Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Republicanism is a political ideology th

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Bicameral refers to a legislative body t

Question 3

After the Revolutionary War,both Britain and Spain

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A)  tried to gain control of Florida. 
B)  regularly attacked American shipping. 
C)  prevented America from exercising effective control over about half of its total territory. 
D)  helped America to fight the pirates in North Africa. 
E)  abandoned their forts in the West. 
A)  tried to gain control of Florida. 
B)  regularly attacked American shipping. 
C)  prevented America from exercising effective control over about half of its total territory. 
D)  helped America to fight the pirates in North Africa. 
E)  abandoned their forts in the West.

Question 4

When Thomas Jefferson observed that "173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one," he was warning against the possibility of legislative as well as executive tyranny.What provisions of the Constitution tried to safeguard against a runaway democratic majority?

Accepted Answer

The provisions of the Constitution that

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Federalists were a political group t

Question 6

Consider the proposition that both the Revolutionary War and the Constitution were engineered by minorities.Does it change the meaning of American republican democracy that these two critical developments in our nation´s founding were not products of the majority´s will,but rather the work of minorities? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The proposition that both the Revolution

Question 7

Which compromise in the Constitution appeased several slaveholding states?

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A)  All slaves were to be counted as full persons in apportioning membership in the House of Representatives. 
B)  The international slave trade could continue until the end of 1807. 
C)  The president would be elected by the Electoral College. 
D)  Congress would be prohibited from regulating slavery in the territories. 
E)  The international slave trade would be banned until 1807. 
A)  All slaves were to be counted as full persons in apportioning membership in the House of Representatives. 
B)  The international slave trade could continue until the end of 1807. 
C)  The president would be elected by the Electoral College. 
D)  Congress would be prohibited from regulating slavery in the territories. 
E)  The international slave trade would be banned until 1807.

Question 8

The provision that all tax measures should start in the House was added to the Constitution to appease

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A)  the least populated states. 
B)  western states. 
C)  eastern states. 
D)  those without large amounts of property. 
E)  the large, heavily populated states. 
A)  the least populated states. 
B)  western states. 
C)  eastern states. 
D)  those without large amounts of property. 
E)  the large, heavily populated states.

Question 9

The land laws of the 1780s

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A)  created unintended problems for further expansion westward. 
B)  exacerbated conflicts among the states over settling western lands. 
C)  were a signature achievement of the American government under the Articles of Confederation. 
D)  settled the future of slavery by forbidding its extension westward. 
E)  were the spark for widespread Indian attacks on American pioneers. 
A)  created unintended problems for further expansion westward. 
B)  exacerbated conflicts among the states over settling western lands. 
C)  were a signature achievement of the American government under the Articles of Confederation. 
D)  settled the future of slavery by forbidding its extension westward. 
E)  were the spark for widespread Indian attacks on American pioneers.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Madison

Accepted Answer

James Madison (1751-1836) was an America

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Federalist

Accepted Answer

The Federalist, also known as The Federa

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Electoral College

Accepted Answer

The Electoral College is an institution

Question 13

What issue did the "three-fifths compromise" address?

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A)  Whether and how to include slaves when apportioning representation based on population 
B)  How many states were required to ratify Constitutional amendments 
C)  How many future new states could be slaveholding areas 
D)  Whether and how to divide confiscated Indian lands between reservations and sales to American citizens 
E)  How many delegates would have to sign the Constitution to propose it for ratification 
A)  Whether and how to include slaves when apportioning representation based on population 
B)  How many states were required to ratify Constitutional amendments 
C)  How many future new states could be slaveholding areas 
D)  Whether and how to divide confiscated Indian lands between reservations and sales to American citizens 
E)  How many delegates would have to sign the Constitution to propose it for ratification

Question 14

The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

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A)  reconcile states' rights with strong national government. 
B)  bring territories into equal statehood. 
C)  abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D)  balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E)  create a civilian commander in chief of the military. 
A)  reconcile states' rights with strong national government. 
B)  bring territories into equal statehood. 
C)  abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D)  balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E)  create a civilian commander in chief of the military.

Question 15

What were the greatest achievements of the American government under the Articles of Confederation? What were its greatest problems?

Accepted Answer

The greatest achievements of the America

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Federalist No.10

Accepted Answer

Federalist No. 10 is one of the 85 essay

Question 17

Which statement helps explain how America avoided the violent excesses of the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  American revolutionary principles were essentially unimportant to the actual conflict. 
B)  The American Revolution brought very little social change. 
C)  The abundance of cheap, available land served as a safety valve for economic discontent. 
D)  The nation's political democracy generated widespread consensus. 
E)  The American aristocracy was socially enlightened. 
A)  American revolutionary principles were essentially unimportant to the actual conflict. 
B)  The American Revolution brought very little social change. 
C)  The abundance of cheap, available land served as a safety valve for economic discontent. 
D)  The nation's political democracy generated widespread consensus. 
E)  The American aristocracy was socially enlightened.

Question 18

Which statement about the fifty-five delegates at the Constitutional Convention is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson called them "demi-gods." 
B)  Nineteen of them owned slaves. 
C)  They were chosen by general election in each state. 
D)  Most had experience writing state constitutions. 
E)  They unanimously elected George Washington their chairman. 
A)  Thomas Jefferson called them "demi-gods." 
B)  Nineteen of them owned slaves. 
C)  They were chosen by general election in each state. 
D)  Most had experience writing state constitutions. 
E)  They unanimously elected George Washington their chairman.

Question 19

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention stipulated that the new Constitution be ratified by

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A)  specially elected state conventions. 
B)  state legislatures. 
C)  popular referendum. 
D)  a majority vote in the Congress. 
E)  town meetings. 
A)  specially elected state conventions. 
B)  state legislatures. 
C)  popular referendum. 
D)  a majority vote in the Congress. 
E)  town meetings.

Question 20

What provoked Shays's Rebellion?

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A)  The growing fear of a southern slaveholders' conspiracy 
B)  Wealthy merchants' attempt to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution 
C)  A quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont 
D)  Foreclosures on the mortgages of backcountry farmers 
E)  The government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans 
A)  The growing fear of a southern slaveholders' conspiracy 
B)  Wealthy merchants' attempt to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution 
C)  A quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont 
D)  Foreclosures on the mortgages of backcountry farmers 
E)  The government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans

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

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

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

After the Revolutionary War,both Britain and Spain

When Thomas Jefferson observed that "173 despots would surely be as oppressive as one," he was warning against the possibility of legislative as well as executive tyranny.What provisions of the Constitution tried to safeguard against a runaway democratic majority?

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

Which compromise in the Constitution appeased several slaveholding states?

The provision that all tax measures should start in the House was added to the Constitution to appease

The land laws of the 1780s

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Madison

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Federalist

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Electoral College

What issue did the "three-fifths compromise" address?

The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

What were the greatest achievements of the American government under the Articles of Confederation? What were its greatest problems?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Federalist No.10

Which statement helps explain how America avoided the violent excesses of the French Revolution?

Which statement about the fifty-five delegates at the Constitutional Convention is FALSE?

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention stipulated that the new Constitution be ratified by

What provoked Shays's Rebellion?

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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