Question 1

How did farmers under the leadership of Daniel Shays hope to end the collection of debts?

Accepted Answer

A)  They delivered petitions to the state capitol. 
B)  They shut down the courts. 
C)  They tarred and feathered tax collectors. 
D)  They petitioned the king for relief. 
A)  They delivered petitions to the state capitol. 
B)  They shut down the courts. 
C)  They tarred and feathered tax collectors. 
D)  They petitioned the king for relief.

Question 2

Generally speaking, after the American Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  The ardor of liberals dimmed when they became responsible for government. 
B)  Fewer Americans endorsed individualism and capitalism. 
C)  Moderates advocated nationalism and radicals favored local control. 
D)  State's rights advocates supported the movement to create a new government. 
A)  The ardor of liberals dimmed when they became responsible for government. 
B)  Fewer Americans endorsed individualism and capitalism. 
C)  Moderates advocated nationalism and radicals favored local control. 
D)  State's rights advocates supported the movement to create a new government.

Question 3

What was the greatest challenge facing the Second Continental Congress when it met in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoiding detection by British authorities. 
B)  Communicating with the leaders of colonial governments. 
C)  Maintaining consensus of purpose among the delegates. 
D)  Enduring the summer heat and humidity of a city located so near the seaboard. 
A)  Avoiding detection by British authorities. 
B)  Communicating with the leaders of colonial governments. 
C)  Maintaining consensus of purpose among the delegates. 
D)  Enduring the summer heat and humidity of a city located so near the seaboard.

How did farmers under the leadership of Daniel Shays hope to end the collection of debts?

Generally speaking, after the American Revolution

What was the greatest challenge facing the Second Continental Congress when it met in Philadelphia?

Worlds in Motion, 1450-1550

Colonial Outposts, 1550-1650

The English Come to Stay, 1600-1660

Continental Empires, 1660-1720

The Eighteenth-Century World, 1700-1775

Conflict in the Empire, 1713-1774

Contested Republic, 1789-1800

A Republic in Transition, 1800-1819

Jacksonian Democracy, 1820-1840

Reform and Conflict, 1820-1848

Manifest Destiny, 1836-1848

The Politics of Slavery, 1848-1860

A War for Union and Emancipation, 1861-1865

Reconstructing a Nation, 1865-1877

The Triumph of Industrial Capitalism, 1850-1890

The Culture and Politics of Industrial America, 1870-1892

Industry and Empire, 1890-1900

A United Body of Action, 1900-1916

A Global Power, 1914-1919

The Modern Nation, 1919-1928

A Great Depression and a New Deal, 1929-1940

The Second World War, 1941-1945

The Cold War, 1945-1954

The Consumer Society, 1945-1961

The Table of Democracy, 1960-1968

Living With Less, 1968-1980

The Triumph of Conservatism, 1980-1991

The Globalized Nation, 1989-2001

A Nation Transformed, the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 7: Creating a New Nation, 1775-1788

How did farmers under the leadership of Daniel Shays hope to end the collection of debts?

Generally speaking, after the American Revolution

What was the greatest challenge facing the Second Continental Congress when it met in Philadelphia?

Worlds in Motion, 1450-1550

Colonial Outposts, 1550-1650

The English Come to Stay, 1600-1660

Continental Empires, 1660-1720

The Eighteenth-Century World, 1700-1775

Conflict in the Empire, 1713-1774

Contested Republic, 1789-1800

A Republic in Transition, 1800-1819

Jacksonian Democracy, 1820-1840

Reform and Conflict, 1820-1848

Manifest Destiny, 1836-1848

The Politics of Slavery, 1848-1860

A War for Union and Emancipation, 1861-1865

Reconstructing a Nation, 1865-1877

The Triumph of Industrial Capitalism, 1850-1890

The Culture and Politics of Industrial America, 1870-1892

Industry and Empire, 1890-1900

A United Body of Action, 1900-1916

A Global Power, 1914-1919

The Modern Nation, 1919-1928

A Great Depression and a New Deal, 1929-1940

The Second World War, 1941-1945

The Cold War, 1945-1954

The Consumer Society, 1945-1961

The Table of Democracy, 1960-1968

Living With Less, 1968-1980

The Triumph of Conservatism, 1980-1991

The Globalized Nation, 1989-2001

A Nation Transformed, the Twenty-First Century

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