Question 1

Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress after a deal was made to

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A) give a pay increase to government employees. 
B) appoint key Jefferson allies to the Washington administration. 
C) create two new states in the West. 
D) locate the nation's capital between Virginia and Maryland. 
E) eliminate the national bank. 
A) give a pay increase to government employees. 
B) appoint key Jefferson allies to the Washington administration. 
C) create two new states in the West. 
D) locate the nation's capital between Virginia and Maryland. 
E) eliminate the national bank.

Question 2

The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding

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A) women and voting. 
B) the definition of citizenship. 
C) political representation. 
D) states versus federal authority. 
E) expansion of slavery into the territories. 
A) women and voting. 
B) the definition of citizenship. 
C) political representation. 
D) states versus federal authority. 
E) expansion of slavery into the territories.

Question 3

Some Republicans were so upset by the Alien and Sedition Acts that they concluded that the states had the power to nullify acts of Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Supporters of the new Constitution were better organized than their opponents were.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Under the "checks and balances" system of the Constitution of 1787, federal judges

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A) were appointed by Congress. 
B) served for life. 
C) were elected by state legislatures. 
D) could not reverse state court rulings. 
E) served at the pleasure of the executive. 
A) were appointed by Congress. 
B) served for life. 
C) were elected by state legislatures. 
D) could not reverse state court rulings. 
E) served at the pleasure of the executive.

Question 6

The "XYZ Affair" took place during the administration of President John Adams.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Constitution did little to resolve the place of Indian nations within the new United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Federalists fell victim to fierce factional rivalries after Washington's retirement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which event, more than any other, convinced George Washington that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised?

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A) the Spanish threat to take New Orleans 
B) the British refusal to evacuate the forts of the Northwest 
C) Shays's Rebellion 
D) the Whiskey Rebellion 
E) the Battle of Fallen Timbers 
A) the Spanish threat to take New Orleans 
B) the British refusal to evacuate the forts of the Northwest 
C) Shays's Rebellion 
D) the Whiskey Rebellion 
E) the Battle of Fallen Timbers

Question 10

Under the Constitution of 1787, the people would directly elect

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A) members of the House of Representatives. 
B) members of the Senate. 
C) the president. 
D) federal judges. 
E) All the answers are correct. 
A) members of the House of Representatives. 
B) members of the Senate. 
C) the president. 
D) federal judges. 
E) All the answers are correct.

Question 11

At Hamilton's urging, President Washington dispatched an army to put down the _____________________.

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The answer of At Hamilton's urging, President Washington dispatched an...

Question 12

The Federalists were most powerful in the commercial centers of the Northeast.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Before the new Constitution could go into effect, it had to be ratified by all thirteen existing states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The "XYZ Affair"

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A) involved foreign interference in an American presidential election. 
B) involved secret foreign treaties with nearby Indian nations. 
C) increased tensions between the United States and Great Britain. 
D) was prompted by a feud between John Adams and Alexander Hamilton. 
E) led to an undeclared war between the United States and France. 
A) involved foreign interference in an American presidential election. 
B) involved secret foreign treaties with nearby Indian nations. 
C) increased tensions between the United States and Great Britain. 
D) was prompted by a feud between John Adams and Alexander Hamilton. 
E) led to an undeclared war between the United States and France.

Question 15

The presidential campaign in 1800

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A) saw the Republicans win a decisive victory over the Federalists. 
B) was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates. 
C) saw leading Federalists in Congress attempt to engineer the election of Aaron Burr. 
D) was decided by a newly elected Republican Congress. 
E) was further complicated by the emergence of a third party, the Whigs. 
A) saw the Republicans win a decisive victory over the Federalists. 
B) was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates. 
C) saw leading Federalists in Congress attempt to engineer the election of Aaron Burr. 
D) was decided by a newly elected Republican Congress. 
E) was further complicated by the emergence of a third party, the Whigs.

Question 16

The Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification with the Bill of Rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Jay's Treaty (1794)

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A) avoided a likely war with England. 
B) secured British compensation for recent attacks on American ships. 
C) led to the withdrawal of British forces posted on the American frontier. 
D) prompted England to send its first minister since the Revolution to the United States. 
E) recognized the right of Americans to navigate the Mississippi to its mouth. 
A) avoided a likely war with England. 
B) secured British compensation for recent attacks on American ships. 
C) led to the withdrawal of British forces posted on the American frontier. 
D) prompted England to send its first minister since the Revolution to the United States. 
E) recognized the right of Americans to navigate the Mississippi to its mouth.

Question 18

As president, George Washington

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A) had never envisioned a strong central government. 
B) considered it his duty to resolve political controversies. 
C) sought to dominate national politics. 
D) grew concerned that the federal government was gaining too much power. 
E) avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress. 
A) had never envisioned a strong central government. 
B) considered it his duty to resolve political controversies. 
C) sought to dominate national politics. 
D) grew concerned that the federal government was gaining too much power. 
E) avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress.

Question 19

The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult problem of _____________ at the Philadelphia convention.

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The answer of The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult...

Question 20

Madison and Jefferson responded to the Alien and Sedition Acts by drafting the _____________________ Resolutions.

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Virginia a

Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress after a deal was made to

The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding

Some Republicans were so upset by the Alien and Sedition Acts that they concluded that the states had the power to nullify acts of Congress.

Supporters of the new Constitution were better organized than their opponents were.

Under the "checks and balances" system of the Constitution of 1787, federal judges

The "XYZ Affair" took place during the administration of President John Adams.

The Constitution did little to resolve the place of Indian nations within the new United States.

The Federalists fell victim to fierce factional rivalries after Washington's retirement.

Which event, more than any other, convinced George Washington that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised?

Under the Constitution of 1787, the people would directly elect

At Hamilton's urging, President Washington dispatched an army to put down the _____________________.

The Federalists were most powerful in the commercial centers of the Northeast.

Before the new Constitution could go into effect, it had to be ratified by all thirteen existing states.

The "XYZ Affair"

The presidential campaign in 1800

The Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification with the Bill of Rights.

Jay's Treaty (1794)

As president, George Washington

The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult problem of _____________ at the Philadelphia convention.

Madison and Jefferson responded to the Alien and Sedition Acts by drafting the _____________________ Resolutions.

The Meeting of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderland

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

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Exam 6: The Constitution and the New Republic

Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress after a deal was made to

The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding

Some Republicans were so upset by the Alien and Sedition Acts that they concluded that the states had the power to nullify acts of Congress.

Supporters of the new Constitution were better organized than their opponents were.

Under the "checks and balances" system of the Constitution of 1787, federal judges

The "XYZ Affair" took place during the administration of President John Adams.

The Constitution did little to resolve the place of Indian nations within the new United States.

The Federalists fell victim to fierce factional rivalries after Washington's retirement.

Which event, more than any other, convinced George Washington that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised?

Under the Constitution of 1787, the people would directly elect

At Hamilton's urging, President Washington dispatched an army to put down the _____________________.

The Federalists were most powerful in the commercial centers of the Northeast.

Before the new Constitution could go into effect, it had to be ratified by all thirteen existing states.

The "XYZ Affair"

The presidential campaign in 1800

The Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification with the Bill of Rights.

Jay's Treaty (1794)

As president, George Washington

The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult problem of _____________ at the Philadelphia convention.

Madison and Jefferson responded to the Alien and Sedition Acts by drafting the _____________________ Resolutions.

The Meeting of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderland

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

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