Question 1

How would slaveowners in the late eighteenth century have explained a slave's repeated stealing and drinking of alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A)  The alcohol should have been better hidden from slaves. 
B)  The slave's race led to him having no self-control. 
C)  The owner was to be blamed for having alcohol at the house. 
D)  The actual condition of being a slave pushed him to drink. 
E)  The slaves would not need to steal if it was easily available. 
A)  The alcohol should have been better hidden from slaves. 
B)  The slave's race led to him having no self-control. 
C)  The owner was to be blamed for having alcohol at the house. 
D)  The actual condition of being a slave pushed him to drink. 
E)  The slaves would not need to steal if it was easily available.

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Virginia Plan

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 3

What was "the first object of government," according to James Madison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feed the poor. 
B)  Protect free speech. 
C)  Guarantee voting rights. 
D)  Protect property rights. 
E)  Secure freedom. 
A)  Feed the poor. 
B)  Protect free speech. 
C)  Guarantee voting rights. 
D)  Protect property rights. 
E)  Secure freedom.

Question 4

Who wrote the preamble and put the final written touches on the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gouverneur Morris. 
B)  James Madison. 
C)  Ben Franklin. 
D)  Alexander Hamilton. 
E)  John Jay. 
A)  Gouverneur Morris. 
B)  James Madison. 
C)  Ben Franklin. 
D)  Alexander Hamilton. 
E)  John Jay.

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-The Federalist

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

What was the annuity system involving the U.S.government and certain Indian tribes?

Accepted Answer

A)  A system under which the Indians ceded land to the United States annually. 
B)  A system under which the federal government gave annual monetary grants to Indians. 
C)  A system that placed Indians on reservations. 
D)  A system that allowed a percentage of Indians each year to attend American schools. 
E)  A system where the states paid each local tribe an annual fee for their land. 
A)  A system under which the Indians ceded land to the United States annually. 
B)  A system under which the federal government gave annual monetary grants to Indians. 
C)  A system that placed Indians on reservations. 
D)  A system that allowed a percentage of Indians each year to attend American schools. 
E)  A system where the states paid each local tribe an annual fee for their land.

Question 7

What was an enduring legacy of the Anti-Federalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  The belief that America would become more urban. 
B)  The idea that blacks and Indians should be granted citizenship. 
C)  The fear that a strong central government would trample on liberties. 
D)  The idea that merchants and business leaders would have their economic power decreased. 
E)  Their opposition to the Bill of Rights. 
A)  The belief that America would become more urban. 
B)  The idea that blacks and Indians should be granted citizenship. 
C)  The fear that a strong central government would trample on liberties. 
D)  The idea that merchants and business leaders would have their economic power decreased. 
E)  Their opposition to the Bill of Rights.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Greenville was signed on A

Question 9

Which of the following scenarios can potentially be seen as a violation of the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  An accused thief spends two years in jail before receiving a trial. 
B)  A corporation fires an employee for voicing his or her opinion on the presidential election. 
C)  A defendant is forced to testify in his trial. 
D)  A woman is arrested for organizing a peaceful meeting to protest the federal government's actions. 
E)  Police officers suspect that a man is a thief but enter and search his home before they obtain a warrant. 
A)  An accused thief spends two years in jail before receiving a trial. 
B)  A corporation fires an employee for voicing his or her opinion on the presidential election. 
C)  A defendant is forced to testify in his trial. 
D)  A woman is arrested for organizing a peaceful meeting to protest the federal government's actions. 
E)  Police officers suspect that a man is a thief but enter and search his home before they obtain a warrant.

Question 10

What occurred at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison wanted to start over from scratch. 
B)  Ben Franklin wanted the Iroquois Confederacy to sign the document too. 
C)  Patrick Henry finally gave his approval to the new government. 
D)  Ben Franklin urged the delegates to approve the Constitution. 
E)  Gouverneur Morris requested that Madison and Hamilton rewrite significant parts of the document. 
A)  James Madison wanted to start over from scratch. 
B)  Ben Franklin wanted the Iroquois Confederacy to sign the document too. 
C)  Patrick Henry finally gave his approval to the new government. 
D)  Ben Franklin urged the delegates to approve the Constitution. 
E)  Gouverneur Morris requested that Madison and Hamilton rewrite significant parts of the document.

Question 11

Under the Articles of Confederation,Congress was able to:

Accepted Answer

A)  establish national control over land to the west of the thirteen states. 
B)  sign major treaties with France and Spain. 
C)  create a new tax policy that would better fund the government. 
D)  eliminate a provision giving judges power to reject congressional acts. 
E)  block the passage of numerous constitutional amendments. 
A)  establish national control over land to the west of the thirteen states. 
B)  sign major treaties with France and Spain. 
C)  create a new tax policy that would better fund the government. 
D)  eliminate a provision giving judges power to reject congressional acts. 
E)  block the passage of numerous constitutional amendments.

Question 12

Shays's Rebellion demonstrated to many leading Americans the need for a more central government to ensure private liberty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Who in the nineteenth century used the words "We the people" from the Constitution to claim that the southern states could not secede from the Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  George Washington. 
D)  Jefferson Davis. 
E)  Daniel Webster. 
A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  George Washington. 
D)  Jefferson Davis. 
E)  Daniel Webster.

Question 14

Thomas Jefferson believed Indians could be the equal of whites if they abandoned their communal ideas of land ownership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following people would have been the most likely supporter of the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  A merchant desiring access to British markets. 
B)  A Continental army officer from the Revolutionary War. 
C)  An urban artisan. 
D)  A person who owned a bond issued by the Congress. 
E)  An indebted farmer in western Massachusetts. 
A)  A merchant desiring access to British markets. 
B)  A Continental army officer from the Revolutionary War. 
C)  An urban artisan. 
D)  A person who owned a bond issued by the Congress. 
E)  An indebted farmer in western Massachusetts.

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Somerset case

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 17

In regard to slavery,what did the Constitution do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed slavery but also contained a potential method to end slavery. 
B)  It fully defined who was a slave. 
C)  It made slavery mandatory in the South. 
D)  It ended the external slave trade immediately. 
E)  It established a twenty-year limit on the buying and selling of slaves within the United States. 
A)  It allowed slavery but also contained a potential method to end slavery. 
B)  It fully defined who was a slave. 
C)  It made slavery mandatory in the South. 
D)  It ended the external slave trade immediately. 
E)  It established a twenty-year limit on the buying and selling of slaves within the United States.

Question 18

What was the significance of the Empress of China?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ship refused to trade with China. 
B)  She was a ruler who did not recognize American sovereignty. 
C)  The empress gave American traders extra privileges. 
D)  It was the first American-flag-flying ship to trade with China. 
E)  Most of the trade actually focused on Japan instead of China. 
A)  The ship refused to trade with China. 
B)  She was a ruler who did not recognize American sovereignty. 
C)  The empress gave American traders extra privileges. 
D)  It was the first American-flag-flying ship to trade with China. 
E)  Most of the trade actually focused on Japan instead of China.

Question 19

Which state would have been pleased by both the New Jersey Plan and the three-fifths clause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts. 
B)  Connecticut. 
C)  New Jersey. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Georgia. 
A)  Massachusetts. 
B)  Connecticut. 
C)  New Jersey. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Georgia.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison opposed it,but the other delegates from Virginia supported it. 
B)  It proposed a one-house legislature,with population determining representation. 
C)  It proposed a two-house legislature,with population determining representation in each house. 
D)  It called for each state to have one vote in Congress. 
E)  It was strongly opposed by the larger,more populated states. 
A)  James Madison opposed it,but the other delegates from Virginia supported it. 
B)  It proposed a one-house legislature,with population determining representation. 
C)  It proposed a two-house legislature,with population determining representation in each house. 
D)  It called for each state to have one vote in Congress. 
E)  It was strongly opposed by the larger,more populated states.

How would slaveowners in the late eighteenth century have explained a slave's repeated stealing and drinking of alcohol?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Virginia Plan

What was "the first object of government," according to James Madison?

Who wrote the preamble and put the final written touches on the Constitution?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -The Federalist

What was the annuity system involving the U.S.government and certain Indian tribes?

What was an enduring legacy of the Anti-Federalists?

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

Which of the following scenarios can potentially be seen as a violation of the First Amendment?

What occurred at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

Under the Articles of Confederation,Congress was able to:

Shays's Rebellion demonstrated to many leading Americans the need for a more central government to ensure private liberty.

Who in the nineteenth century used the words "We the people" from the Constitution to claim that the southern states could not secede from the Union?

Thomas Jefferson believed Indians could be the equal of whites if they abandoned their communal ideas of land ownership.

Which of the following people would have been the most likely supporter of the Articles of Confederation?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Somerset case

In regard to slavery,what did the Constitution do?

What was the significance of the Empress of China?

Which state would have been pleased by both the New Jersey Plan and the three-fifths clause?

Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?

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

How would slaveowners in the late eighteenth century have explained a slave's repeated stealing and drinking of alcohol?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Virginia Plan

What was "the first object of government," according to James Madison?

Who wrote the preamble and put the final written touches on the Constitution?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -The Federalist

What was the annuity system involving the U.S.government and certain Indian tribes?

What was an enduring legacy of the Anti-Federalists?

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

Which of the following scenarios can potentially be seen as a violation of the First Amendment?

What occurred at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

Under the Articles of Confederation,Congress was able to:

Shays's Rebellion demonstrated to many leading Americans the need for a more central government to ensure private liberty.

Who in the nineteenth century used the words "We the people" from the Constitution to claim that the southern states could not secede from the Union?

Thomas Jefferson believed Indians could be the equal of whites if they abandoned their communal ideas of land ownership.

Which of the following people would have been the most likely supporter of the Articles of Confederation?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Somerset case

In regard to slavery,what did the Constitution do?

What was the significance of the Empress of China?

Which state would have been pleased by both the New Jersey Plan and the three-fifths clause?

Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?

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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