question

The final plan of the U.S. Constitution called for a two-house Congress consisting of a House of Representatives with its members apportioned according to population and a Senate in which each state was represented by 2 members. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

The 85 essays published by \"Publius\" and gathered into a book in 1788 was entitled: A. The Rights of Man B. The Bill of Rights C. The Federalist Papers D. The Publius Documents

answer

C. The Federalist Papers

question

Who wrote, \"the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrrants?\" A. Patrick Henry B. Edmund Burke C. Samuel Adams D. Thomas Jefferson

answer

D. Thomas Jefferson

question

The \"father of the Constitution\" was: A. Thomas Jefferson B. John Adams C. George Washington D. James Madison

answer

D. James Madison

question

The 1790 Naturalization Act barred non-white foreigners from attaining American citizenship. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

Who, out of the following, helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris of 1783? A. Benjamin Franklin B. George Washington C. Thomas Jefferson D. John Jay

answer

A. Benjamin Franklin

question

During the ratification debates of 1787-88, the Federalists were more effectively mobilized than the Anti-Federalists. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

In James Madison's view in The Federalist, the nation's large size both geographically and in terms of its population was: A. A difficulty because democracies historically were always small. B. Burdensome on the wealthy. C. A source of stability. D. Irrelevant to good government.

answer

C. A source of stability.

question

Only 39 of the original 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

In James Madison's view in The Federalist, the \"first objective government\" is: A. Protection of property rights. B. Enacting the enthusiasms of the majority. C. A strong military, especially the navy. D. Universal suffrage.

answer

A. Protection of property rights.

question

The U.S. Constitution provides that the president is to be elected: A. Directly by the people. B. By the U.S. Senate. C. By state legislators. D. By an Electoral College.

answer

D. By an Electoral College.

question

Which is not true of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution? A. Together they are called the Bill of Rights. B. They prohibit Congress from making laws with regard to religion or infringing on freedom of speech. C. They declare that rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution are \"retained by the people.\" D. They assert that presidents are to make declarations of war.

answer

D. They assert that presidents are to make declarations of war.

question

More than 1/2 of the 55 men at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 had attended college. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

Which is not true of the Anti-Federalists? A. They opposed the Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights. B. Many were state politicians who feared that their power would diminish with the creation of a strong central government. C. They were often small backcountry farmers. D. They were often financiers and others in cities and nearby rural areas.

answer

D. They were often financiers and others in cities and nearby rural areas.

question

By 1790, there were no slaves in New England. A. True B. False

answer

B. False

question

Which was not a characteristic of the Articles of Confederation? A. Amending the articles required unanimity of all the states. B. Each state had 2 votes in the upper chamber, and votes in the lower chamber were proportionally distributed by population. C. The national government could not levy taxes or regulate commerce. D. The national government could conduct wars and make treaties.

answer

B. Each state had 2 votes in the upper chamber, and votes in the lower chamber were proportionally distributed by population.

question

One of the leading Federalist thinkers was: A. Sam Adams B. James Madison C. Patrick Henry D. Daniel Shays

answer

B. James Madison

question

The Bill of Rights was a concession offered by the Federalists to overcome widespread fears of a despotic national government. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

Alexander Hamilton was an Anti-Fedarlist. A. True B. False

answer

B. False

question

Movement of Americans westward slowed dramatically under the Articles of Confederation. A. True B. False

answer

B. False

question

In his will, Tasdeuz Kosciuszko left funds for Thomas Jefferson to purchase and free slaves, but the founding father never used the money to do so. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to: A. Impose tariffs B. Regulate interstate trade C. Abolish slavery D. Declare war

answer

D. Declare war

question

Under the Articles of Confederation, national government consisted of a weak legislative branch and a strong judicial branch. A. True B. False

answer

B. False

question

The U.S. Constitution: A. Asserts that the United States is a Christian nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. B. Declares the centrality of the Judeo-Christian to our nation's form of governance. C. Asserts that all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights, among these, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. D. Is a purely secular document that contains one reference to God and bars test for federal officeholders.

answer

D. Is a purely secular document that contains one reference to God and bars test for federal officeholders.

question

The plan at the Constitutional Convention that proposed creation of a bicameral legislature with representation in each house determined by each state's population was the: A. New Jersey Plan B. Virginia Plan C. Small States' Plan D. Massachussetts Constitutional Model Plan

answer

B. Virginia Plan

question

The costliest loss of human life suffered by the U.S. Army in warfare against American indians in American history----630 dead---- occured: A. In the Ohio Valley in an attack by the Miami Confederacy led by Little Turtle. B. At Little Big Horn, Montana, when General George Custer's troops were slaughtered. C. At Wounded Knee, South Dakota, when the Dakota Sioux attacked the U.S. Army forces under the command of James W. Forsyth. D. At the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the culmination of the fight between Indians and American troops for control of the Old Northwest Territories.

answer

A. In the Ohio Valley in an attack by the Miami Confederacy led by Little Turtle.

question

What state had the largest African American population in 1790? A. Virginia B. Rhode Island C. South Carolina D. Connecticut

answer

A. Virginia

question

Initially--and until the 14th Amendment (1868)-- the rights guaranteed to American citizens in the Bill of Rights: A. Applied only to the federal government and its laws, not to the states. B. Was frequently invoked by state courts on local issues. C. Applied both to state governments and federal governments. D. Was in force only in northern states.

answer

A. Applied only to the federal government and its laws, not to the states.

question

The first written Constitution of the United States was the Articles of Confederation. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? A. British recognition of American independence; Shays's Rebellion; Ratification of Articles of Confederation. B. Ratification of Bill of Rights; Congressional act reserving attainment of citizenship for \"free white persons\"; Publication of The Federalist. C. Shay's Rebellion; Philadelphia Convention; ratification of the Constitution; Treaty of Greenville; American defeat of Miami Confederacy; prohibition of slavery in Old Northwest.

answer

C. Shays's Rebellion; Philadelphia Convention; ratification of the Constitution; Treaty of Greenville; American defeat of Miami Confederacy; prohibition of slavery in Old Northwest.

question

Which of the following was not a significant difference between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists during the ratification debates? A. Federalists appealed more to merchants, artisans and commercially oriented landowners; Anti-Federalists appealed more to small farmers in areas remote from commerical markets. B. Federalists were overwhelmingly northern; Anti-Federalists were overwhelmingly southern. C. Federalists believed that the clash of diverse interests in a large republic would enhance American freedom; Anti-Federalists did not. D. Anti-Federalists saw centralized national authority as subversive of American freedom; Federalists did not.

answer

B. Federalists were overwhelmingly northern; Anti-Federalists were overwhelmingly southern.

question

What state had the largest slave population in 1790? A. Virginia B. Rhode Island C. South Carolina D. Connecticut

answer

A. Virginia

question

Which 2 states voted against ratification? A. Rhode Island & North Carolina B. Maryland & Virginia C. South Carolina & Georgia D. Ohio & Connecticut

answer

A. Rhode Island & North Carolina

question

Under the rule of the U.S. Constitution, which remains in the hands of the states? A. Issuance of paper money B. Tariffs C. Education D. Insterstate Commerce

answer

C. Education

question

In the context of answer D above, define \"secular.\" A. Not pertaining to or connected with religion. B. Christian C. Judeo-Christian D. Evangelical

answer

A. Not pertaining to or connected with religion.

question

In the era of Revolution, free blacks in most states had the right to vote. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

Which of the following was not an element of western policy under the Articles of Confederation? A. The appropriation of large portions of Indian land. B. Procedures for the naturalization of Indians as American citizens. C. Guidelines for the incorporation of western territories as states. D. A ban on the introduction of slavery in the Old Northwest.

answer

B. Procedures for the naturalization of Indians as American citizens.

question

As originally written, the Constitution acknowledged and tacitly supported the institution of slavery. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

Which state was not eventually created from the region delimited by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? A. Ohio B. Indiana C. Wisconsin D. Kentucky

answer

D. Kentucky

question

Fewer than 1/10 of 1% of the population attended college in the late 18th century. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

The father of the Constitution was Thomas Jefferson. A. True B. False

answer

B. False

question

Shays's Rebellion was inspired by a belief that the Massachusetts government was not doing enough to protect indebted farmers from losing their land. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

The 1787 Northwest Ordinance prohibited: A. Established religion B. Slavery C. Indian Reservations D. Land Speculation

answer

B. Slavery

question

The Constitution imposed high property qualifications for voting. A. True B. False

answer

B. False

question

Define \"prohibited.\" A. Required B. Allowed C. Forbidden D. Tolerated

answer

C. Forbidden

question

Shays's Rebellion in late 1786 and early 1787 was a rebellion of: A. Debt-ridden farmers who closed the courts in western Massachusetts. B. Backcountry farmers in western Virginia who sought to diminish government. C. A group of soldier scholars near Detroit. D. Western Pennsylvania farmers who refused to pay the tax on whiskey.

answer

A. Debt-ridden farmers who closed the courts in western Massachusetts.

question

After the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, 12 Native American communities ceded most of their land from Ohio and Indiana to the federal government. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

By the time of the Declaration of Independence, the United States had already become larger than Great Britain, Spain and France combined. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

Which of the following was not a feature of the new federal Constitution? A. Unlike members of the House of Representatives, United States Senators were not chosen directly by the people. B. While states retained legislative powers, national legislation was now the \"supreme law of the land.\" C. D.

answer

D. Congress was empowered to abolish slavery in the United States----but not before 1808.

question

Only 39 of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document. A. True B. False

answer

A. True

question

Thomas Jefferson was one of the authors of The Federalist Papers. A. True B. False

answer

B. False

question

Alexander Hamilton was an Anti-Federalist. A. True B. False

answer

B. False

question

What state had the largest free black population in 1790? A. Virginia B. Rhode Island C. South Carolina D. Connecticut

answer

A. Virginia

question

America should become a self-sufficient industrial nation.

answer

Hamilton

question

America should become a self-sufficient agricultural nation.

answer

Jefferson

question

Support from rural and Southern interests.

answer

Jefferson

question

Support from urban, mercantile interests, predominantly North East.

answer

Hamilton

question

Supported a strong central government at the expense of individual states.

answer

Hamilton

question

Supported a weak central government in favor of strengthening the states.

answer

Jefferson

question

Wasted an efficient, organized, active government.

answer

Hamilton

question

\"I am not a friend to a very energetic government.\"

answer

Jefferson

question

Feared tyranny and favored freedom

answer

Jefferson

question

Feared anarchy and favored order.

answer

Hamilton

question

Favored an alliance with France

answer

Jefferson

question

Favored an alliance with Great Britain

answer

Hamilton

question

Promoted manufacturing and urban growth

answer

Hamilton

question

Promote westward expansion of independent farmers

answer

Jefferson

question

Favored tariffs on imported goods

answer

Hamilton

question

Favored free trade

answer

Jefferson

question

Opposed a strong standing army

answer

Jefferson

question

Created a strong standing army

answer

Hamilton

question

Democratic-saw democratic participation as essential to freedom.

answer

Jefferson

question

Elitist-favored government of 'rich able and well born'

answer

Hamilton

question

Federalism

answer

Division of power between the national government and the states.

question

Separation of Powers

answer

Power divided between 3 branches of government

question

3 Branches of Government

answer

Legislative Judicial Executive

question

Checks & Balances

answer

Each branch of government has the ability to check the powers of the government in order to prevent one branch from dominating over the other.

question

Causes of the American Revolution

answer

From 1754-1763 the British fought in the 7 years war in Europe also known as the French and Indian War because the Indians were helping the French in the war. This led to the Proclamation of 1763, which forbid the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

question

Causes of the American Revolution 2

answer

In 1764, tax was placed on sugar and molasses through the Sugar Act. The Stamp Act of 1765 placed a tax on printed material. The colonists then declared \"no taxation without representation\". Even though the colonists were being taxed they had no say as to how they were to be governed.

question

Causes of the American Revolution 3

answer

This led to the Boston Massacre. More people were furious with the British which resulted in the Boston Tea Party. 90,000 pounds of tea were dumped into the harbor. As a result of the Boston Tea Party, laws were passed to punish the colonists through the Intolerable Acts.

question

Where did the ideas of the American Revolution come from?

answer

European Enlightenment British legal and political values Ideas formed and shaped by life in the colonies.

American History to 1877

Unlock all answers in this set

Haven't found what you were looking for?

Search for samples, answers to your questions and flashcards