Question 1

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were quite different,but each saw fit to give each state equal representation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In the Constitution,political parties were

Accepted Answer

A)  not mentioned. 
B)  described as dangerous. 
C)  encouraged. 
D)  viewed as temporary factions. 
E)  specifically proscribed. 
A)  not mentioned. 
B)  described as dangerous. 
C)  encouraged. 
D)  viewed as temporary factions. 
E)  specifically proscribed. A

Question 3

Under Alexander Hamilton's plan,a new national bank would

Accepted Answer

A)  have a monopoly on the government's banking business. 
B)  facilitate the collection of taxes. 
C)  provide loans to private businesses. 
D)  act as a storehouse for federal deposits. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  have a monopoly on the government's banking business. 
B)  facilitate the collection of taxes. 
C)  provide loans to private businesses. 
D)  act as a storehouse for federal deposits. 
E)  All these answers are correct. E

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hamilton favored a government that would benefit the entrenched aristocracy but not speculators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Not until 1789-after the Constitution was ratified and the president and congress seated-did Great Britain send a minister to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the

Accepted Answer

A)  states. 
B)  new government. 
C)  rights of individuals. 
D)  courts. 
E)  presidential cabinet. 
A)  states. 
B)  new government. 
C)  rights of individuals. 
D)  courts. 
E)  presidential cabinet.

Question 9

In 1786,Alexander Hamilton found an important ally,in his push for a stronger central government,in

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  James Madison. 
C)  George Washington. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin. 
E)  Thomas Paine. 
A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  James Madison. 
C)  George Washington. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin. 
E)  Thomas Paine.

Question 10

Who described the election of 1800 as the "Revolution of 1800"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Alexander Hamilton 
C)  John Adams 
D)  James Madison 
E)  George Washington 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Alexander Hamilton 
C)  John Adams 
D)  James Madison 
E)  George Washington

Question 11

The Constitution's most distinctive feature was its ________.

Accepted Answer

separation

Question 12

At the Philadelphia convention,the small-state plan was called the ________ Plan.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At the Philadelphia convention,the small-state plan was...

Question 13

Jay's Treaty (1794)

Accepted Answer

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 14

The first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787 was

Accepted Answer

A)  New Hampshire. 
B)  Delaware. 
C)  Connecticut. 
D)  New Jersey. 
E)  Rhode Island. 
A)  New Hampshire. 
B)  Delaware. 
C)  Connecticut. 
D)  New Jersey. 
E)  Rhode Island.

Question 15

Alexander Hamilton's funding plan

Accepted Answer

A)  was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton had desired. 
B)  was supported by James Madison. 
C)  was rejected by Congress. 
D)  called for paying all bondholders only a fraction of the value of the bonds. 
E)  called for dividing bonds between their original purchasers and speculators. 
A)  was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton had desired. 
B)  was supported by James Madison. 
C)  was rejected by Congress. 
D)  called for paying all bondholders only a fraction of the value of the bonds. 
E)  called for dividing bonds between their original purchasers and speculators.

Question 16

Discuss the essential differences between Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians during the 1790s.

Accepted Answer

During the 1790s, the essential differen

Question 17

In reference to Indians living in the United States,the Constitution

Accepted Answer

A)  made no mention of Indian nations. 
B)  stated Indian tribes were entitled to direct representation in the federal government. 
C)  required the federal government to respect treaties negotiated under the Confederation. 
D)  declared Congress had no legal right to regulate commerce with Indian tribes. 
E)  defined a precise legal standing for Indians and Indian nations. 
A)  made no mention of Indian nations. 
B)  stated Indian tribes were entitled to direct representation in the federal government. 
C)  required the federal government to respect treaties negotiated under the Confederation. 
D)  declared Congress had no legal right to regulate commerce with Indian tribes. 
E)  defined a precise legal standing for Indians and Indian nations.

Question 18

The presidential campaign in 1800

Accepted Answer

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 19

Why was there so much opposition to political parties in the 1790s? Why did the Jeffersonians decide to create a political party?

Accepted Answer

There was so much opposition to politica

Question 20

Hamilton's economic program had the general support of both manufacturing interests and small farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Constitution and the New Republic

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were quite different,but each saw fit to give each state equal representation.

In the Constitution,political parties were

Under Alexander Hamilton's plan,a new national bank would

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

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

Hamilton favored a government that would benefit the entrenched aristocracy but not speculators.

Not until 1789-after the Constitution was ratified and the president and congress seated-did Great Britain send a minister to the United States.

Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the

In 1786,Alexander Hamilton found an important ally,in his push for a stronger central government,in

Who described the election of 1800 as the "Revolution of 1800"?

The Constitution's most distinctive feature was its ________.

At the Philadelphia convention,the small-state plan was called the ________ Plan.

Jay's Treaty (1794)

The first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787 was

Alexander Hamilton's funding plan

Discuss the essential differences between Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians during the 1790s.

In reference to Indians living in the United States,the Constitution

The presidential campaign in 1800

Why was there so much opposition to political parties in the 1790s? Why did the Jeffersonians decide to create a political party?

Hamilton's economic program had the general support of both manufacturing interests and small farmers.

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

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Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

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Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

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From Crisis to Empire

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