Question 1

The New Jersey Plan proposed a single-house legislature, which gave each state one vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

So adamant was he about separating church and state that James Madison opposed the appointment of chaplains to serve Congress and the military.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following people would have been the most likely supporter of the Articles of Confederation?

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A)   A merchant desiring access to British markets.
B)   A Continental army officer from the Revolutionary War.
C)   An urban artisan.
D)   A person who owned a bond issued by the Congress.
E)   An indebted farmer in Rhode Island.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Regarding slavery, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787:

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A)   allowed for new territorial governments to ban or permit the institution as they saw fit.
B)   allowed the importation of slaves into the Old Northwest for at least another twenty years.
C)   banned slavery in the area north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River.
D)   made no difference, because the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional the following year.
E)   gave slaveholders the right to recover slaves who escaped into the area north of the Ohio River.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Shays's Rebellion

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Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising ...

Question 6

What was an enduring legacy of the Anti-Federalists?

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A)   The belief that America would become more urban.
B)   The idea that blacks and Indians should be granted citizenship.
C)   The fear that a strong central government would trample on liberties.
D)   The idea that merchants and business leaders would have their economic power decreased.
E)   Their opposition to the Bill of Rights.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

What does the omission of the word "slave" or "slavery" in the text of the original Constitution suggest about the founders?

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A)   They wanted to end slavery as quickly as possible.
B)   They felt a reference to slavery tainted American ideals on liberty and equality.
C)   The institution of slavery was strictly an economic venture for them.
D)   They did not want the Constitution to allow slavery.
E)   They did not want slaves to see any references to themselves.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

Based on the Naturalization Act of 1790, who would have been allowed to become an American citizen?

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A)   A person from India.
B)   A German immigrant.
C)   An African immigrant.
D)   A Chinese woman.
E)   A Native American Indian.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-slave compromises

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Question 10

Which of the following is true of the Constitution of 1787 and slavery?

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A)   Despite protests from southern delegates, the document permanently freed runaway slaves who made it to the "free air" of the North.
B)   The Constitution declared that all territories of the United States would be "free soil" where slavery would not be permitted.
C)   The Constitution explicitly protected the security of property in slaves in any state of the Union so that a slaveowner could move permanently with his slaves from South to North.
D)   The Constitution provided for half of a state's slave population to be counted in determining its membership in the House of Representatives.
E)   Although never using the word "slavery," the document protected several aspects of the institution.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Treaty of Greenville

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Question 12

What occurred at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

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A)   James Madison wanted to start over from scratch.
B)   Ben Franklin wanted the Iroquois Confederacy to sign the document, too.
C)   Patrick Henry finally gave his approval to the new government.
D)   Ben Franklin urged the delegates to approve the Constitution.
E)   Gouverneur Morris requested that Madison and Hamilton rewrite significant parts of the document.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

As Benjamin Franklin left the room in which the Constitutional Convention was held, supposedly a woman asked him, "What have you men given us in there?" He replied, "A republic, if you can keep it." What do you think Franklin meant by that statement? Certainly think back to the idea of a virtuous citizenry that all the founding fathers believed was essential. Your response should pull from the writings of The Federalist as well.

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Question 14

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 did not acknowledge that the Indians owned their land.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?

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A)   James Madison opposed it, but the other delegates from Virginia supported it.
B)   It proposed a one-house legislature, with population determining representation.
C)   It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house.
D)   It called for each state to have one vote in Congress.
E)   It was strongly opposed by the larger, more populated states.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Anti-Federalists included:

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A)   Patrick Henry and John Adams.
B)   George Washington and John Hancock.
C)   Samuel Adams and James Madison.
D)   Benjamin Franklin and John Jay.
E)   Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Battles over Indian territory continued after ratification of the Constitution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Naturalization Act of 1790

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Question 19

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Question 20

What qualifications did the Constitution, ratified in 1787, impose for voting?

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A)   None; it left voting rules to the states.
B)   It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote but expressly banned women.
C)   It allowed all white males over twenty-one to vote and said nothing about women.
D)   It imposed a property requirement.
E)   It specifically banned African-Americans from voting.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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