Question 1

How did the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1785 attempt to resolve Indian land claims?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians were granted their original boundary lines. 
B)  The Ordinance called for Indian removal. 
C)  It did not resolve or address the claims. 
D)  It mediated them on a case-by-case basis. 
A)  Indians were granted their original boundary lines. 
B)  The Ordinance called for Indian removal. 
C)  It did not resolve or address the claims. 
D)  It mediated them on a case-by-case basis.

Question 2

How did Democratic-Republicans portray Federalists during the Election of 1800?

Accepted Answer

A)  As visionary leaders supporting strong government who could help the country 
B)  As tyrants who abused their power and violated people's rights 
C)  As weak leaders who were afraid to use the power and resources of the government 
D)  As selfish politicians who wanted to continue the war with France regardless of cost 
A)  As visionary leaders supporting strong government who could help the country 
B)  As tyrants who abused their power and violated people's rights 
C)  As weak leaders who were afraid to use the power and resources of the government 
D)  As selfish politicians who wanted to continue the war with France regardless of cost

Question 3

Who was targeted by the Alien Act passed in 1798 under Adams during the undeclared war with France?

Accepted Answer

A)  French immigrants 
B)  Scots-Irish immigrants 
C)  Indians in the territories 
D)  English immigrants 
A)  French immigrants 
B)  Scots-Irish immigrants 
C)  Indians in the territories 
D)  English immigrants

Question 4

Who suffered directly from the whiskey tax imposed by Federalists in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whiskey producers in England 
B)  Coastal merchants in New England 
C)  Corn farmers from the West 
D)  Pub owners across the Atlantic 
A)  Whiskey producers in England 
B)  Coastal merchants in New England 
C)  Corn farmers from the West 
D)  Pub owners across the Atlantic

Question 5

According to the passage, what did the United Indian Nations Council request from the United States in 1786?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participation in all future negotiation between the United States and Great Britain 
B)  Recognition of Indian land claims 
C)  Relations modeled on prewar agreements with Great Britain 
D)  An immediate ceasefire 
A)  Participation in all future negotiation between the United States and Great Britain 
B)  Recognition of Indian land claims 
C)  Relations modeled on prewar agreements with Great Britain 
D)  An immediate ceasefire

Question 6

Prior to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, which group of people met and drafted the Virginia Plan in hopes of creating a powerful central government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federalists 
B)  Patriots 
C)  Confederates 
D)  Abolitionists 
A)  Federalists 
B)  Patriots 
C)  Confederates 
D)  Abolitionists

Question 7

In the early republic, most states required that officeholders be

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholic. 
B)  Protestant. 
C)  Anglican. 
D)  Methodist. 
A)  Catholic. 
B)  Protestant. 
C)  Anglican. 
D)  Methodist.

Question 8

What party was the target of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federalists 
B)  Democrats 
C)  Independents 
D)  Democratic-Republicans 
A)  Federalists 
B)  Democrats 
C)  Independents 
D)  Democratic-Republicans

Question 9

Why did Virginia oppose having the federal government assume the state's war debt as proposed by Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginians were against close ties between state and federal governments. 
B)  This plan would force the state of Virginia into bankruptcy. 
C)  Virginia already paid its own debts. 
D)  Virginians did not want to pay for the bad decisions of New Yorkers. 
A)  Virginians were against close ties between state and federal governments. 
B)  This plan would force the state of Virginia into bankruptcy. 
C)  Virginia already paid its own debts. 
D)  Virginians did not want to pay for the bad decisions of New Yorkers.

Question 10

Hamilton originally proposed funding the establishment of a Bank of the United States by

Accepted Answer

A)  soliciting funds from France and other foreign investors. 
B)  selling stock to private stockholders and the national government. 
C)  any means necessary but had not quite figured out how to do it. 
D)  ordering the new states to each contribute $1 million. 
A)  soliciting funds from France and other foreign investors. 
B)  selling stock to private stockholders and the national government. 
C)  any means necessary but had not quite figured out how to do it. 
D)  ordering the new states to each contribute $1 million.

Question 11

What issue enraged officers from the Continental Army at war's end in 1783?

Accepted Answer

A)  The existence of a strong central government 
B)  The lack of compensation for their efforts 
C)  The unwillingness of northern artisans to serve in local militias 
D)  The lack of guaranteed political appointments in the new government 
A)  The existence of a strong central government 
B)  The lack of compensation for their efforts 
C)  The unwillingness of northern artisans to serve in local militias 
D)  The lack of guaranteed political appointments in the new government

Question 12

On what basis did Benjamin Rush advocate for the formal education of women in 1787?

Accepted Answer

A)  So they could be informed and equal citizens to men 
B)  So they could engage in intelligent conversation with their husbands 
C)  To keep them away from trivial women's concerns such as gossip 
D)  To help them be better mothers to their sons 
A)  So they could be informed and equal citizens to men 
B)  So they could engage in intelligent conversation with their husbands 
C)  To keep them away from trivial women's concerns such as gossip 
D)  To help them be better mothers to their sons

Question 13

What form of payment did states offer to military veterans of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paper currency 
B)  Silver and gold 
C)  Credit 
D)  Land 
A)  Paper currency 
B)  Silver and gold 
C)  Credit 
D)  Land

Question 14

How did the federal bank established by Hamilton function in the early years of the new nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It successfully served to collect and distribute the nation's resources. 
B)  It struggled to gain creditors and buy-in from the states. 
C)  It failed tying men of wealth to the new government but helped prevent inflation. 
D)  It succeeded in gaining creditors but still failed to pay off the debt. 
A)  It successfully served to collect and distribute the nation's resources. 
B)  It struggled to gain creditors and buy-in from the states. 
C)  It failed tying men of wealth to the new government but helped prevent inflation. 
D)  It succeeded in gaining creditors but still failed to pay off the debt.

Question 15

The 1790 Indian Trade and Intercourse Act was enacted to

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent Indians from having communication with Americans. 
B)  tax all materials sold to Americans by Indians. 
C)  ensure equitable dealings between Indians and whites. 
D)  exclude France and Spain from trading with Indians. 
A)  prevent Indians from having communication with Americans. 
B)  tax all materials sold to Americans by Indians. 
C)  ensure equitable dealings between Indians and whites. 
D)  exclude France and Spain from trading with Indians.

Question 16

How did the legacy of Shays's Rebellion influence attitudes toward the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many former rebels embraced the Constitution as the answer to their problems. 
B)  People fiercely debated the value and legality of the right to bear arms. 
C)  Many former rebels were skeptical of a strong central government and opposed the Constitution. 
D)  Many Massachusetts elites feared that the adoption of the Constitution would inspire another rebellion. 
A)  Many former rebels embraced the Constitution as the answer to their problems. 
B)  People fiercely debated the value and legality of the right to bear arms. 
C)  Many former rebels were skeptical of a strong central government and opposed the Constitution. 
D)  Many Massachusetts elites feared that the adoption of the Constitution would inspire another rebellion.

Question 17

What were the terms of the "hard-money laws" passed by many states after the Revolutionary War to ensure settlement of the war debt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Debts had to be paid using official state-issued paper currency rather than by check. 
B)  Debts had to be paid in silver or gold rather than paper currency. 
C)  States first reimbursed elite local supporters and then foreign governments. 
D)  State and local governments initiated taxes on solid goods to generate revenue. 
A)  Debts had to be paid using official state-issued paper currency rather than by check. 
B)  Debts had to be paid in silver or gold rather than paper currency. 
C)  States first reimbursed elite local supporters and then foreign governments. 
D)  State and local governments initiated taxes on solid goods to generate revenue.

Question 18

What state granted women the right to vote during the early republic?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Along with New York, what northern state had the largest enslaved population in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Massachusetts 
A)  Pennsylvania 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Massachusetts

Question 20

Following the Revolutionary War, which country funded Indian raids on western frontier settlements in the newly formed United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  Canada 
C)  Spain 
D)  France 
A)  Britain 
B)  Canada 
C)  Spain 
D)  France

Exam 7: Forging a New Nation

How did the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1785 attempt to resolve Indian land claims?

How did Democratic-Republicans portray Federalists during the Election of 1800?

Who was targeted by the Alien Act passed in 1798 under Adams during the undeclared war with France?

Who suffered directly from the whiskey tax imposed by Federalists in the 1790s?

According to the passage, what did the United Indian Nations Council request from the United States in 1786?

Prior to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, which group of people met and drafted the Virginia Plan in hopes of creating a powerful central government?

In the early republic, most states required that officeholders be

What party was the target of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Why did Virginia oppose having the federal government assume the state's war debt as proposed by Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton?

Hamilton originally proposed funding the establishment of a Bank of the United States by

What issue enraged officers from the Continental Army at war's end in 1783?

On what basis did Benjamin Rush advocate for the formal education of women in 1787?

What form of payment did states offer to military veterans of the Revolutionary War?

How did the federal bank established by Hamilton function in the early years of the new nation?

The 1790 Indian Trade and Intercourse Act was enacted to

How did the legacy of Shays's Rebellion influence attitudes toward the Constitution?

What were the terms of the "hard-money laws" passed by many states after the Revolutionary War to ensure settlement of the war debt?

What state granted women the right to vote during the early republic?

Along with New York, what northern state had the largest enslaved population in the 1790s?

Following the Revolutionary War, which country funded Indian raids on western frontier settlements in the newly formed United States?

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