Question 1

The Constitution immediately outlawed the foreign slave trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One of the things Washington warned against in his farewell address was

Accepted Answer

A) support of political parties. 
B) love of God and country. 
C) foreign entanglements. 
D) a large public debt. 
E) free health care. 
A) support of political parties. 
B) love of God and country. 
C) foreign entanglements. 
D) a large public debt. 
E) free health care.

Question 3

Washington's first presidential veto was on Hamilton's bill for a national bank.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In regard to the ratification period of the Constitution,what did both sides of the debate agree upon?

Accepted Answer

A) The three-fifths compromise 
B) Religious requirements for office 
C) The need for a stronger government 
D) A unicameral Congress 
E) Independence from Great Britain 
A) The three-fifths compromise 
B) Religious requirements for office 
C) The need for a stronger government 
D) A unicameral Congress 
E) Independence from Great Britain

Question 5

The XYZ affair

Accepted Answer

A) was an attempt to bring the United States into the French Revolution on the side of the British. 
B) was an attempt by the French government to extort a bribe from the United States. 
C) was the name given to the attempt by Jefferson to win the 1800 election through bribery. 
D) was the result of the British attempt to break the Treaty of Alliance of 1778. 
E) saw the United States begin a process to secure peace with France. 
A) was an attempt to bring the United States into the French Revolution on the side of the British. 
B) was an attempt by the French government to extort a bribe from the United States. 
C) was the name given to the attempt by Jefferson to win the 1800 election through bribery. 
D) was the result of the British attempt to break the Treaty of Alliance of 1778. 
E) saw the United States begin a process to secure peace with France.

Question 6

What were the major issues in the debate regarding ratification of the Constitution? Why did some individuals support ratification and others oppose ratification?

Accepted Answer

The major issues in the debate regarding

Question 7

How did the development of political parties affect the new nation?

Accepted Answer

The development of political parties had

Question 8

Which of the following was not part of the Northwest Territory?

Accepted Answer

A) Ohio 
B) Michigan 
C) Illinois 
D) Missouri 
E) Indiana 
A) Ohio 
B) Michigan 
C) Illinois 
D) Missouri 
E) Indiana

Question 9

Compare and contrast Federalists and Republicans.

Accepted Answer

The Federalists and Republicans were two

Question 10

What challenges did the new government under the Constitution face?

Accepted Answer

The new government under the United Stat

Question 11

Most Americans supported the French Revolution,even in its violent phase known as the Reign of Terror.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which group would not gain citizenship until 1924?

Accepted Answer

A) Native Americans 
B) Africans 
C) Women 
D) Hispanics 
E) Italians 
A) Native Americans 
B) Africans 
C) Women 
D) Hispanics 
E) Italians

Question 13

Alexander Hamilton

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 14

Following the conclusion to the American Revolution,what was a major issue that the fledgling nation faced with a foreign power?

Accepted Answer

A) France refused to surrender Quebec. 
B) England tried to declare the Treaty of Paris void. 
C) Holland demanded payment for use of their fleet. 
D) Spain closed the port of New Orleans to non-Spaniards. 
E) Mexico refused to recognize the Mississippi River as a legitimate border. 
A) France refused to surrender Quebec. 
B) England tried to declare the Treaty of Paris void. 
C) Holland demanded payment for use of their fleet. 
D) Spain closed the port of New Orleans to non-Spaniards. 
E) Mexico refused to recognize the Mississippi River as a legitimate border.

Question 15

The adoption of the Alien and Sedition Acts caused all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) furthered the political divide between Federalists and Democrat-Republicans. 
B) prevented immigrants from becoming citizens until they had lived in the United States for 14 years. 
C) led to the theory of nullification introduced in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves. 
D) marked the downfall of Adams's administration. 
E) overturned the 1800 election. 
A) furthered the political divide between Federalists and Democrat-Republicans. 
B) prevented immigrants from becoming citizens until they had lived in the United States for 14 years. 
C) led to the theory of nullification introduced in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves. 
D) marked the downfall of Adams's administration. 
E) overturned the 1800 election.

Question 16

The partisan divisions of the 1790s ended the friendship of Adams and Jefferson for an extended period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In an effort to appease the will of the large states at the Constitutional Convention,this house was crafted to have a membership that grew as their state expanded in population.

Accepted Answer

A) The Senate 
B) The House of Commons 
C) The House of Lords 
D) The House of Representatives 
E) The Third Estate 
A) The Senate 
B) The House of Commons 
C) The House of Lords 
D) The House of Representatives 
E) The Third Estate

Question 18

The New Jersey Plan proposed to keep a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Whiskey Rebellion was the result of

Accepted Answer

A) Hamilton's tax on liquor. 
B) Washington's refusal to accept alcohol as a form of trade. 
C) Adams's decision to abolish the whiskey tax. 
D) Jefferson's refusal to negotiate with Edmund Genet during the French Revolution. 
E) Washington's Neutrality Proclamation. 
A) Hamilton's tax on liquor. 
B) Washington's refusal to accept alcohol as a form of trade. 
C) Adams's decision to abolish the whiskey tax. 
D) Jefferson's refusal to negotiate with Edmund Genet during the French Revolution. 
E) Washington's Neutrality Proclamation.

Question 20

Prominent supporters of the Constitution,who defended that document during ratification through published articles in papers across the nation,were known as

Accepted Answer

A) the Federalists. 
B) the Whigs. 
C) the Democrat Republicans. 
D) the Anti-Federalists. 
E) the American Party. 
A) the Federalists. 
B) the Whigs. 
C) the Democrat Republicans. 
D) the Anti-Federalists. 
E) the American Party.

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

The Constitution immediately outlawed the foreign slave trade.

One of the things Washington warned against in his farewell address was

Washington's first presidential veto was on Hamilton's bill for a national bank.

In regard to the ratification period of the Constitution,what did both sides of the debate agree upon?

The XYZ affair

What were the major issues in the debate regarding ratification of the Constitution? Why did some individuals support ratification and others oppose ratification?

How did the development of political parties affect the new nation?

Which of the following was not part of the Northwest Territory?

Compare and contrast Federalists and Republicans.

What challenges did the new government under the Constitution face?

Most Americans supported the French Revolution,even in its violent phase known as the Reign of Terror.

Which group would not gain citizenship until 1924?

Alexander Hamilton

Following the conclusion to the American Revolution,what was a major issue that the fledgling nation faced with a foreign power?

The adoption of the Alien and Sedition Acts caused all of the following except

The partisan divisions of the 1790s ended the friendship of Adams and Jefferson for an extended period.

In an effort to appease the will of the large states at the Constitutional Convention,this house was crafted to have a membership that grew as their state expanded in population.

The New Jersey Plan proposed to keep a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.

The Whiskey Rebellion was the result of

Prominent supporters of the Constitution,who defended that document during ratification through published articles in papers across the nation,were known as

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

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