Question 1

The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for all of the following except

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A)  money from land sales should be used to pay off the national debt. 
B)  the land should be surveyed before its sale. 
C)  the territory should be divided into townships six miles square. 
D)  the sixteenth section should be sold to support education. 
E)  prohibiting slavery. 
A)  money from land sales should be used to pay off the national debt. 
B)  the land should be surveyed before its sale. 
C)  the territory should be divided into townships six miles square. 
D)  the sixteenth section should be sold to support education. 
E)  prohibiting slavery.

Question 2

The struggle for divorce between religion and government,in the post-revolutionary period,proved fiercest in

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A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  Rhode Island. 
D)  Georgia. 
E)  Massachusetts. 
A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  Rhode Island. 
D)  Georgia. 
E)  Massachusetts.

Question 3

Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to those who opposed it was the

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A)  creation of a federal district for the national capital. 
B)  creation of a standing army. 
C)  absence of a bill of rights. 
D)  omission of any reference to God. 
E)  creation of the presidency. 
A)  creation of a federal district for the national capital. 
B)  creation of a standing army. 
C)  absence of a bill of rights. 
D)  omission of any reference to God. 
E)  creation of the presidency.

Question 4

Continental army officers attempting to form the Society of the Cincinnati

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A)  were brought to trial for trying to sabotage the civil government. 
B)  were ridiculed for their lordly pretensions. 
C)  were trying to force the Congress to pay them their pensions. 
D)  reflected the Revolutionary War generation's spirit of equality. 
E)  represented the best of the officer corps. 
A)  were brought to trial for trying to sabotage the civil government. 
B)  were ridiculed for their lordly pretensions. 
C)  were trying to force the Congress to pay them their pensions. 
D)  reflected the Revolutionary War generation's spirit of equality. 
E)  represented the best of the officer corps.

Question 5

Motives of the delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia include all of the following except to

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A)  preserve the union. 
B)  forestall anarchy. 
C)  ensure the security of life and property. 
D)  curb unrestrained democracy. 
E)  increase individual freedom. 
A)  preserve the union. 
B)  forestall anarchy. 
C)  ensure the security of life and property. 
D)  curb unrestrained democracy. 
E)  increase individual freedom.

Question 6

The Revolutionary War

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A)  stimulated American manufacturing. 
B)  encouraged a more widespread respect for private property. 
C)  produced runaway inflation in many states. 
D)  made most people financially better off than before the war. 
E)  saw America remain a nation of farmers. 
A)  stimulated American manufacturing. 
B)  encouraged a more widespread respect for private property. 
C)  produced runaway inflation in many states. 
D)  made most people financially better off than before the war. 
E)  saw America remain a nation of farmers.

Question 7

One reason that the United States avoided the frightful excesses of the French Revolution is that

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A)  America declared martial law until the Constitution was enacted in 1789. 
B)  the American Revolution suddenly overturned the entire political framework. 
C)  cheap land was easily available and America had few landed aristocrats. 
D)  political democracy preceded economic democracy. 
E)  a strong sense of class consciousness already existed. 
A)  America declared martial law until the Constitution was enacted in 1789. 
B)  the American Revolution suddenly overturned the entire political framework. 
C)  cheap land was easily available and America had few landed aristocrats. 
D)  political democracy preceded economic democracy. 
E)  a strong sense of class consciousness already existed.

Question 8

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

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Anarchy, in its most basic sense, refers

Question 9

The ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was

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A)  the authority of the state. 
B)  a written constitution. 
C)  an independent judicial system. 
D)  the virtue of the people. 
E)  the absolute authority of the federal government. 
A)  the authority of the state. 
B)  a written constitution. 
C)  an independent judicial system. 
D)  the virtue of the people. 
E)  the absolute authority of the federal government.

Question 10

Match each nation on the left with the correct description of the problem it presented for U.S.foreign relations following the Revolutionary War.

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A)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
B)  A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 
C)  A-2, B-2, C-3, D-4 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 
E)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 
A)  A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 
B)  A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 
C)  A-2, B-2, C-3, D-4 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 
E)  A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

Question 11

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

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Sovereignty is a fundamental concept in

Question 12

Why didn't the leaders of the American Revolution extend their spirit of equality to the abolition of slavery and giving women the right to vote?

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The leaders of the American Revolution d

Question 13

Which of the following Revolutionary leaders was not present at the Constitutional Convention?

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A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  James Madison 
D)  George Washington 
E)  Alexander Hamilton 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  James Madison 
D)  George Washington 
E)  Alexander Hamilton

Question 14

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

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The Federalists were a political group t

Question 15

According to the text's authors,"In some respects,the hated British Navigation Laws were more disagreeable after independence than before." What is the basis for their conclusion?

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The text's authors suggest that the Brit

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Shays's Rebellion

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Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Continental Congress

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The Continental Congress refers to two m

Question 18

During the Revolutionary War,many states

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A)  eliminated inheritance laws like primogeniture. 
B)  extended the right to vote to adult women. 
C)  reduced property requirements for voting. 
D)  disestablished the Anglican Church. 
E)  outlawed the importation of indentured servants. 
A)  eliminated inheritance laws like primogeniture. 
B)  extended the right to vote to adult women. 
C)  reduced property requirements for voting. 
D)  disestablished the Anglican Church. 
E)  outlawed the importation of indentured servants.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom

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The Virginia Statute for Religious Freed

Question 20

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)  transfer territories to equal statehood. 
C)  abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D)  balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E)  conduct foreign policy while remaining neutral. 
A)  reconcile states' rights with strong national government. 
B)  transfer territories to equal statehood. 
C)  abolish slavery yet preserve national unity. 
D)  balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government. 
E)  conduct foreign policy while remaining neutral.

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

The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for all of the following except

The struggle for divorce between religion and government,in the post-revolutionary period,proved fiercest in

Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to those who opposed it was the

Continental army officers attempting to form the Society of the Cincinnati

Motives of the delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia include all of the following except to

The Revolutionary War

One reason that the United States avoided the frightful excesses of the French Revolution is that

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

The ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was

Match each nation on the left with the correct description of the problem it presented for U.S.foreign relations following the Revolutionary War.

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

Why didn't the leaders of the American Revolution extend their spirit of equality to the abolition of slavery and giving women the right to vote?

Which of the following Revolutionary leaders was not present at the Constitutional Convention?

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

According to the text's authors,"In some respects,the hated British Navigation Laws were more disagreeable after independence than before." What is the basis for their conclusion?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Shays's Rebellion

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Continental Congress

During the Revolutionary War,many states

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom

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

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