Question 1

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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A)   provided for the survey and sale of public lands in the Old Northwest.
B)   established a procedure for governing the Old Northwest territory and managing the political transition from a territory to the state in the Old Northwest.
C)   banned slavery from all territories of the United States.
D)   cleared the way for ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
E)   gave control over land to the territories in which they were located.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 2

The Revolutionary War and political independence for the United States

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A)   stimulated American manufacturing.
B)   encouraged a more widespread respect for private property.
C)   produced runaway inflation in many states.
D)   stimulated a wave of speculation and profiteering in the nation.
E)   saw America remain mostly a nation of farmers.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

The "small-state plan" or New Jersey Plan presented at the Constitutional Convention included all of the following except

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A)   ​representation in a unicameral Congress in states, according to the population.
B)   ​equal representation in a unicameral Congress, regardless of size and population.
C)   ​favoring greater representation in Congress by all southern states over all northern states.
D)   ​favoring greater representation in Congress by all northern states over all southern states.
E)   ​a bicameral congressional structure with a House of Representatives determined by population of the state and a Senate composed of equal representation from each state.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 4

The struggle for divorce between religion and government, in the post-revolutionary period, proved fiercest in

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A)   Maryland.
B)   Virginia.
C)   Rhode Island.
D)   Georgia.
E)   Massachusetts.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Adopted almost a decade before the federal constitution, the ____ constitution remains the longest-lived in the world.

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A)   Massachusetts
B)   Virginia
C)   Maryland
D)   Rhode Island
E)   ConnecticutF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Match each nation on the left with the correct description of the problem it presented for U.S.foreign relations following the Revolutionary War.
A.Britain
B.France
C.Spain
D.Barbary Coast
1) threatened American commerce in the Mediterranean
2) demanded repayment of wartime loans
3) occupied a chain of trading forts in the Old Northwest
4) controlled important trade routes from the interior of North America

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A)   A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
B)   A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
C)   A-2, B-2, C-3, D-4
D)   A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
E)   A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

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

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A)   reconcile states' rights with strong national government.
B)   transfer territories to equal statehood.
C)   abolish slavery yet preserve national unity.
D)   balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government.
E)   conduct foreign policy while remaining neutral.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

List all the reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced in order of importance, starting with the most important reason.Justify your selection and arrangement.

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Question 9

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

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A)   government control of public lands.
B)   the struggle of control of commerce between states and the central government.
C)   Indian policy.
D)   monetary policy.
E)   foreign threats to our independence.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Had you been a delegate to the Virginia state convention, charged with considering ratification of the Constitution, would you have voted to ratify the Constitution? Had you been a delegate to the New Hampshire state convention, charged with considering ratification of the Constitution, would you have voted to ratify the Constitution? Defend your ratification decisions in each case.

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Question 11

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

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A)   improved to the point of total unity.
B)   was good economically but poor politically.
C)   led to a single currency.
D)   convinced many that a stronger central government was needed.
E)   was good politically but poor economically.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The American Revolution was

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A)   truly radical.
B)   inconsequential in world history.
C)   an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution.
D)   very much like the French revolution.
E)   very much like the Russian revolution.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

According to the framers of the Constitution, the ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was

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A)   the authority of the state.
B)   a written constitution.
C)   an independent judicial system.
D)   the virtue of the people.
E)   the absolute authority of the federal government.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Shays's Rebellion was provoked by

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A)   fear that the Articles of Confederation had created too strong a national government for the United States.
B)   efforts by wealthy merchants to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution.
C)   a quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont.
D)   foreclosures on the mortgages of debt-strapped backcountry farmers.
E)   the government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The antifederalist camp included all of the following groups except

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A)   supporters of a strong central authority.
B)   states' rights supporters.
C)   backcountry dwellers.
D)   paper money advocates.
E)   debtors.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

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

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A)   Executive
B)   Legislative
C)   Judicial
D)   None of these choices are correct.
E)   All of these choices are correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

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A)   relatively well-to-do.
B)   appointed by state legislatures.
C)   elected by vote of property owners in each state.
D)   experienced at writing constitutions.
E)   lawyers.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 18

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

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A)   conservatives supported democracy.
B)   liberals supported democracy.
C)   both radicals and conservatives have championed the heritage of democratic revolution.
D)   conservatives and liberals were on opposite sides in the Revolution.
E)   conservatives opposed democracy.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The Revolution spawned all of the following economic conditions except

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A)   speculation and profiteering.
B)   extensive borrowing by state governments that left them buried in debt.
C)   runaway deflation.
D)   the opening of new foreign markets.
E)   unhealthy levels of high inflation that proved ruinous to many American citizens.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 20

The "large-state plan," or Virginia Plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention

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A)   ultimately provided the final congressional framework of the Constitution.
B)   was proposed by Patrick Henry.
C)   uniformly favored rural states over urban states.
D)   uniformly favored southern states over northern states.
E)   based representation in the House and Senate on population.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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