Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Constitution of the United States

Accepted Answer

The Constitution of the United States is

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alexander Hamilton

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father

Question 3

The Founders failed to eliminate slavery because

Accepted Answer

A)  they did not truly believe in democracy. 
B)  a fight over slavery might destroy national unity. 
C)  they were more concerned with securing equality for women. 
D)  the North, as its industry expanded, began to rely more heavily on slave labor. 
E)  economic conditions would not allow such a loss. 
A)  they did not truly believe in democracy. 
B)  a fight over slavery might destroy national unity. 
C)  they were more concerned with securing equality for women. 
D)  the North, as its industry expanded, began to rely more heavily on slave labor. 
E)  economic conditions would not allow such a loss.

Question 4

Had you been a delegate to a state convention,charged with considering ratification of the Constitution,which way would you have voted? Why?

Accepted Answer

As a delegate to a state convention char

Question 5

Write your definition of democracy.Then use this definition to evaluate the Constitution as it was penned in 1787.In what ways was it a democratic document,and in what ways did it guard against democracy?

Accepted Answer

Democracy is a system of government in w

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Land Ordinance of 1785

Accepted Answer

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a pivotal

Question 7

Identify the following statement that is false.

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A)  The U.S. Constitution grew out of the Anglo-American common law legal tradition. 
B)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as a flexible guide to broad rules of procedure, rather than a fixed set of detailed laws. 
C)  The original (unamended) U.S. Constitution contained just seven articles. 
D)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as an elaborate legal code, common to other foreign countries constitutions, like India. 
E)  The U.S. Constitution was approved through a series of compromises. 
A)  The U.S. Constitution grew out of the Anglo-American common law legal tradition. 
B)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as a flexible guide to broad rules of procedure, rather than a fixed set of detailed laws. 
C)  The original (unamended) U.S. Constitution contained just seven articles. 
D)  The U.S. Constitution can be described as an elaborate legal code, common to other foreign countries constitutions, like India. 
E)  The U.S. Constitution was approved through a series of compromises.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-loose confederation

Accepted Answer

A "loose confederation" refers to a unio

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Abigail Adams

Accepted Answer

Abigail Adams (1744–1818) was the wife o

Question 10

Under the Articles of Confederation

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A)  a unicameral Congress was to be the chief agency of national government. 
B)  there was no executive branch of national government. 
C)  each state remained essentially sovereign. 
D)  major legislation required a two-thirds vote to pass Congress. 
E)  a strong national judiciary was established. 
A)  a unicameral Congress was to be the chief agency of national government. 
B)  there was no executive branch of national government. 
C)  each state remained essentially sovereign. 
D)  major legislation required a two-thirds vote to pass Congress. 
E)  a strong national judiciary was established.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation and the Co

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-checks and balances

Accepted Answer

Checks and balances is a fundamental pri

Question 13

The idea that all tax measures should start in the House was made to appease

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A)  the least populated states. 
B)  western states. 
C)  eastern states. 
D)  the industrialists. 
E)  the big states with the most people. 
A)  the least populated states. 
B)  western states. 
C)  eastern states. 
D)  the industrialists. 
E)  the big states with the most people.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Antifederalists were a group of individu

Question 15

Early signs of the abolitionist movement can be seen in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  Constitution. 
C)  emancipation of some slaves. 
D)  passage of laws allowing interracial marriage. 
E)  abolition of slavery in a few southern states. 
A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  Constitution. 
C)  emancipation of some slaves. 
D)  passage of laws allowing interracial marriage. 
E)  abolition of slavery in a few southern states.

Question 16

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.

Question 17

After the Revolutionary War,both Britain and Spain

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A)  tried to gain control of Florida. 
B)  did their best to win the friendship of America. 
C)  prevented America from exercising effective control over about half of its total territory. 
D)  helped America to fight the pirates in North America. 
E)  abandoned their fortifications in the Old Northwest. 
A)  tried to gain control of Florida. 
B)  did their best to win the friendship of America. 
C)  prevented America from exercising effective control over about half of its total territory. 
D)  helped America to fight the pirates in North America. 
E)  abandoned their fortifications in the Old Northwest.

Question 18

Major goals of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention included

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A)  careful revision of each article of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  preservation of the Union. 
C)  creation of a stronger national government. 
D)  restricting democracy in several states. 
E)  outlawing slavery. 
A)  careful revision of each article of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  preservation of the Union. 
C)  creation of a stronger national government. 
D)  restricting democracy in several states. 
E)  outlawing slavery.

Question 19

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance,starting with the most important reason.Justify your selection and arrangement.

Accepted Answer

The most important reason why the Articl

Question 20

The disruptive forces that produced a shaky start toward union of the states immediately following the Revolutionary War included

Accepted Answer

A)  the absence of the unifying element of a common cause. 
B)  an economic depression in the colonies. 
C)  the fact that each of the thirteen states had its own unique governmental structure. 
D)  the absence of any really effective political leaders. 
E)  slavery. 
A)  the absence of the unifying element of a common cause. 
B)  an economic depression in the colonies. 
C)  the fact that each of the thirteen states had its own unique governmental structure. 
D)  the absence of any really effective political leaders. 
E)  slavery.

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Constitution of the United States

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alexander Hamilton

The Founders failed to eliminate slavery because

Had you been a delegate to a state convention,charged with considering ratification of the Constitution,which way would you have voted? Why?

Write your definition of democracy.Then use this definition to evaluate the Constitution as it was penned in 1787.In what ways was it a democratic document,and in what ways did it guard against democracy?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Land Ordinance of 1785

Identify the following statement that is false.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -loose confederation

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Abigail Adams

Under the Articles of Confederation

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: -checks and balances

The idea that all tax measures should start in the House was made to appease

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

Early signs of the abolitionist movement can be seen in the

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

After the Revolutionary War,both Britain and Spain

Major goals of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention included

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance,starting with the most important reason.Justify your selection and arrangement.

The disruptive forces that produced a shaky start toward union of the states immediately following the Revolutionary War included

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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

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

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The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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