Question 1

Two-thirds of the Constitutional Convention's delegates came from which segment of the population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmers 
B)  Lawyers 
C)  Artisans 
D)  Merchants 
A)  Farmers 
B)  Lawyers 
C)  Artisans 
D)  Merchants

Question 2

Match the term with the definition.
-A bogus coup threatened by Continental army officers and congressional leaders in 1782-83; they thought the forceful demand for military back pay and pensions would create pressure for stronger taxation powers. General Washington defused the threat.

Accepted Answer

A) Antifederalists 
B) Articles of Confederation 
C) Federalists 
D) gradual emancipation 
E) New Jersey Plan
F)Newburgh Conspiracy
G)Northwest Ordinance
H)republicanism
I)Shays's Rebellion
J)three-fifths clause
K)Treaty of Fort Stanwix
L)United States Constitution
M)Virginia Plan 
A) Antifederalists 
B) Articles of Confederation 
C) Federalists 
D) gradual emancipation 
E) New Jersey Plan
F)Newburgh Conspiracy
G)Northwest Ordinance
H)republicanism
I)Shays's Rebellion
J)three-fifths clause
K)Treaty of Fort Stanwix
L)United States Constitution
M)Virginia Plan

Question 3

Match the term with the definition.
-In effect from 1781 to 1788, this document defined the Union as a confederation of equal states with no executive, limited powers, and existing primarily to foster a common defense.

Accepted Answer

A) Antifederalists 
B) Articles of Confederation 
C) Federalists 
D) gradual emancipation 
E) New Jersey Plan
F)Newburgh Conspiracy
G)Northwest Ordinance
H)republicanism
I)Shays's Rebellion
J)three-fifths clause
K)Treaty of Fort Stanwix
L)United States Constitution
M)Virginia Plan 
A) Antifederalists 
B) Articles of Confederation 
C) Federalists 
D) gradual emancipation 
E) New Jersey Plan
F)Newburgh Conspiracy
G)Northwest Ordinance
H)republicanism
I)Shays's Rebellion
J)three-fifths clause
K)Treaty of Fort Stanwix
L)United States Constitution
M)Virginia Plan

Question 4

Match the term with the definition.
-Fearing that a powerful and distant central government would be out of touch with citizens' needs, this group opposed ratification of the Constitution, complaining that the document also failed to guarantee individual liberties in a Bill of Rights.

Accepted Answer

A) Antifederalists 
B) Articles of Confederation 
C) Federalists 
D) gradual emancipation 
E) New Jersey Plan
F)Newburgh Conspiracy
G)Northwest Ordinance
H)republicanism
I)Shays's Rebellion
J)three-fifths clause
K)Treaty of Fort Stanwix
L)United States Constitution
M)Virginia Plan 
A) Antifederalists 
B) Articles of Confederation 
C) Federalists 
D) gradual emancipation 
E) New Jersey Plan
F)Newburgh Conspiracy
G)Northwest Ordinance
H)republicanism
I)Shays's Rebellion
J)three-fifths clause
K)Treaty of Fort Stanwix
L)United States Constitution
M)Virginia Plan

Question 5

How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention create a presidency out of the reach of direct democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They devised the Electoral College. 
B)  They allowed state legislatures to choose the president. 
C)  They provided for a popular vote to elect the president. 
D)  They said that the Senate and House would vote for a president. 
A)  They devised the Electoral College. 
B)  They allowed state legislatures to choose the president. 
C)  They provided for a popular vote to elect the president. 
D)  They said that the Senate and House would vote for a president.

Question 6

Who, along with Alexander Hamilton, was instrumental in calling for the Philadelphia meeting in May 1787 to discuss the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patrick Henry 
B)  James Madison 
C)  Benjamin Franklin 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
A)  Patrick Henry 
B)  James Madison 
C)  Benjamin Franklin 
D)  Thomas Jefferson

Question 7

Discuss the country's financial predicament following the American Revolution and how these problems led to the Newburgh Conspiracy.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Financial

Question 8

According to Map 8.3: Ratification of the Constitution, 1788-1790, Antifederalist strength was generally concentrated in

Accepted Answer

A)  coastal areas. 
B)  noncoastal areas. 
C)  urban areas. 
D)  northern states. 
A)  coastal areas. 
B)  noncoastal areas. 
C)  urban areas. 
D)  northern states.

Question 9

Ratification of the Constitution was not an easy thing to accomplish. Discuss the positions of the various states and their reasons for or against ratification.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Delaware a

Question 10

Congress summoned the Iroquois to Fort Stanwix in 1784 to

Accepted Answer

A)  obtain their land. 
B)  establish the individual states' authority to negotiate. 
C)  reward them for their help during the war. 
D)  return Iroquois prisoners of war. 
A)  obtain their land. 
B)  establish the individual states' authority to negotiate. 
C)  reward them for their help during the war. 
D)  return Iroquois prisoners of war.

Question 11

Why were some states reluctant to include "equality language" in their bills of rights and constitutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were afraid the words could be construed to apply to slaves. 
B)  Such language could spark slave rebellions in the North. 
C)  Women might believe they were equal to men. 
D)  Children as young as twelve might believe they could vote. 
A)  They were afraid the words could be construed to apply to slaves. 
B)  Such language could spark slave rebellions in the North. 
C)  Women might believe they were equal to men. 
D)  Children as young as twelve might believe they could vote.

Question 12

What did the congressional land ordinances of 1784 and 1785 accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  They set out a rectangular grid system for surveying land. 
B)  They prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory. 
C)  They specified that land would be sold first to people who owned no property. 
D)  They established the Southwest Territory south of the Ohio River. 
A)  They set out a rectangular grid system for surveying land. 
B)  They prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory. 
C)  They specified that land would be sold first to people who owned no property. 
D)  They established the Southwest Territory south of the Ohio River.

Question 13

What led to the largest emancipation of blacks in the deep South immediately after the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spread of revolutionary ideals 
B)  Slaves' association with the British 
C)  Gradual emancipation laws 
D)  The decreasing importance of slave labor 
A)  The spread of revolutionary ideals 
B)  Slaves' association with the British 
C)  Gradual emancipation laws 
D)  The decreasing importance of slave labor

Question 14

In devising their new constitutions, most states

Accepted Answer

A)  abolished the lower house. 
B)  augmented the powers of the upper house. 
C)  reduced the powers of the governor. 
D)  gave veto power to the governor. 
A)  abolished the lower house. 
B)  augmented the powers of the upper house. 
C)  reduced the powers of the governor. 
D)  gave veto power to the governor.

Question 15

How did the Federalists win Massachusetts?

Accepted Answer

A)  They exposed antifederalists as corrupt politicians. 
B)  They promised federal tax relief for poor famers and laborers. 
C)  They promised to take up proposed amendments in the first Congress. 
D)  Antifederalist leaders came out in support of the Constitution. 
A)  They exposed antifederalists as corrupt politicians. 
B)  They promised federal tax relief for poor famers and laborers. 
C)  They promised to take up proposed amendments in the first Congress. 
D)  Antifederalist leaders came out in support of the Constitution.

Question 16

The Continental Congress gave the job of organizing the Northwest Territory to Thomas Jefferson. Discuss the terms of the three bills that subsequently evolved and passed Congress.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Ordinance

Question 17

What financial problem did the confederation government face after the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  The lack of power to issue currency 
B)  The fact that each state had its own currency 
C)  Wage fixation that had occurred early in the war 
D)  Huge war debts it could not afford to pay 
A)  The lack of power to issue currency 
B)  The fact that each state had its own currency 
C)  Wage fixation that had occurred early in the war 
D)  Huge war debts it could not afford to pay

Question 18

What led to Shays's Rebellion of 1786?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania farmers could not pay their debt. 
B)  Massachusetts farmers resented increasing taxes. 
C)  Businesses could not meet creditors' terms. 
D)  Samuel Adams incited a riot in Boston. 
A)  Pennsylvania farmers could not pay their debt. 
B)  Massachusetts farmers resented increasing taxes. 
C)  Businesses could not meet creditors' terms. 
D)  Samuel Adams incited a riot in Boston.

Question 19

As a part of the Great Compromise, delegates at the Philadelphia convention agreed

Accepted Answer

A)  that voters would directly elect the members of the upper house, the Senate. 
B)  on the Supreme Court and a system of lower national courts. 
C)  that the lower house would be apportioned by population of the states. 
D)  on a procedure for direct election of a chief executive. 
A)  that voters would directly elect the members of the upper house, the Senate. 
B)  on the Supreme Court and a system of lower national courts. 
C)  that the lower house would be apportioned by population of the states. 
D)  on a procedure for direct election of a chief executive.

Question 20

What did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  An executive and a judicial branch 
B)  The ability to raise money to finance the war 
C)  A way to amend the articles 
D)  The ability to conduct foreign relations 
A)  An executive and a judicial branch 
B)  The ability to raise money to finance the war 
C)  A way to amend the articles 
D)  The ability to conduct foreign relations

Exam 8: Building a Republic

Two-thirds of the Constitutional Convention's delegates came from which segment of the population?

Match the term with the definition. -A bogus coup threatened by Continental army officers and congressional leaders in 1782-83; they thought the forceful demand for military back pay and pensions would create pressure for stronger taxation powers. General Washington defused the threat.

Match the term with the definition. -In effect from 1781 to 1788, this document defined the Union as a confederation of equal states with no executive, limited powers, and existing primarily to foster a common defense.

Match the term with the definition. -Fearing that a powerful and distant central government would be out of touch with citizens' needs, this group opposed ratification of the Constitution, complaining that the document also failed to guarantee individual liberties in a Bill of Rights.

How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention create a presidency out of the reach of direct democracy?

Who, along with Alexander Hamilton, was instrumental in calling for the Philadelphia meeting in May 1787 to discuss the Articles of Confederation?

Discuss the country's financial predicament following the American Revolution and how these problems led to the Newburgh Conspiracy.

According to Map 8.3: Ratification of the Constitution, 1788-1790, Antifederalist strength was generally concentrated in

Ratification of the Constitution was not an easy thing to accomplish. Discuss the positions of the various states and their reasons for or against ratification.

Congress summoned the Iroquois to Fort Stanwix in 1784 to

Why were some states reluctant to include "equality language" in their bills of rights and constitutions?

What did the congressional land ordinances of 1784 and 1785 accomplish?

What led to the largest emancipation of blacks in the deep South immediately after the Revolution?

In devising their new constitutions, most states

How did the Federalists win Massachusetts?

The Continental Congress gave the job of organizing the Northwest Territory to Thomas Jefferson. Discuss the terms of the three bills that subsequently evolved and passed Congress.

What financial problem did the confederation government face after the war?

What led to Shays's Rebellion of 1786?

As a part of the Great Compromise, delegates at the Philadelphia convention agreed

What did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?

Ancient America Before

Europeans Encounter the New World

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Republicans in Power

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