Question 1

Thomas Jefferson's supporters were called "Democratic Republicans."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the new Constitution, women were

Accepted Answer

A) given the right to own slaves. 
B) given the right to vote. 
C) not included at all. 
D) given the same rights as men. 
E) well represented in the delegates of the Constitutional Convention. 
A) given the right to own slaves. 
B) given the right to vote. 
C) not included at all. 
D) given the same rights as men. 
E) well represented in the delegates of the Constitutional Convention.

Question 3

When the Confederation Congress called for a new convention in 1787, they did so with the stated purpose of

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A) revising the Articles of Confederation. 
B) printing paper money to ease inflation. 
C) replacing the Articles with the Constitution. 
D) forcing Rhode Island to ratify the Constitution. 
E) authorizing the federal government to use force to put down Shays' Rebellion. 
A) revising the Articles of Confederation. 
B) printing paper money to ease inflation. 
C) replacing the Articles with the Constitution. 
D) forcing Rhode Island to ratify the Constitution. 
E) authorizing the federal government to use force to put down Shays' Rebellion.

Question 4

The controversy over the concessions favoring Great Britain in Jay's Treaty resulted in the most serious crisis of George Washington's presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements correctly describes Mercy Otis Warren?

Accepted Answer

A) She was the most prominent woman in America to write regular political commentary. 
B) She was the most prominent female physician in the 1790s. 
C) She was the discoverer and first producer of a smallpox vaccine. 
D) She was arrested for protesting the lack of specific rights for women in the Constitution. 
E) She was the only woman decorated by the U.S.Army for brave service during the Revolution. 
A) She was the most prominent woman in America to write regular political commentary. 
B) She was the most prominent female physician in the 1790s. 
C) She was the discoverer and first producer of a smallpox vaccine. 
D) She was arrested for protesting the lack of specific rights for women in the Constitution. 
E) She was the only woman decorated by the U.S.Army for brave service during the Revolution.

Question 6

The Constitution mentioned the word "slave" (or "slavery") eighteen times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Articles of Confederation required unanimous approval for amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The first partisan presidential election in the United States (with candidates aligned with political parties) was in

Accepted Answer

A) 1800. 
B) 1798. 
C) 1796. 
D) 1792. 
E) 1788. 
A) 1800. 
B) 1798. 
C) 1796. 
D) 1792. 
E) 1788.

Question 9

Which of the following issues that arose during the Constitutional Convention was the most explosive, causing divisiveness between the North and the South?

Accepted Answer

A) The political rights of women 
B) The federal government's role in business 
C) The size of the military 
D) The future of slavery and its political implications 
E) How to add new territories to the union 
A) The political rights of women 
B) The federal government's role in business 
C) The size of the military 
D) The future of slavery and its political implications 
E) How to add new territories to the union

Question 10

Which of the following was a major foreign policy issue that the United States faced after the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) France refused to surrender Quebec. 
B) England tried to declare the Treaty of Paris void. 
C) Holland demanded payment for use of their fleet. 
D) Spain closed the port of New Orleans. 
E) Mexico refused to recognize the Mississippi River as a legitimate border. 
A) France refused to surrender Quebec. 
B) England tried to declare the Treaty of Paris void. 
C) Holland demanded payment for use of their fleet. 
D) Spain closed the port of New Orleans. 
E) Mexico refused to recognize the Mississippi River as a legitimate border.

Question 11

Once the Constitution was ratified, leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison desired that the United States remain mostly a nation of

Accepted Answer

A) businessmen and industrialists. 
B) servants and slaves. 
C) elites and middle class. 
D) small, independent farmers. 
E) educated entrepreneurs. 
A) businessmen and industrialists. 
B) servants and slaves. 
C) elites and middle class. 
D) small, independent farmers. 
E) educated entrepreneurs.

Question 12

During the Constitutional Convention, Northerners argued that it did not make sense to count slaves for purposes of political representation when slaves were treated as property instead of as people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When several states engaged in a trade war with Great Britain after the Revolution, which of the following occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain declared war on the United States. 
B) Great Britain simply sent their ships to states with lower tariffs. 
C) It was revealed Congress didn't have the power to make them change. 
D) Great Britain placed an embargo on American shipping. 
E) The United States declared war on Great Britain. 
A) Great Britain declared war on the United States. 
B) Great Britain simply sent their ships to states with lower tariffs. 
C) It was revealed Congress didn't have the power to make them change. 
D) Great Britain placed an embargo on American shipping. 
E) The United States declared war on Great Britain.

Question 14

For several years after the American Revolution, what happened to the economy of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) It surged to new heights and expanded to new markets. 
B) It was devastated because of the loss of British markets. 
C) It slowly returned to the prewar levels. 
D) It declined but was soon back to where it was during the war. 
E) It was boosted by new French markets. 
A) It surged to new heights and expanded to new markets. 
B) It was devastated because of the loss of British markets. 
C) It slowly returned to the prewar levels. 
D) It declined but was soon back to where it was during the war. 
E) It was boosted by new French markets.

Question 15

Which of the following was true of the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A) They were important in supporting the political concept of "republicanism." 
B) They were successful in that they had the power to regulate trade between states. 
C) They called for a government consisting of two parts: the congress and the executive branch. 
D) One of their greatest strengths was that they were easy to amend. 
E) They were instrumental in paying off the country's large Revolutionary War debts, though little money was left over. 
A) They were important in supporting the political concept of "republicanism." 
B) They were successful in that they had the power to regulate trade between states. 
C) They called for a government consisting of two parts: the congress and the executive branch. 
D) One of their greatest strengths was that they were easy to amend. 
E) They were instrumental in paying off the country's large Revolutionary War debts, though little money was left over.

Question 16

Compare and contrast the views of the Federalists and the anti-Federalists during the ratification process of the Constitution.Which groups had the stronger arguments? Why?

Accepted Answer

During the ratification process of the C

Question 17

Which of the following was a reason that some called for strengthening the Federal government in the 1780s?

Accepted Answer

A) It would prevent states from making treaties with other nations. 
B) It would allow the states to print their own paper currency. 
C) It would introduce the ability of the states to levy taxes on imported goods. 
D) It would restrain three southern states that were threatening to secede. 
E) It would enable the government to derive sovereignty from the states rather than "the people." 
A) It would prevent states from making treaties with other nations. 
B) It would allow the states to print their own paper currency. 
C) It would introduce the ability of the states to levy taxes on imported goods. 
D) It would restrain three southern states that were threatening to secede. 
E) It would enable the government to derive sovereignty from the states rather than "the people."

Question 18

Supporters of the Constitution who defended it in published articles in papers across the nation were known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Federalists. 
B) Whigs. 
C) Democrat Republicans. 
D) anti-Federalists. 
E) American Party. 
A) Federalists. 
B) Whigs. 
C) Democrat Republicans. 
D) anti-Federalists. 
E) American Party.

Question 19

__________ wrote An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, which provided the first full description of modern capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Thomas Paine 
C) Andrew Carnegie 
D) Adam Smith 
E) John Maynard Keynes 
A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Thomas Paine 
C) Andrew Carnegie 
D) Adam Smith 
E) John Maynard Keynes

Question 20

Federalists favored a decentralized system of national government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Creating a More Perfect Union, 1783-1800

Thomas Jefferson's supporters were called "Democratic Republicans."

In the new Constitution, women were

When the Confederation Congress called for a new convention in 1787, they did so with the stated purpose of

The controversy over the concessions favoring Great Britain in Jay's Treaty resulted in the most serious crisis of George Washington's presidency.

Which of the following statements correctly describes Mercy Otis Warren?

The Constitution mentioned the word "slave" (or "slavery") eighteen times.

The Articles of Confederation required unanimous approval for amendment.

The first partisan presidential election in the United States (with candidates aligned with political parties) was in

Which of the following issues that arose during the Constitutional Convention was the most explosive, causing divisiveness between the North and the South?

Which of the following was a major foreign policy issue that the United States faced after the Revolution?

Once the Constitution was ratified, leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison desired that the United States remain mostly a nation of

During the Constitutional Convention, Northerners argued that it did not make sense to count slaves for purposes of political representation when slaves were treated as property instead of as people.

When several states engaged in a trade war with Great Britain after the Revolution, which of the following occurred?

For several years after the American Revolution, what happened to the economy of the United States?

Which of the following was true of the Articles of Confederation?

Compare and contrast the views of the Federalists and the anti-Federalists during the ratification process of the Constitution.Which groups had the stronger arguments? Why?

Which of the following was a reason that some called for strengthening the Federal government in the 1780s?

Supporters of the Constitution who defended it in published articles in papers across the nation were known as the

__________ wrote An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, which provided the first full description of modern capitalism.

Federalists favored a decentralized system of national government.

The Collision of Cultures in the 16th Century

England and Its American Colonies, 1607-1732

Colonial Ways of Life, 1607-1750

From Colonies to States, 1607-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion and Southern Secession, 1830-1861

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Big Business and Organized Labor, 1860-1900

The South and the West Transformed, 1865-1900

Society and Politics in the Gilded Age, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

New Deal America, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age, 1950-1959

New Frontiers, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, the 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-First-Century America, 1993-Present

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