Question 1

The treaty with Spain that provided United States access to New Orleans was negotiated by

Accepted Answer

A) William Marbury. 
B) Thomas Jefferson. 
C) Thomas Pinckney. 
D) William Henderson. 
E) Alexander Hamilton. 
A) William Marbury. 
B) Thomas Jefferson. 
C) Thomas Pinckney. 
D) William Henderson. 
E) Alexander Hamilton.

Question 2

The new government created ____ of co-equal branches of government.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
E) 7 
A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
E) 7

Question 3

Thomas Jefferson's supporters were called "Republicans."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation, the first

Question 5

Conflicts with Britain and France in the 1790s created a spirit of national unity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When several states engaged in a trade war with Great Britain after the Revolution,

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain declared war of the United States. 
B) Great Britain sent their ships to states with lower tariffs. 
C) it was revealed Congress didn't have the power to make them change. 
D) Great Britain placed an embargo on American shipping. 
E) the United States declared war on Great Britain. 
A) Great Britain declared war of the United States. 
B) Great Britain sent their ships to states with lower tariffs. 
C) it was revealed Congress didn't have the power to make them change. 
D) Great Britain placed an embargo on American shipping. 
E) the United States declared war on Great Britain.

Question 7

Alexander Hamilton's economic policy most favored

Accepted Answer

A) increased shipping. 
B) increased industrialization. 
C) increased agricultural production. 
D) increased economic diversification. 
E) a balanced flow of supplies to Europe with a slight increase of demand. 
A) increased shipping. 
B) increased industrialization. 
C) increased agricultural production. 
D) increased economic diversification. 
E) a balanced flow of supplies to Europe with a slight increase of demand.

Question 8

The Constitution mentioned the word "slave" (or "slavery")eighteen times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Alexander Hamilton presided over the Constitutional Convention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The way that Washington handled the __________ caused Jefferson to resign in late 1793.

Accepted Answer

A) Whiskey Rebellion 
B) neutrality during the French Revolution 
C) creation of the national bank 
D) Edmund Genet crisis 
E) public debt consolidation 
A) Whiskey Rebellion 
B) neutrality during the French Revolution 
C) creation of the national bank 
D) Edmund Genet crisis 
E) public debt consolidation

Question 11

Thomas Jefferson

Accepted Answer

A) Was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 
B) Drafted the Land Ordinance of 1784 
C) Briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention 
D) Demanded political equality for women 
E) Believed the Constitution would last no more than twenty years
F)Was serving abroad while the Constitution was written
G)Was a destitute and disgruntled Massachusetts farmer
H)Wrote Federalist Number Ten 
A) Was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 
B) Drafted the Land Ordinance of 1784 
C) Briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention 
D) Demanded political equality for women 
E) Believed the Constitution would last no more than twenty years
F)Was serving abroad while the Constitution was written
G)Was a destitute and disgruntled Massachusetts farmer
H)Wrote Federalist Number Ten

Question 12

The dividing issue in the Constitutional Convention was

Accepted Answer

A) the powers given to the states. 
B) the powers given to the federal government. 
C) whether a navy should be kept full time. 
D) how should slaves be counted. 
E) how should new territories be added to the union. 
A) the powers given to the states. 
B) the powers given to the federal government. 
C) whether a navy should be kept full time. 
D) how should slaves be counted. 
E) how should new territories be added to the union.

Question 13

One achievement that can be attributed to Congress under the Articles of Confederation is

Accepted Answer

A) Jay's Treaty. 
B) The Judiciary Act of 1789. 
C) The Land Ordinance of 1785. 
D) The Louisiana Purchase. 
E) The Trade Embargo of 1806. 
A) Jay's Treaty. 
B) The Judiciary Act of 1789. 
C) The Land Ordinance of 1785. 
D) The Louisiana Purchase. 
E) The Trade Embargo of 1806.

Question 14

Discuss the background,details,and results of Shays's Rebellion.In what way did the rebellion affect the debate about the type of governmental structure America should adopt for its future?

Accepted Answer

Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising i

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson was elected the third president of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Under the Constitution,each slave would count as one person for purposes of representation,but as only half a person for taxation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Constitution established a Supreme Court with nine justices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What major compromises were made at the Constitutional Convention? What issues were settled? What issues remained unsettled?

Accepted Answer

At the Constitutional Convention, severa

Question 19

At the beginning of the French Revolution,________ supported it and ________ thought it was a hideous event.

Accepted Answer

A) Jefferson,Hamilton 
B) Genet,Washington 
C) Bonaparte,Adams 
D) Knox,Randolph 
E) Pinckney,Jay 
A) Jefferson,Hamilton 
B) Genet,Washington 
C) Bonaparte,Adams 
D) Knox,Randolph 
E) Pinckney,Jay

Question 20

Under this policy,when a territory's population reached 60,000 they could petition Congress for statehood.

Accepted Answer

A) Northwest Ordinance 
B) Territory Agreement 
C) Treaty of 1783 
D) Land Ordinance of 1785 
E) Missouri Compromise 
A) Northwest Ordinance 
B) Territory Agreement 
C) Treaty of 1783 
D) Land Ordinance of 1785 
E) Missouri Compromise

Exam 6: Creating a More Perfect Union, 1783-1800

The treaty with Spain that provided United States access to New Orleans was negotiated by

The new government created ____ of co-equal branches of government.

Thomas Jefferson's supporters were called "Republicans."

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Conflicts with Britain and France in the 1790s created a spirit of national unity.

When several states engaged in a trade war with Great Britain after the Revolution,

Alexander Hamilton's economic policy most favored

The Constitution mentioned the word "slave" (or "slavery")eighteen times.

Alexander Hamilton presided over the Constitutional Convention.

The way that Washington handled the __________ caused Jefferson to resign in late 1793.

Thomas Jefferson

The dividing issue in the Constitutional Convention was

One achievement that can be attributed to Congress under the Articles of Confederation is

Discuss the background,details,and results of Shays's Rebellion.In what way did the rebellion affect the debate about the type of governmental structure America should adopt for its future?

Thomas Jefferson was elected the third president of the United States.

Under the Constitution,each slave would count as one person for purposes of representation,but as only half a person for taxation.

The Constitution established a Supreme Court with nine justices.

What major compromises were made at the Constitutional Convention? What issues were settled? What issues remained unsettled?

At the beginning of the French Revolution,________ supported it and ________ thought it was a hideous event.

Under this policy,when a territory's population reached 60,000 they could petition Congress for statehood.

The Collision of Cultures in the 16th Century

England and Its American Colonies, 1607-1732

Colonial Ways of Life, 1607-1750

From Colonies to States, 1607-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Religion, romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion and Southern Secession, 1830-1861

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Big Business and Organized Labor, 1860-1900

The South and the West Transformed, 1865-1900

Society and Politics in the Gilded Age, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

New Deal America, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age, 1950-1959

New Frontiers, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, the 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-First Century America, 1993-Present

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