Question 1

What crucial and powerful argument did Madison make in The Federalist No.10?

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A)  It is impossible to safeguard individual rights without a strong central government. 
B)  It is possible to extend a republican form of government over a large territory. 
C)  It is inevitable that slavery would ultimately disappear in the new republic. 
D)  It is better to have presidential terms of four years than annual elections. 
E)  It is necessary to have a powerful Senate to advise and control the president. 
A)  It is impossible to safeguard individual rights without a strong central government. 
B)  It is possible to extend a republican form of government over a large territory. 
C)  It is inevitable that slavery would ultimately disappear in the new republic. 
D)  It is better to have presidential terms of four years than annual elections. 
E)  It is necessary to have a powerful Senate to advise and control the president.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pennsylvania State House

Accepted Answer

The Pennsylvania State House, more commo

Question 3

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

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A)  conservatives supported the world's first modern Revolution. 
B)  liberals supported a Supreme Court with lifetime appointments for judges. 
C)  both liberals and conservatives have championed the heritage of republican revolution. 
D)  neither conservatives nor liberals saw how the Constitution would evolve. 
E)  early American conservatives backed a powerful central government while early liberals backed states' rights. 
A)  conservatives supported the world's first modern Revolution. 
B)  liberals supported a Supreme Court with lifetime appointments for judges. 
C)  both liberals and conservatives have championed the heritage of republican revolution. 
D)  neither conservatives nor liberals saw how the Constitution would evolve. 
E)  early American conservatives backed a powerful central government while early liberals backed states' rights.

Question 4

The world's first antislavery society was founded by

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A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Quakers in Philadelphia. 
C)  Baptists in New England. 
D)  Catholics in Maryland. 
E)  the Congregational church. 
A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Quakers in Philadelphia. 
C)  Baptists in New England. 
D)  Catholics in Maryland. 
E)  the Congregational church.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Jay

Accepted Answer

John Jay (1745–1829) was an American sta

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Foreclosures refer to the legal process

Question 7

Historian Charles Beard argued that the Founding Fathers of the Constitution acted to protect their own economic interests against the lower classes.What justification might there be for this view? To what extent did the Constitution reflect Revolutionary ideals of American republicanism,and to what extent did it protect vested political and economic interests?

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Historian Charles Beard's argument that

Question 8

The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia considered one of their most significant goals to be

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A)  maintaining slavery. 
B)  securing a national currency. 
C)  raising revenues and a national army. 
D)  crafting a government that would project strength at home and abroad. 
E)  increasing social equality. 
A)  maintaining slavery. 
B)  securing a national currency. 
C)  raising revenues and a national army. 
D)  crafting a government that would project strength at home and abroad. 
E)  increasing social equality.

Question 9

Under the original Constitution,the only part of the federal government elected by direct vote of citizens was the

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A)  executive branch. 
B)  House of Representatives. 
C)  Supreme Court. 
D)  electoral college. 
E)  Senate. 
A)  executive branch. 
B)  House of Representatives. 
C)  Supreme Court. 
D)  electoral college. 
E)  Senate.

Question 10

In what ways does post-Revolutionary America live up to the ideals of liberty and equality? In what ways does it fall short?

Accepted Answer

Post-Revolutionary America did live up t

Question 11

Could there ever be a serious movement - now or in the future -- to call a new Constitutional Convention? Why have so few American movements,no matter what their grievances,ever wanted to do away with the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

There could potentially be a serious mov

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-civic virtue

Accepted Answer

Civic virtue is a concept and practice d

Question 13

In what way was anticolonialism established as a legacy of the American Revolution? How,then,did the United States justify its own future territorial expansion? Did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide a sufficient guarantee that future territories would not become colonies?

Accepted Answer

Anticolonialism was established as a leg

Question 14

During the Revolutionary War,many states

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A)  passed inheritance laws like primogeniture. 
B)  extended the right to vote to adult women. 
C)  increased property requirements for voting. 
D)  disestablished the Anglican church. 
E)  outlawed the slave trade. 
A)  passed inheritance laws like primogeniture. 
B)  extended the right to vote to adult women. 
C)  increased property requirements for voting. 
D)  disestablished the Anglican church. 
E)  outlawed the slave trade.

Question 15

If many of the same political leaders were involved with drafting both the thirteen state constitutions and the U.S.Constitution,why was the latter substantially different in reducing the relative power of the legislature? What else distinguished state constitutions from the federal one created so soon after? What accounts for the differences?

Accepted Answer

Many of the same political leaders were

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lord Sheffield

Accepted Answer

Lord Sheffield is a title that has been

Question 17

Which statement about the Massachusetts state constitution is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was drafted by a special convention called for just that purpose. 
B)  It was put directly to the state´s voters for ratification. 
C)  It enshrined the ideal of rule by a "natural aristocracy" of talent. 
D)  It served as a model for the drafting and ratification of the federal Constitution. 
E)  It could only be amended by another special convention. 
A)  It was drafted by a special convention called for just that purpose. 
B)  It was put directly to the state´s voters for ratification. 
C)  It enshrined the ideal of rule by a "natural aristocracy" of talent. 
D)  It served as a model for the drafting and ratification of the federal Constitution. 
E)  It could only be amended by another special convention.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

To "disestablish" typically refers to th

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Jersey Plan

Accepted Answer

The New Jersey Plan, also known as the S

Question 20

Which statement about the Land Ordinance of 1785 is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Money from land sales would be used to pay off the national debt. 
B)  Land in the Northwest would be surveyed before its sale. 
C)  The territory would be divided into townships six miles square. 
D)  The sixteenth section would be sold to support education. 
E)  Slavery would be prohibited in the Northwest territories. 
A)  Money from land sales would be used to pay off the national debt. 
B)  Land in the Northwest would be surveyed before its sale. 
C)  The territory would be divided into townships six miles square. 
D)  The sixteenth section would be sold to support education. 
E)  Slavery would be prohibited in the Northwest territories.

What crucial and powerful argument did Madison make in The Federalist No.10?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pennsylvania State House

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

The world's first antislavery society was founded by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Jay

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

The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia considered one of their most significant goals to be

Under the original Constitution,the only part of the federal government elected by direct vote of citizens was the

In what ways does post-Revolutionary America live up to the ideals of liberty and equality? In what ways does it fall short?

Could there ever be a serious movement - now or in the future -- to call a new Constitutional Convention? Why have so few American movements,no matter what their grievances,ever wanted to do away with the Constitution?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -civic virtue

In what way was anticolonialism established as a legacy of the American Revolution? How,then,did the United States justify its own future territorial expansion? Did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide a sufficient guarantee that future territories would not become colonies?

During the Revolutionary War,many states

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lord Sheffield

Which statement about the Massachusetts state constitution is FALSE?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Jersey Plan

Which statement about the Land Ordinance of 1785 is FALSE?

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

What crucial and powerful argument did Madison make in The Federalist No.10?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pennsylvania State House

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

The world's first antislavery society was founded by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Jay

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

The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia considered one of their most significant goals to be

Under the original Constitution,the only part of the federal government elected by direct vote of citizens was the

In what ways does post-Revolutionary America live up to the ideals of liberty and equality? In what ways does it fall short?

Could there ever be a serious movement - now or in the future -- to call a new Constitutional Convention? Why have so few American movements,no matter what their grievances,ever wanted to do away with the Constitution?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -civic virtue

In what way was anticolonialism established as a legacy of the American Revolution? How,then,did the United States justify its own future territorial expansion? Did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide a sufficient guarantee that future territories would not become colonies?

During the Revolutionary War,many states

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lord Sheffield

Which statement about the Massachusetts state constitution is FALSE?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Jersey Plan

Which statement about the Land Ordinance of 1785 is FALSE?

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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