Question 1

All of the following were factors in the fight for the separation of church and state EXCEOT

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A)  the Anglican Church was re-formed into the Protestant Episcopal Church. 
B)  The disestablishment of the Congregational Church occurred throughout New England. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson joined the effort. 
D)  reformers in Virginia secured the passage of that state's Statute for Religious Freedom. 
E)  there was resistance to completely disentangling the church from civic affairs in some parts of New England. 
A)  the Anglican Church was re-formed into the Protestant Episcopal Church. 
B)  The disestablishment of the Congregational Church occurred throughout New England. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson joined the effort. 
D)  reformers in Virginia secured the passage of that state's Statute for Religious Freedom. 
E)  there was resistance to completely disentangling the church from civic affairs in some parts of New England. B

Question 2

The disruptive forces that produced a shaky start toward union of the states immediately following the Revolutionary War included

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A)  the absence of the unifying element of a common cause. 
B)  an economic recession in the colonies. 
C)  the fact that each of the thirteen states had its own unique governmental structure. 
D)  the absence of any really effective political leaders. 
E)  slavery. 
A)  the absence of the unifying element of a common cause. 
B)  an economic recession in the colonies. 
C)  the fact that each of the thirteen states had its own unique governmental structure. 
D)  the absence of any really effective political leaders. 
E)  slavery. A, B

Question 3

One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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A)  set aside a section of each township for education. 
B)  abolished slavery in all of the United States. 
C)  prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. 
D)  kept power in the national government. 
E)  established a commission to determine the extent of a need for a Bill of Rights. 
A)  set aside a section of each township for education. 
B)  abolished slavery in all of the United States. 
C)  prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. 
D)  kept power in the national government. 
E)  established a commission to determine the extent of a need for a Bill of Rights. C

Question 4

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called to

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A)  write a completely new constitution. 
B)  allow the most radical Revolutionary leaders to write their ideas into law. 
C)  weaken the power of the central government. 
D)  revise the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  reassess our foreign alliances. 
A)  write a completely new constitution. 
B)  allow the most radical Revolutionary leaders to write their ideas into law. 
C)  weaken the power of the central government. 
D)  revise the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  reassess our foreign alliances.

Question 5

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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A)  provided for the survey and sale of public lands in the Old Northwest. 
B)  established a procedure for governing the Old Northwest territory and managing the political transition from a territory to the state in the Old Northwest. 
C)  banned slavery from all territories of the United States. 
D)  cleared the way for ratification of the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  gave control over land to the territories in which they were located. 
A)  provided for the survey and sale of public lands in the Old Northwest. 
B)  established a procedure for governing the Old Northwest territory and managing the political transition from a territory to the state in the Old Northwest. 
C)  banned slavery from all territories of the United States. 
D)  cleared the way for ratification of the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  gave control over land to the territories in which they were located.

Question 6

Shays's Rebellion was provoked by

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A)  fear that the Articles of Confederation had created too strong a national government for the United States. 
B)  efforts by wealthy merchants to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution. 
C)  a quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont. 
D)  foreclosures on the mortgages of debt-strapped backcountry farmers. 
E)  the government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans. 
A)  fear that the Articles of Confederation had created too strong a national government for the United States. 
B)  efforts by wealthy merchants to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution. 
C)  a quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont. 
D)  foreclosures on the mortgages of debt-strapped backcountry farmers. 
E)  the government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans.

Question 7

The struggle for divorce between religion and government, in the post-revolutionary period, proved fiercest in

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A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  Rhode Island. 
D)  Georgia. 
E)  Massachusetts. 
A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  Rhode Island. 
D)  Georgia. 
E)  Massachusetts.

Question 8

The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  money from land sales should be used to pay off the national debt. 
B)  the land should be surveyed before its sale. 
C)  the territory should be divided into townships six miles square. 
D)  the 16th section should be sold to support education. 
E)  slavery should be prohibited in the Old Northwest. 
A)  money from land sales should be used to pay off the national debt. 
B)  the land should be surveyed before its sale. 
C)  the territory should be divided into townships six miles square. 
D)  the 16th section should be sold to support education. 
E)  slavery should be prohibited in the Old Northwest.

Question 9

Stated that land in the Northwest should be sold off and the funds received should be used to pay off national debt.

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Landmarks

Question 10

Major goals of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention included

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A)  careful revision of each article of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  preservation of the Union. 
C)  creation of a stronger national government. 
D)  restricting popular democracy in several states. 
E)  outlawing slavery. 
A)  careful revision of each article of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  preservation of the Union. 
C)  creation of a stronger national government. 
D)  restricting popular democracy in several states. 
E)  outlawing slavery.

Question 11

Thomas Jefferson once said he believed that "all the good" of the new Constitution might have been accomplished by simply amending the Articles of Confederation. According to the text's authors, it is probably a good thing that the Founders did not merely amend the Articles of Confederation. With which position do you agree? Why?

Accepted Answer

I agree with the position that it was a

Question 12

The 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention shared all of the following qualities EXCEPT

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A)  they were well-to-do members of the professional class. 
B)  they were young. 
C)  they were liberal. 
D)  they were more interested in strengthening the young Republic and tapping Revolutionary idealism. 
E)  they wanted a firm, dignified and respected government. 
A)  they were well-to-do members of the professional class. 
B)  they were young. 
C)  they were liberal. 
D)  they were more interested in strengthening the young Republic and tapping Revolutionary idealism. 
E)  they wanted a firm, dignified and respected government.

Question 13

Write your definition of democracy. Then use this definition to evaluate the Constitution as it was penned in 1787. In what ways was it a democratic document, and in what ways did it guard against democracy?

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Democracy is a system of government in w

Question 14

Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to the antifederalists who opposed it was the

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A)  creation of a federal district for the national capital. 
B)  creation of a standing army. 
C)  absence of a bill of rights. 
D)  omission of any reference to God. 
E)  creation of the presidency. 
A)  creation of a federal district for the national capital. 
B)  creation of a standing army. 
C)  absence of a bill of rights. 
D)  omission of any reference to God. 
E)  creation of the presidency.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the Articles of Confederation.

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The first document drafted to

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the three-fifths compromise.

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Counted enslaved persons as three-fifths

Question 17

The economic status of the average American at the end of the Revolutionary War was

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A)  better than before the war. 
B)  probably worse than before the war. 
C)  about the same as before the war. 
D)  more closely tied to Britain than before the war. 
E)  more closely tied to France than before the war. 
A)  better than before the war. 
B)  probably worse than before the war. 
C)  about the same as before the war. 
D)  more closely tied to Britain than before the war. 
E)  more closely tied to France than before the war.

Question 18

The new Constitution established the idea that the only legitimate government was one based on

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A)  a strong central government. 
B)  an unwritten constitution. 
C)  the authority of the state. 
D)  control by wealthier people. 
E)  the consent of the governed. 
A)  a strong central government. 
B)  an unwritten constitution. 
C)  the authority of the state. 
D)  control by wealthier people. 
E)  the consent of the governed.

Question 19

The Second Continental Congress of Revolutionary days

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A)  operated with strong constitutional authority. 
B)  still did not comprise representatives from all 13 states. 
C)  took away the sovereignty of the states. 
D)  was little more than a conference of ambassadors without constitutional authority that largely conferred sovereignty on to the states. 
E)  failed to assert any control over military affairs and foreign policy. 
A)  operated with strong constitutional authority. 
B)  still did not comprise representatives from all 13 states. 
C)  took away the sovereignty of the states. 
D)  was little more than a conference of ambassadors without constitutional authority that largely conferred sovereignty on to the states. 
E)  failed to assert any control over military affairs and foreign policy.

Question 20

Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for

Accepted Answer

A)  lower taxes. 
B)  granting long-delayed bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans. 
C)  a vigilante effort by westerners to halt the Indian threat. 
D)  a stronger central government. 
E)  a weaker military presence in the West. 
A)  lower taxes. 
B)  granting long-delayed bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans. 
C)  a vigilante effort by westerners to halt the Indian threat. 
D)  a stronger central government. 
E)  a weaker military presence in the West.

Exam 8: The Confederation and the Constitution

All of the following were factors in the fight for the separation of church and state EXCEOT

The disruptive forces that produced a shaky start toward union of the states immediately following the Revolutionary War included

One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called to

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Shays's Rebellion was provoked by

The struggle for divorce between religion and government, in the post-revolutionary period, proved fiercest in

The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for all of the following EXCEPT

Stated that land in the Northwest should be sold off and the funds received should be used to pay off national debt.

Major goals of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention included

The 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention shared all of the following qualities EXCEPT

Write your definition of democracy. Then use this definition to evaluate the Constitution as it was penned in 1787. In what ways was it a democratic document, and in what ways did it guard against democracy?

Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to the antifederalists who opposed it was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the Articles of Confederation.

Identify and state the historical significance of the three-fifths compromise.

The economic status of the average American at the end of the Revolutionary War was

The new Constitution established the idea that the only legitimate government was one based on

The Second Continental Congress of Revolutionary days

Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for

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