Question 1

Under the Constitution,the president of the United States was to be elected by a majority vote of the

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A)  general public. 
B)  Senate. 
C)  Electoral College. 
D)  House of Representatives. 
E)  state legislatures. 
A)  general public. 
B)  Senate. 
C)  Electoral College. 
D)  House of Representatives. 
E)  state legislatures. C

Question 2

As part of the egalitarianism of the American Revolution,

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A)  several northern states abolished slavery. 
B)  the international slave trade was completely outlawed. 
C)  many states repealed laws against interracial marriage. 
D)  women were granted the right to vote. 
E)  Congress prohibited the expansion of slavery to the West. 
A)  several northern states abolished slavery. 
B)  the international slave trade was completely outlawed. 
C)  many states repealed laws against interracial marriage. 
D)  women were granted the right to vote. 
E)  Congress prohibited the expansion of slavery to the West. A

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-quorum

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Answers will vary.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Virginia Plan

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The Virginia Plan was a proposal by Virg

Question 5

After much debate,what finally enabled the Articles of Confederation to be approved by all thirteen states?

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A)  The states reached an agreement on implementing a rotating presidency. 
B)  The states finally agreed to give up their right to coin money. 
C)  The states claiming western land reserves surrendered them to the national government. 
D)  The states gave up their power to establish tariffs. 
E)  The states agreed to add a two-house national legislature. 
A)  The states reached an agreement on implementing a rotating presidency. 
B)  The states finally agreed to give up their right to coin money. 
C)  The states claiming western land reserves surrendered them to the national government. 
D)  The states gave up their power to establish tariffs. 
E)  The states agreed to add a two-house national legislature.

Question 6

The newly penned state constitutions enjoyed many features in common,including

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A)  reliance on the supremacy of ordinary legislation. 
B)  inclusion of a bill of rights. 
C)  strong executive and judicial branches of government. 
D)  sweeping powers for the executive branches. 
E)  universal suffrage for all citizens. 
A)  reliance on the supremacy of ordinary legislation. 
B)  inclusion of a bill of rights. 
C)  strong executive and judicial branches of government. 
D)  sweeping powers for the executive branches. 
E)  universal suffrage for all citizens.

Question 7

Which purpose did the Articles of Confederation serve during the war?

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A)  It nullified all debts to Britain. 
B)  It freed slaves to fight for the Patriots. 
C)  It was the document that truly made America independent. 
D)  It was held up to France as proof that America had a government. 
E)  It created a strong central government to better wage the war on Britain. 
A)  It nullified all debts to Britain. 
B)  It freed slaves to fight for the Patriots. 
C)  It was the document that truly made America independent. 
D)  It was held up to France as proof that America had a government. 
E)  It created a strong central government to better wage the war on Britain.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation were the f

Question 9

Which statement about the thirteen new state constitutions is FALSE?

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A)  They were written documents. 
B)  They lacked a specific bill of rights. 
C)  They required the annual election of state legislators. 
D)  They granted the state legislatures more power than governors. 
E)  They created weak executive and judicial branches. 
A)  They were written documents. 
B)  They lacked a specific bill of rights. 
C)  They required the annual election of state legislators. 
D)  They granted the state legislatures more power than governors. 
E)  They created weak executive and judicial branches.

Question 10

Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for

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A)  lower taxes. 
B)  granting pensions to Revolutionary War veterans. 
C)  a stronger military to halt the Indian threat. 
D)  a stronger central government. 
E)  a weaker military presence in the West. 
A)  lower taxes. 
B)  granting pensions to Revolutionary War veterans. 
C)  a stronger military to halt the Indian threat. 
D)  a stronger central government. 
E)  a weaker military presence in the West.

Question 11

The most important outcome of the Revolution for white women was that they

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A)  permanently gained the right to vote. 
B)  were allowed to serve in the national legislature. 
C)  were elevated to a newly prestigious role as special keepers of the nation's conscience. 
D)  were able to enter a wide range of professions. 
E)  learned how to fight against male oppression. 
A)  permanently gained the right to vote. 
B)  were allowed to serve in the national legislature. 
C)  were elevated to a newly prestigious role as special keepers of the nation's conscience. 
D)  were able to enter a wide range of professions. 
E)  learned how to fight against male oppression.

Question 12

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)  closely tied to international economic developments. 
E)  dependent on government assistance and subsidies. 
A)  better than before the war. 
B)  probably worse than before the war. 
C)  about the same as before the war. 
D)  closely tied to international economic developments. 
E)  dependent on government assistance and subsidies.

Question 13

Which advantage did the federalists have in the state ratification struggles?

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A)  They were overwhelming popular in the large state of New York. 
B)  They controlled the vital western frontier. 
C)  They had wide support in Europe. 
D)  They were favored by most clergy. 
E)  They controlled the vast majority of the newspapers in America at the time. 
A)  They were overwhelming popular in the large state of New York. 
B)  They controlled the vital western frontier. 
C)  They had wide support in Europe. 
D)  They were favored by most clergy. 
E)  They controlled the vast majority of the newspapers in America at the time.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Society of the Cincinnati

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The Society of the Cincinnati was a frat

Question 15

The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was

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A)  control of public lands. 
B)  control of interstate commerce. 
C)  Indian policy. 
D)  monetary policy. 
E)  foreign threats to American independence. 
A)  control of public lands. 
B)  control of interstate commerce. 
C)  Indian policy. 
D)  monetary policy. 
E)  foreign threats to American independence.

Question 16

What was one of the most important features of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

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A)  It set aside a section of each township for education. 
B)  It abolished slavery in all of the United States. 
C)  It prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. 
D)  It used the revenue from land sales for defense of the West. 
E)  It established "land grant" universities in each of the Great Lakes states. 
A)  It set aside a section of each township for education. 
B)  It abolished slavery in all of the United States. 
C)  It prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. 
D)  It used the revenue from land sales for defense of the West. 
E)  It established "land grant" universities in each of the Great Lakes states.

Question 17

What did antifederalists dislike most about the Constitution?

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A)  The annual elections for congressional representatives 
B)  The absence of a bill of rights 
C)  The references to God in the text 
D)  The elimination of a standing army 
E)  The need for three-fourths of the states to ratify it 
A)  The annual elections for congressional representatives 
B)  The absence of a bill of rights 
C)  The references to God in the text 
D)  The elimination of a standing army 
E)  The need for three-fourths of the states to ratify it

Question 18

Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution,especially in regard to the specific powers granted by each to the national government.

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The Articles of Confederation and the Co

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-runaway inflation

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Runaway inflation, also known as hyperin

Question 20

According to the ideology of "republican motherhood," women would ensure the health and future of the new republic by

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A)  having large families to populate America. 
B)  leading their families westward to extend the size and reach of the new nation. 
C)  raising their children to abhor the institution of slavery 
D)  cultivating civic virtue in their husbands and especially their children. 
E)  organizing their families as mini-republics. 
A)  having large families to populate America. 
B)  leading their families westward to extend the size and reach of the new nation. 
C)  raising their children to abhor the institution of slavery 
D)  cultivating civic virtue in their husbands and especially their children. 
E)  organizing their families as mini-republics.

Exam 9: The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Under the Constitution,the president of the United States was to be elected by a majority vote of the

As part of the egalitarianism of the American Revolution,

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -quorum

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Virginia Plan

After much debate,what finally enabled the Articles of Confederation to be approved by all thirteen states?

The newly penned state constitutions enjoyed many features in common,including

Which purpose did the Articles of Confederation serve during the war?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Articles of Confederation

Which statement about the thirteen new state constitutions is FALSE?

Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for

The most important outcome of the Revolution for white women was that they

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

Which advantage did the federalists have in the state ratification struggles?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Society of the Cincinnati

The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was

What was one of the most important features of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

What did antifederalists dislike most about the Constitution?

Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution,especially in regard to the specific powers granted by each to the national government.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -runaway inflation

According to the ideology of "republican motherhood," women would ensure the health and future of the new republic by

New World Beginnings

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

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