Question 1

The purpose of the Bill of Rights, passed in 1791, was to

Accepted Answer

A)  protect the rights of Native Americans under the new central government. 
B)  abolish slavery, racism, and discrimination toward African Americans. 
C)  protect the legislative branch from a tyrannical president. 
D)  protect states and individuals from the powerful central government. 
A)  protect the rights of Native Americans under the new central government. 
B)  abolish slavery, racism, and discrimination toward African Americans. 
C)  protect the legislative branch from a tyrannical president. 
D)  protect states and individuals from the powerful central government. D

Question 2

How many states were needed to approve the Constitution for it to become law?

Accepted Answer

A)  All 13 
B)  10 of 13, three-fourths 
C)  9 of 13, two-thirds 
D)  7 of 13, a majority 
A)  All 13 
B)  10 of 13, three-fourths 
C)  9 of 13, two-thirds 
D)  7 of 13, a majority C

Question 3

The Alien Act of 1798 granted the president the right to

Accepted Answer

A)  deport citizens born abroad. 
B)  restrict the number of immigrants allowed into the country. 
C)  imprison or deport noncitizens. 
D)  execute foreign nationals for treason. 
A)  deport citizens born abroad. 
B)  restrict the number of immigrants allowed into the country. 
C)  imprison or deport noncitizens. 
D)  execute foreign nationals for treason. C

Question 4

The election of 1796 was notable because it was the first

Accepted Answer

A)  to pit candidates of opposing factions against each other. 
B)  not won by George Washington. 
C)  in which slave men over the age of 18 were allowed to vote. 
D)  time the electoral college was used to choose a president. 
A)  to pit candidates of opposing factions against each other. 
B)  not won by George Washington. 
C)  in which slave men over the age of 18 were allowed to vote. 
D)  time the electoral college was used to choose a president.

Question 5

Why did the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 decide to meet in secret?

Accepted Answer

A)  To keep their plans hidden from British spies 
B)  To avoid alarming Americans with their plan for restructuring the government 
C)  To prevent reporters from revealing details of their personal lives in the press 
D)  To ensure their freedom to do whatever they wanted without criticism 
A)  To keep their plans hidden from British spies 
B)  To avoid alarming Americans with their plan for restructuring the government 
C)  To prevent reporters from revealing details of their personal lives in the press 
D)  To ensure their freedom to do whatever they wanted without criticism

Question 6

What was the only religious group to oppose slavery during the colonial period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anglicans 
B)  Quakers 
C)  Methodists 
D)  Jews 
A)  Anglicans 
B)  Quakers 
C)  Methodists 
D)  Jews

Question 7

Whose attitude toward the Constitution was reflected in the press?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ordinary people, who feared a strong central government 
B)  The urban elite who owned these publications and supported the Constitution 
C)  Loyalists, who rejected American nationhood entirely 
D)  Both Federalists and Antifederalists 
A)  Ordinary people, who feared a strong central government 
B)  The urban elite who owned these publications and supported the Constitution 
C)  Loyalists, who rejected American nationhood entirely 
D)  Both Federalists and Antifederalists

Question 8

Why did President John Adams not consult his vice president, Thomas Jefferson, on major policy issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adams wanted to establish his authority. 
B)  Jefferson held opposing views on nearly everything. 
C)  Adams consulted Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury, instead. 
D)  Jefferson was too busy running his plantation and rarely went to Washington, D.C. 
A)  Adams wanted to establish his authority. 
B)  Jefferson held opposing views on nearly everything. 
C)  Adams consulted Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury, instead. 
D)  Jefferson was too busy running his plantation and rarely went to Washington, D.C.

Question 9

What early feminist argued that girls should be taught science, math, Latin, and Greek, in addition to practical instruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abigail Adams 
B)  Anthony Benezet 
C)  Judith Sargent Murray 
D)  Dolley Madison 
A)  Abigail Adams 
B)  Anthony Benezet 
C)  Judith Sargent Murray 
D)  Dolley Madison

Question 10

Who helped prevent a military takeover of the young nation by disgruntled military officers in 1783?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  Daniel Shays 
D)  Alexander Hamilton 
A)  George Washington 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  Daniel Shays 
D)  Alexander Hamilton

Question 11

Who represented the Democratic-Republicans on the ballot of 1800?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson and Burr 
B)  Adams and Pinckney 
C)  Adams and Jefferson 
D)  Jefferson and Pinckney 
A)  Jefferson and Burr 
B)  Adams and Pinckney 
C)  Adams and Jefferson 
D)  Jefferson and Pinckney

Question 12

Little Turtle, a war chief of the Miami Nation, created a pan-Indian alliance and attacked federal troops in the Ohio valley in 1790 because the U.S. government

Accepted Answer

A)  taxed Indian goods unfairly. 
B)  had launched an attack on Indians earlier that year. 
C)  had failed to stop settlers from moving into Indian territory. 
D)  had allied with Spain to cheat Indians. 
A)  taxed Indian goods unfairly. 
B)  had launched an attack on Indians earlier that year. 
C)  had failed to stop settlers from moving into Indian territory. 
D)  had allied with Spain to cheat Indians.

Question 13

What was Alexander Hamilton's goal for his economic policy when he served as secretary of the treasury?

Accepted Answer

A)  To create strong state banks 
B)  To establish the nation's credit 
C)  To make counterfeiting impossible 
D)  To keep taxes as low as possible 
A)  To create strong state banks 
B)  To establish the nation's credit 
C)  To make counterfeiting impossible 
D)  To keep taxes as low as possible

Question 14

Following the Revolutionary War, which nations allowed U.S. ships to continue to trade with their West Indies colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  France and Holland 
B)  France and Spain 
C)  Spain and England 
D)  England and Holland 
A)  France and Holland 
B)  France and Spain 
C)  Spain and England 
D)  England and Holland

Question 15

What concern did Indians and U.S. political leaders share in the aftermath of the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of a contract 
B)  British soldiers 
C)  Cost of weapons 
D)  White squatters 
A)  Lack of a contract 
B)  British soldiers 
C)  Cost of weapons 
D)  White squatters

Question 16

What was the impact of the British decision in 1783 to deny the United States the right to trade with the British West Indies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States attempted to colonize one of the islands. 
B)  The United States declared an embargo on England. 
C)  U.S. ships began to sail under the French flag. 
D)  U.S. merchants were economically devastated. 
A)  The United States attempted to colonize one of the islands. 
B)  The United States declared an embargo on England. 
C)  U.S. ships began to sail under the French flag. 
D)  U.S. merchants were economically devastated.

Question 17

What made the government's response to the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 so different from its response to Shays's Rebellion in 1787?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government used the army to quash Shays's Rebellion. 
B)  The federal government used the army to quash the Whiskey Rebellion. 
C)  The leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion were executed. 
D)  War was officially declared during the Whiskey Rebellion. 
A)  The federal government used the army to quash Shays's Rebellion. 
B)  The federal government used the army to quash the Whiskey Rebellion. 
C)  The leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion were executed. 
D)  War was officially declared during the Whiskey Rebellion.

Question 18

Reduced prices for western land in the 1790s

Accepted Answer

A)  fueled migration to the frontier for land. 
B)  inspired speculators to abandon earlier land prospects. 
C)  enabled hundreds of Indians to sell land for profit. 
D)  led settlers to begin digging for oil, coal, and other natural resources. 
A)  fueled migration to the frontier for land. 
B)  inspired speculators to abandon earlier land prospects. 
C)  enabled hundreds of Indians to sell land for profit. 
D)  led settlers to begin digging for oil, coal, and other natural resources.

Question 19

Southern Federalists such as Jefferson and Madison envisioned economic prosperity through

Accepted Answer

A)  industry. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  westward expansion. 
D)  commerce. 
A)  industry. 
B)  agriculture. 
C)  westward expansion. 
D)  commerce.

Question 20

Who attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

Accepted Answer

A)  A diverse group of men and women from all thirteen colonies 
B)  A diverse group of white men, including farmers, servants, merchants, and planters 
C)  White, educated men of property, mainly lawyers, merchants, and planters 
D)  The most powerful African American, Native American, and white men from the colonies 
A)  A diverse group of men and women from all thirteen colonies 
B)  A diverse group of white men, including farmers, servants, merchants, and planters 
C)  White, educated men of property, mainly lawyers, merchants, and planters 
D)  The most powerful African American, Native American, and white men from the colonies

Exam 7: Forging a New Nation

The purpose of the Bill of Rights, passed in 1791, was to

How many states were needed to approve the Constitution for it to become law?

The Alien Act of 1798 granted the president the right to

The election of 1796 was notable because it was the first

Why did the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 decide to meet in secret?

What was the only religious group to oppose slavery during the colonial period?

Whose attitude toward the Constitution was reflected in the press?

Why did President John Adams not consult his vice president, Thomas Jefferson, on major policy issues?

What early feminist argued that girls should be taught science, math, Latin, and Greek, in addition to practical instruction?

Who helped prevent a military takeover of the young nation by disgruntled military officers in 1783?

Who represented the Democratic-Republicans on the ballot of 1800?

Little Turtle, a war chief of the Miami Nation, created a pan-Indian alliance and attacked federal troops in the Ohio valley in 1790 because the U.S. government

What was Alexander Hamilton's goal for his economic policy when he served as secretary of the treasury?

Following the Revolutionary War, which nations allowed U.S. ships to continue to trade with their West Indies colonies?

What concern did Indians and U.S. political leaders share in the aftermath of the Revolution?

What was the impact of the British decision in 1783 to deny the United States the right to trade with the British West Indies?

What made the government's response to the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 so different from its response to Shays's Rebellion in 1787?

Reduced prices for western land in the 1790s

Southern Federalists such as Jefferson and Madison envisioned economic prosperity through

Who attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

Mapping Global Frontiers

Colonization and Conflicts

Colonial America Amid Global Change

Religious Strife and Social Upheavals

War and Empire

The American Revolution

The Early Republic

Defending and Redefining the Nation

Social and Cultural Ferment in the North

Slavery Expands South and West

Imperial Ambitions and Sectional Crises

Civil War

Emancipation and Reconstruction

The West Opening the West

Industrial America

Workers and Farmers in the Age of Organization

Cities, Immigrants, and the Nation

Progressivism and the Search for Order

Empire and Wars

The Twenties

Depression, Dissent, and the New Deal

World War II

The Opening of the Cold War

Troubled Innocence

Liberalism and Its Challengers

The Swing Toward Conservatism

The Triumph of Conservatism, the End of the Cold War, and the Rise of the New World Order

The Challenges of a Globalized World

Filters