Question 1

Discuss the events that led to Shays's Rebellion, the revolt itself, and the outcome.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Confederat

Question 2

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory. 
B)  funded an exploratory party to locate the Northwest Passage. 
C)  provided for the creation of eight to ten new states. 
D)  required compulsory elementary education in each new township. 
A)  prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory. 
B)  funded an exploratory party to locate the Northwest Passage. 
C)  provided for the creation of eight to ten new states. 
D)  required compulsory elementary education in each new township.

Question 3

Match the term with the definition.
-A law passed in four northern states that balanced civil rights against property rights by providing a multi-stage process for freeing slaves, distinguishing persons already alive from those not yet born and providing benchmark dates when freedom would arrive for each group.

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.
-Originally the term for the supporters of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787-88. In the 1790s, it became the name for one of the two dominant political groups that emerged during that decade. In the 1790s, leaders of this group supported Britain in foreign policy and commercial interests at home. The group included George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams.

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

According to Map 8.3: Ratification of the Constitution, 1788-1790, which of the following states was completely in favor of ratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania 
B)  New York 
C)  New Jersey 
D)  Massachusetts 
A)  Pennsylvania 
B)  New York 
C)  New Jersey 
D)  Massachusetts

Question 6

In the first decade of independence, the states were sovereign and all-powerful. As a result, each state defined who would vote and who would be free. Discuss how states decided issues such as who were "the people" and how far democratic ideals should extend.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Property:

Question 7

Which issue dominated debate at the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  How the government should regulate trade 
B)  Whether or not slavery should be abolished 
C)  How to balance the interests of large and small states 
D)  Whether or not presidential powers should be increased 
A)  How the government should regulate trade 
B)  Whether or not slavery should be abolished 
C)  How to balance the interests of large and small states 
D)  Whether or not presidential powers should be increased

Question 8

Which state passed gradual emancipation laws in 1780?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delaware 
B)  Maryland 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  Virginia 
A)  Delaware 
B)  Maryland 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  Virginia

Question 9

Compare the Federalist and Antifederalist positions on the ratification of the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Antifedera

Question 10

Why did Virginia and New York hold out on ratifying the Constitution? What compromise prompted these states to finally ratify it?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Population

Question 11

What was the smaller states' major objection to the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Representation based on population in both houses 
B)  The direct election of the president 
C)  The creation of a single national judiciary 
D)  The complicated requirements to review legislation 
A)  Representation based on population in both houses 
B)  The direct election of the president 
C)  The creation of a single national judiciary 
D)  The complicated requirements to review legislation

Question 12

What was the consensus among delegates to the Constitutional Convention about the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most had already concluded that there were weaknesses in the Articles. 
B)  They believed the convention had overstepped its bounds. 
C)  They thought the federal government's powers should be restricted. 
D)  They were disturbed that Massachusetts had put down Shays's Rebellion. 
A)  Most had already concluded that there were weaknesses in the Articles. 
B)  They believed the convention had overstepped its bounds. 
C)  They thought the federal government's powers should be restricted. 
D)  They were disturbed that Massachusetts had put down Shays's Rebellion.

Question 13

Match the term with the definition.
-Drafted by delegates from small states to the Constitutional Convention, this plan retained the Articles of Confederation's single-house congress with one vote per state.

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 14

According to the Constitution, who would settle disputes between states and citizens of different states?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president 
B)  Congress 
C)  A national judiciary 
D)  State governors 
A)  The president 
B)  Congress 
C)  A national judiciary 
D)  State governors

Question 15

What was the legacy of Shays's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmers in other states staged a series of similar revolts. 
B)  State legislatures took action to curb the powers of Congress. 
C)  Political leaders realized the Articles were inadequate. 
D)  Americans celebrated the triumph of civil disobedience. 
A)  Farmers in other states staged a series of similar revolts. 
B)  State legislatures took action to curb the powers of Congress. 
C)  Political leaders realized the Articles were inadequate. 
D)  Americans celebrated the triumph of civil disobedience.

Question 16

Match the term with the definition.
-The document written in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states that laid out the governing structure of the United States in separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

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 17

What was the reason for the strong Antifederalist sentiment in New York?

Accepted Answer

A)  A feud with Virginia over the new national capital 
B)  Opposition to the proposed bicameral legislature 
C)  The state's power in relation to the new government 
D)  The fear that federalism would hurt commercial interests 
A)  A feud with Virginia over the new national capital 
B)  Opposition to the proposed bicameral legislature 
C)  The state's power in relation to the new government 
D)  The fear that federalism would hurt commercial interests

Question 18

The core of Antifederalists' opposition to the Constitution centered on what fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution gave too much power to the common man. 
B)  The doctrine of separation of powers would not work in practice. 
C)  The Constitution did too little to protect the institution of slavery. 
D)  Distant power might infringe on people's individual liberties. 
A)  The Constitution gave too much power to the common man. 
B)  The doctrine of separation of powers would not work in practice. 
C)  The Constitution did too little to protect the institution of slavery. 
D)  Distant power might infringe on people's individual liberties.

Question 19

Why did politicians prefer to work in state government instead of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Morris was a poor superintendent of finance. 
B)  The states resented their lack of power in Congress. 
C)  State government was still seen as more relevant. 
D)  The Federalists and the Antifederalists couldn't get along. 
A)  Robert Morris was a poor superintendent of finance. 
B)  The states resented their lack of power in Congress. 
C)  State government was still seen as more relevant. 
D)  The Federalists and the Antifederalists couldn't get along.

Question 20

During the process of ratifying the Constitution, what was true of the three most populous states, Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were among the first to ratify the Constitution. 
B)  Majorities in all three states favored a powerful new national government. 
C)  Substantial majorities opposed the Constitution in all three states. 
D)  All three states refused to call ratifying conventions. 
A)  They were among the first to ratify the Constitution. 
B)  Majorities in all three states favored a powerful new national government. 
C)  Substantial majorities opposed the Constitution in all three states. 
D)  All three states refused to call ratifying conventions.

Exam 8: Building a Republic

Discuss the events that led to Shays's Rebellion, the revolt itself, and the outcome.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

According to Map 8.3: Ratification of the Constitution, 1788-1790, which of the following states was completely in favor of ratification?

In the first decade of independence, the states were sovereign and all-powerful. As a result, each state defined who would vote and who would be free. Discuss how states decided issues such as who were "the people" and how far democratic ideals should extend.

Which issue dominated debate at the Constitutional Convention?

Which state passed gradual emancipation laws in 1780?

Compare the Federalist and Antifederalist positions on the ratification of the Constitution.

Why did Virginia and New York hold out on ratifying the Constitution? What compromise prompted these states to finally ratify it?

What was the smaller states' major objection to the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention?

What was the consensus among delegates to the Constitutional Convention about the Articles of Confederation?

Match the term with the definition. -Drafted by delegates from small states to the Constitutional Convention, this plan retained the Articles of Confederation's single-house congress with one vote per state.

According to the Constitution, who would settle disputes between states and citizens of different states?

What was the legacy of Shays's Rebellion?

Match the term with the definition. -The document written in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states that laid out the governing structure of the United States in separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

What was the reason for the strong Antifederalist sentiment in New York?

The core of Antifederalists' opposition to the Constitution centered on what fear?

Why did politicians prefer to work in state government instead of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

During the process of ratifying the Constitution, what was true of the three most populous states, Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York?

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