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By raising taxes in the early 1780s, the Confederation was able to reduce the national debt.

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False

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General Washington's personal appeal to his officers ended the Newburgh Conspiracy.

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True

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Merchants suffered more than farmers by the separation from Great Britain.

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True

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One important new development in the mid-1780s was the opening of U.S. trade with China.

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True

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George Washington typified elite disapproval of Shays's Rebellion.

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True

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Alexander Hamilton presided over the Constitutional Convention.

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False

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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention sharply debated whether to establish a monarchy or a republic.

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False

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The New Jersey Plan proposed keeping unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.

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True

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Under the Constitution, each slave would count as one person for purposes of representation, but as only half a person for taxation.

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False

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The Constitution mentioned the word "slave" (or "slavery") eighteen times.

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False

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The Constitution immediately outlawed the foreign slave trade.

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False

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The Constitution established a Supreme Court with nine justices.

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False

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The Articles of Confederation required unanimous approval for amendment.

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True

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Federalists favored a decentralized federal system of government.

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False

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The essays that made up The Federalist were originally published in New York newspapers during the fight for ratification.

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True

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The phrase "critical period" refers to:

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America under the Articles of Confederation

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In the final years of the Revolutionary War, ________ emerged as the most influential figure in the government.

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Robert Morris

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Which one of the following gave the Confederation government the most trouble?

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finances

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The Newburgh Conspiracy involved:

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a military threat to enlarge congressional powers

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Under the Articles of Confederation western lands would be:

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owned by the national government

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The 640-acre sections created in the Northwest:

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would likely be bought by land speculators

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The United States departed from the colonial policies of Great Britain by:

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promising equal statehood to all unsettled western territory

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Which of the following was NOT part of the Northwest Ordinance?

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New states formed from the Northwest Territory had to allow Indians "perpetual representation" in the state governments.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

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banned slavery in the Northwest

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The plan presented by Reverend Cutler of the Ohio Company was to settle the Northwest with:

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military veterans

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In the lands south of the Ohio River:

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Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia temporarily kept their titles to the western lands

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After the Revolutionary War, American trade with Britain:

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resumed

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An important new development came in the mid-1780s, when the United States opened trade with:

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China

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An ongoing source of American tension toward the British was:

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British forts along the Canadian border

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America contended with Spain over:

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freedom to navigate the Mississippi

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One serious economic problem under the Articles of Confederation was:

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the differing tariff policies of the states

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The movement for states to issue paper money in the 1780s was led by:

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farmers

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Shays's Rebellion was led by:

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indebted farmers

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Shays's Rebellion broke out in:

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western Massachusetts

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Shays's Rebellion:

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was repressed by state militia

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In response to Shays's Rebellion, Thomas Jefferson:

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said occasional revolts were necessary

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After Shays's Rebellion:

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there were numerous calls promoting a stronger central government

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The Constitutional Convention met in:

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Philadelphia

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The convention, which assembled in May 1787, was supposed to:

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revise the Articles of Confederation

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The delegates who met:

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included many participants in the Revolution

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At the outset of the Constitutional Convention, whom did the delegates unanimously elect as president of the convention?

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George Washington

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The convention's most gifted political philosopher and the man who emerged as its central figure was:

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James Madison

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Madison's Virginia Plan:

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would create a two-house Congress

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The Great Compromise originated from the ______ delegation.

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Connecticut

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The Great Compromise:

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settled the question of congressional representation

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The Constitution addressed slavery by:

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stating that the African slave trade could not be banned before 1808

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On the question of women's rights, the proposed Constitution:

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said nothing

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In regard to citizenship, the Constitution:

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gave Congress authority over naturalization

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The great majority of the Founding Fathers rejected:

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rule by the people

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The Founding Fathers viewed the most "democratic" branch of the government as the:

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House of Representatives

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Under the proposed constitution, members of the Senate would:

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be chosen by state legislatures

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According to the Constitution, the president has the authority to do all the following EXCEPT:

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resign and choose his successor

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The president's powers were limited by all of the following EXCEPT:

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he would be chosen by popular vote

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Amendments to the Constitution:

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would be proposed by a two-thirds vote of Congress

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The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it had been approved by:

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nine of the states

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Which of the following was NOT true of the anti-Federalists after ratification?

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They became the founders of the Whig Party.

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Most of The Federalist essays were written by:

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Alexander Hamilton

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Federalist Number 10 explains how a republic can:

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be successful in a large, diverse society

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The Federalist argued that:

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the size and diversity of the large new country would make it impossible for any one faction to control the government

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Who among the following was an anti-Federalist?

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Mercy Otis Warren

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Anti-Federalist leaders:

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wanted a Bill of Rights to protect individuals from the new government

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The Constitution was ratified:

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despite a close vote in Massachusetts

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The first of these states to ratify the Constitution was:

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Delaware

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As the new Constitution went into effect, Founding Fathers like Franklin and Washington viewed its future with feelings of:

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uncertainty

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James Madison

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arrived in Philadelphia having spent months preparing for the convention

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Benjamin Franklin

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was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

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Alexander Hamilton

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briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention

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Patrick Henry

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claimed to "smell a rat" at Constitutional Convention

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Thomas Jefferson

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drafted land ordinance of 1784

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James Monroe

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anti-Federalist leader and future president

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Robert Morris

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was the Confederation superintendent of finance

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Daniel Shays

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was a destitute and disgruntled Massachusetts farmer

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Roger Sherman

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proposed Great Compromise at Constitutional Convention

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George Washington

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believed the Constitution would last no more than twenty years

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