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Continental army officers attempting to form the Society of the Cincinnati

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were ridiculed for their lordly pretensions.

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The American Revolution was

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an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution

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The world's first antislavery society was founded by

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Quakers in Philadelphia.

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As part of the egalitarian movement of the American Revolution,

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several northern states abolished slavery.

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Early signs of the abolitionist movement can be seen in the

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emancipation of some slaves

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The Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery because

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a fight over slavery might destroy national unity

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As a result of the Revolution's emphasis on equality, all of the following were achieved except

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full equality between white women and men

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The most important outcome of the Revolution for white women was that they

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were elevated as special keepers of the nation's conscience.

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As written documents, the state constitutions were intended to

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represent a fundamental law superior to ordinary legislation

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As a means of ensuring that legislators stay in touch with the mood of the people, state constitutions

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required the annual election of legislators.

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As a result of the Revolution, many state capitals were relocated westward

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to get them away from the haughty eastern seaports

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One reason the United States avoided the frightful excesses of the French Revolution is that

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Cheap land was easily available and America had few landed aristocrats.

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It was highly significant to the course of future events that

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Economic democracy preceded political democracy in the United States

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The economic states of the average American at the end of the Revolutionary War was

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Probably worse than before the war

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Immediately after the Revolution, the new American nation's greatest strength lay in its

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Excellent political leadership.

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The Second Continental Congress of Revolutionary days

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Was little more than a conference of ambassadors with very limited power.

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The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when

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All states claiming western lands surrendered them to the national government.

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The major issue that delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation concerned

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Western lands

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The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to

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Enforce a tax-collection program.

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A major strength of the Articles of Confederation was its

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presentation of the ideal of a united nation

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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established a procedure for governing the Old Northwest territory

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On of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest

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The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for all of the following except

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prohibiting slavery

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Match each nation on the left with the correct description of the problem it presented for U.S. foreign relations following the Revolutionary War.

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A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 (just remember that "Britain occupied a chain of trading forts in the Old Northwest" and you can eliminate the rest)

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After the Revolutionary War, both Britain and Spain

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prevented America from exercising effective control over about half of its total territory

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Shays' Rebellion was provoked by

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foreclosures on the mortgages of backcountry farmers.

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Shays' Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for

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a stronger central government

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the 13 states

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convinced many that a stronger central government was needed.

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The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to

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reconcile states' rights with strong national government

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The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was

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control of commerce

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By the time the Constitution was adopted in 1789,

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prosperity was beginning to return

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The Constitutional Convention was called to

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revise the Articles of Confederation

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Which of the following Revolutionary leaders was not present at the Constitutional Convention?

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Thomas Jefferson

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The delegate whose contributions to the Philadelphia Convention were so notable that he has been called the "Father of the Constitution" was

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James Madison

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The delegates at the Constitutional Convention were concerned mainly with

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protecting America from its weaknesses abroad and its excesses at home

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Most of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention could best be labeled as

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nationalists

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Motives of the delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia include all of the following except

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to increase individual freedom.

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The "large-state plan" put forward in the Constitutional Convention

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based representation in the House and Senate on population

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The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention worked out an acceptable scheme for

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apportioning congressional representation.

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Under the Constitution, the president of the United States was to be elected by a majority vote of the

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Electoral College

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The idea that all tax measures should start in the House of Representatives was made to appease

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the big states with the most people

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The Constitutional Convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavery through the

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"three-fifths" compromise

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Which following is a compromise in the Constitution?

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continuation of the foreign slave trade

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The one branch of the government directly elected by the people is the

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House of Representatives

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The new Constitution established the idea that the only legitimate government was one based on

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the consent of the governed.

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The ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was

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the virtue of the people

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The delegates at the Constitutional Convention stipulated that the new Constitution be ratified by

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state conventions

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The antifederalist camp included all of the following groups except

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supporters of a strong central authority

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Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to those who opposed it was the

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absence of a bill of rights

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Among other views, The Federalist, written during the ratification debate, argued that it was

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possible to extend a republican form of government over a large territory

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Antifederalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?

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legislative

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The federalist believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government?

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all of the above (all branches & cabinet)

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One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

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both liberals and conservatives have championed the heritage of democratic revolution

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