Question 1

-America's first federal constitution was known as the .

Accepted Answer

A)  Constitution of 1787 
B)  Articles of Confederation 
C)  Bill of Rights 
D)  Northwest Ordinance 
A)  Constitution of 1787 
B)  Articles of Confederation 
C)  Bill of Rights 
D)  Northwest Ordinance

Question 2

-This map shows that the movement of Shaysite rebels in Massachusetts was .

Accepted Answer

A)  centered around Boston 
B)  limited to the western section of the state 
C)  along the coastal regions of Massachusetts Bay 
D)  prevalent across the entire state 
A)  centered around Boston 
B)  limited to the western section of the state 
C)  along the coastal regions of Massachusetts Bay 
D)  prevalent across the entire state

Question 3

-This page from a book of children's verse shows that schools in the new republic were intended to teach such skills as reading, writing, and arithmetic in addition to .

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of artistic skills 
B)  patriotism 
C)  scientific observation 
D)  Christian values 
A)  the development of artistic skills 
B)  patriotism 
C)  scientific observation 
D)  Christian values

Question 4

-How did the theory of conquest influence diplomatic relations with Indian peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans and Indians in the lands west of the Appalachians came to a compromise on American settlement of this territory. 
B)  British officials in Canada promised the Indians land in the United States if they defeated American settlers on the frontier. 
C)  Americans saw Indians as a "subdued people" who should relinquish all claims to Western lands. 
D)  Americans and Indians began an era of peaceful cooperation. 
A)  Americans and Indians in the lands west of the Appalachians came to a compromise on American settlement of this territory. 
B)  British officials in Canada promised the Indians land in the United States if they defeated American settlers on the frontier. 
C)  Americans saw Indians as a "subdued people" who should relinquish all claims to Western lands. 
D)  Americans and Indians began an era of peaceful cooperation.

Question 5

-After the Constitution was ratified, Anti-Federalists chose to .

Accepted Answer

A)  support the Constitution provisionally unless certain amendments were made 
B)  work within the framework provided by the Constitution to secure their goals 
C)  continue to publish newspaper articles explaining why they opposed the Constitution 
D)  leave the United States 
A)  support the Constitution provisionally unless certain amendments were made 
B)  work within the framework provided by the Constitution to secure their goals 
C)  continue to publish newspaper articles explaining why they opposed the Constitution 
D)  leave the United States

Question 6

-What conclusion can be made about the new federal government created by the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The people had greater power in selecting a chief executive. 
B)  The federal government was more powerful than it had been under the Articles of Confederation. 
C)  The federal government continued to lack any power over economic matters. 
D)  The interests of the larger states were better served under the Constitution than under the Articles of Confederation. 
A)  The people had greater power in selecting a chief executive. 
B)  The federal government was more powerful than it had been under the Articles of Confederation. 
C)  The federal government continued to lack any power over economic matters. 
D)  The interests of the larger states were better served under the Constitution than under the Articles of Confederation.

Question 7

-The New Jersey Plan was proposed to protect the interests of .

Accepted Answer

A)  larger states 
B)  smaller states 
C)  individual citizens 
D)  the Indian population 
A)  larger states 
B)  smaller states 
C)  individual citizens 
D)  the Indian population

Question 8

-Why did the Confederation Congress have trouble meeting its financial obligations needed to fund government business?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not have the power to levy taxes. 
B)  It could not print currency. 
C)  It had no authority to make laws. 
D)  It was dominated by poorly educated representatives. 
A)  It did not have the power to levy taxes. 
B)  It could not print currency. 
C)  It had no authority to make laws. 
D)  It was dominated by poorly educated representatives.

-America's first federal constitution was known as the .

-This map shows that the movement of Shaysite rebels in Massachusetts was .

-This page from a book of children's verse shows that schools in the new republic were intended to teach such skills as reading, writing, and arithmetic in addition to .

-How did the theory of conquest influence diplomatic relations with Indian peoples?

-After the Constitution was ratified, Anti-Federalists chose to .

-What conclusion can be made about the new federal government created by the Constitution?

-The New Jersey Plan was proposed to protect the interests of .

-Why did the Confederation Congress have trouble meeting its financial obligations needed to fund government business?

People in Motion: The Atlantic World to 1590

Models of Settlement: English Colonial Societies, 1590-1710

Growth, Slavery, and Conflict: Colonial America, 1710-176

Revolutionary America: Change and Transformation, 1764-1783

The New Republic: an Age of Political Passion, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian America: an Expanding Empire of Liberty, 1800-1824

Democrats and Whigs: Democracy and American Culture, 1820-1840

Workers, Farmers, and Slaves: The Transformation of the American Economy, 1815-1848

Revivalism, Reform and Artistic Renaissance, 1820-1850

To Overspread the Continent: Westward Expansion and Political Conflict, 1840-1848

Slavery and Sectionalism: the Political Crisis of 1848-1861

A Nation Torn Apart: the Civil War, 1861-1865

Now That We Are Free: Reconstruction and the New South, 1863-1890

Conflict and Conquest: the Transformation of the West, 1860-1900

Wonder and Woe: the Rise of Industrial America, 1865-1900

Becoming a Modern Society: America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1900

Creating a Democratic Paradise: The Progressive Era, 1895-1915

Imperial America: the United States in the World, 1890-1914

The Great War: World War I, 1914-1918

A Turbulent Decade: The Twenties

A New Deal for America: the Great Depression, 1929-1940

World War II: Fighting the Good War, 1939-1945

A Divided World: The Early Cold War, 1945-1963

In a Land of Plenty: Contentment and Discord, 1945-1960

A Nation Divided: The Vietnam War, 1945-1975

A Decade of Discord: The Challenge of the 1960s

Righting a Nation Adrift: America in the 1970s and 1980s

Building a New World Order: The United States, 1989-2015

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Exam 5: A Virtuous Republic: Creating a Workable Government, 1783-1789

-America's first federal constitution was known as the .

-This map shows that the movement of Shaysite rebels in Massachusetts was .

-This page from a book of children's verse shows that schools in the new republic were intended to teach such skills as reading, writing, and arithmetic in addition to .

-How did the theory of conquest influence diplomatic relations with Indian peoples?

-After the Constitution was ratified, Anti-Federalists chose to .

-What conclusion can be made about the new federal government created by the Constitution?

-The New Jersey Plan was proposed to protect the interests of .

-Why did the Confederation Congress have trouble meeting its financial obligations needed to fund government business?

People in Motion: The Atlantic World to 1590

Models of Settlement: English Colonial Societies, 1590-1710

Growth, Slavery, and Conflict: Colonial America, 1710-176

Revolutionary America: Change and Transformation, 1764-1783

The New Republic: an Age of Political Passion, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian America: an Expanding Empire of Liberty, 1800-1824

Democrats and Whigs: Democracy and American Culture, 1820-1840

Workers, Farmers, and Slaves: The Transformation of the American Economy, 1815-1848

Revivalism, Reform and Artistic Renaissance, 1820-1850

To Overspread the Continent: Westward Expansion and Political Conflict, 1840-1848

Slavery and Sectionalism: the Political Crisis of 1848-1861

A Nation Torn Apart: the Civil War, 1861-1865

Now That We Are Free: Reconstruction and the New South, 1863-1890

Conflict and Conquest: the Transformation of the West, 1860-1900

Wonder and Woe: the Rise of Industrial America, 1865-1900

Becoming a Modern Society: America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1900

Creating a Democratic Paradise: The Progressive Era, 1895-1915

Imperial America: the United States in the World, 1890-1914

The Great War: World War I, 1914-1918

A Turbulent Decade: The Twenties

A New Deal for America: the Great Depression, 1929-1940

World War II: Fighting the Good War, 1939-1945

A Divided World: The Early Cold War, 1945-1963

In a Land of Plenty: Contentment and Discord, 1945-1960

A Nation Divided: The Vietnam War, 1945-1975

A Decade of Discord: The Challenge of the 1960s

Righting a Nation Adrift: America in the 1970s and 1980s

Building a New World Order: The United States, 1989-2015

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