  There was a housing shortage in Philadelphia,so there was nowhere for more members to stay.

Question 9

The Somerset case:

Accepted Answer

A)  ended the importation of slaves into the United States. 
B)  ruled that slavery was unlawful in England. 
C)  freed slaves from the ship Amistad. 
D)  used the language of liberty to rule that free blacks could own property. 
E)  set the precedent that fugitive slaves had to be returned to their masters. 
A)  ended the importation of slaves into the United States. 
B)  ruled that slavery was unlawful in England. 
C)  freed slaves from the ship Amistad. 
D)  used the language of liberty to rule that free blacks could own property. 
E)  set the precedent that fugitive slaves had to be returned to their masters.

Question 10

What did James Winthrop,a Massachusetts public official,fear about the new Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  If the Constitution was not ratified,the United States would lose trade to Canada. 
B)  The new Constitution would not be powerful enough to unite all thirteen states. 
C)  If the Constitution was not ratified,the United States would be picked on by Spain. 
D)  Without the Constitution,the United States would not survive as a nation. 
E)  Under the Constitution,a citizen would lose basic civil liberties. 
A)  If the Constitution was not ratified,the United States would lose trade to Canada. 
B)  The new Constitution would not be powerful enough to unite all thirteen states. 
C)  If the Constitution was not ratified,the United States would be picked on by Spain. 
D)  Without the Constitution,the United States would not survive as a nation. 
E)  Under the Constitution,a citizen would lose basic civil liberties.

Question 11

What did James Madison see as a strength of the new Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  He stated that the similarity to England's constitution suited the United States. 
B)  The Bill of Rights added to the Constitution at the end of the Philadelphia convention. 
C)  George Washington's approval of the document. 
D)  He wrote that the large geographical size of the country would secure rights. 
E)  The lack of diversity was a positive for the new nation. 
A)  He stated that the similarity to England's constitution suited the United States. 
B)  The Bill of Rights added to the Constitution at the end of the Philadelphia convention. 
C)  George Washington's approval of the document. 
D)  He wrote that the large geographical size of the country would secure rights. 
E)  The lack of diversity was a positive for the new nation.

Question 12

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Patrick Henry

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 13

What was Congress able to accomplish with its Native American policy under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nothing; Congress was so powerless under the Articles that nothing happened in this area. 
B)  It negotiated treaties for the tribes to keep their lands,but Congress was so lacking in power that the treaties proved useless. 
C)  Congress demanded and received surrenders of large amounts of Indian land north of the Ohio River and in the South. 
D)  Congress backed away from any involvement when land companies requested that the government step aside and leave the West's economic development in private hands. 
E)  Congress recruited enough state militias to force the Native Americans off their land. 
A)  Nothing; Congress was so powerless under the Articles that nothing happened in this area. 
B)  It negotiated treaties for the tribes to keep their lands,but Congress was so lacking in power that the treaties proved useless. 
C)  Congress demanded and received surrenders of large amounts of Indian land north of the Ohio River and in the South. 
D)  Congress backed away from any involvement when land companies requested that the government step aside and leave the West's economic development in private hands. 
E)  Congress recruited enough state militias to force the Native Americans off their land.

Question 14

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Little Turtle

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

With regard to slavery,the Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed for new territorial governments to ban or permit the institution as they saw fit. 
B)  allowed the importation of slaves into the Old Northwest for at least another twenty years. 
C)  banned slavery in the area north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. 
D)  made no difference,because the U.S.Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional the following year. 
E)  gave slaveholders the right to recover slaves who escaped into the area north of the Ohio River. 
A)  allowed for new territorial governments to ban or permit the institution as they saw fit. 
B)  allowed the importation of slaves into the Old Northwest for at least another twenty years. 
C)  banned slavery in the area north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River. 
D)  made no difference,because the U.S.Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional the following year. 
E)  gave slaveholders the right to recover slaves who escaped into the area north of the Ohio River.

Question 16

The U.S.Constitution of 1787 provided a clear definition of U.S.citizenship that excluded blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Who became full-fledged members of the American political community under the U.S.Constitution? Fully explain what criteria were used and who was excluded from membership.

Accepted Answer

Under the U.S. Constitution, full-fledge

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Accepted Answer

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, officia

Question 19

Envisioning the nation as a community open to all those devoted to its political institutions and social values is what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnic nationalism. 
B)  Federalism. 
C)  Separation of powers. 
D)  Religious toleration. 
E)  Civic nationalism. 
A)  Ethnic nationalism. 
B)  Federalism. 
C)  Separation of powers. 
D)  Religious toleration. 
E)  Civic nationalism.

Question 20

Not until the twentieth century did the Bill of Rights become revered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Under the Articles of Confederation,the states did what with regard to economics?

How would one describe the men who attended the Constitutional Convention?

The Articles of Confederation employed the principles of federalism.

Which two prominent men were not at the Constitutional Convention?

What does the omission of the word "slave" or "slavery" in the text of the original Constitution suggest about the founders?

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

Which of the following is true regarding Congress and the African slave trade in the United States under the Constitution?

Why was the original House of Representatives so small,with only 65 members?

The Somerset case:

What did James Winthrop,a Massachusetts public official,fear about the new Constitution?

What did James Madison see as a strength of the new Constitution?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Patrick Henry

What was Congress able to accomplish with its Native American policy under the Articles of Confederation?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Little Turtle

With regard to slavery,the Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

The U.S.Constitution of 1787 provided a clear definition of U.S.citizenship that excluded blacks.

Who became full-fledged members of the American political community under the U.S.Constitution? Fully explain what criteria were used and who was excluded from membership.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Envisioning the nation as a community open to all those devoted to its political institutions and social values is what?

Not until the twentieth century did the Bill of Rights become revered.

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

Under the Articles of Confederation,the states did what with regard to economics?

How would one describe the men who attended the Constitutional Convention?

The Articles of Confederation employed the principles of federalism.

Which two prominent men were not at the Constitutional Convention?

What does the omission of the word "slave" or "slavery" in the text of the original Constitution suggest about the founders?

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

Which of the following is true regarding Congress and the African slave trade in the United States under the Constitution?

Why was the original House of Representatives so small,with only 65 members?

The Somerset case:

What did James Winthrop,a Massachusetts public official,fear about the new Constitution?

What did James Madison see as a strength of the new Constitution?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Patrick Henry

What was Congress able to accomplish with its Native American policy under the Articles of Confederation?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Little Turtle

With regard to slavery,the Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

The U.S.Constitution of 1787 provided a clear definition of U.S.citizenship that excluded blacks.

Who became full-fledged members of the American political community under the U.S.Constitution? Fully explain what criteria were used and who was excluded from membership.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Envisioning the nation as a community open to all those devoted to its political institutions and social values is what?

Not until the twentieth century did the Bill of Rights become revered.

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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