HISTORY 1301: Chapter 7

Identify the statements that describe the congressional land use policies in the West during the postwar period

Congress had an interest in keeping the settlement process somewhat regulated Land sales could become a key source of revenue to the federal government

The Articles of Confederation granted the national government limited powers. Identify the statements that describe the conflicts sparked by governance under this first written constitution

Economic trade between states become contentious, leading to tariffs imposed upon trade goods from other states Wealthy property owners saw their rights constrained by poorer local majorities

Identify the basic political principles outline in the Constitution

Federalism, or the division of power, which is the relationship between the state and national government A system of checks and balances that prevents any branch of national government from dominating the other 2

Identify the states that participated in the slave trade in the years after the ratification of the Constitution

Georgia and South Carolina

Within the electoral college, it's possible for none of the candidates to win a majority of electoral votes. If this occurs, the responsibility of electing a president falls to the _______________________ where they choose from the top ________ candidates, with each state casting _______________. The ___________ would then select the vice president

House of Representatives3 1 vote Senate

Which of the following best describe the American identity in the early federal period?

Inherently associated with skin color Embracing the ideals of equality and democracy

Identify the aims and accomplishments of the New Jersey Plan within the Continental Congress

It called for a single-house Congress in each state that would cast 1 vote Smaller states, fearing the political dominance of more populous states like MA and PA, supported this plan

The Bill of Rights is a supremely important part of the Constitution. Identify the statements that describe its legacies

It established the belief that federal power represented the greatest threat to personal freedom It established freedom of expression at the very foundation of political democracy

Which statements describe the laws mandated by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

It made at least 3 states out of the Northwest Territory and it prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest

In their original forms, not all electable positions in the new American government were attained by a popular vote from the people. Which position has always been filled by a popular vote?

Members of the House of Representatives

Identify the groups of people who were denied the opportunity to become fully naturalized American citizens in America's first century as a sovereign country

Persons of color Nobility who wished to retain their titles

Building upon the framework of the Ordinance of 1784, in what way did the Ordinance of 1785 aim to further regulate western settlement?

Reserving land and funds for public education Empowering the federal government to survey and subdivide western lands into square-mile sections

The ratification of the Constitution had a tremendous effect on late eighteenth-century America. Identify the statements that describe the long-term consequences

Slavery remained deeply entrenched in American life and politics It made a domestic economy possible

The Constitution was a product of its time in that it aimed to deal with many of the questions facing early Americans. Which groups of people are specifically mentioned in the Constitution?

Slaves and Native Americans

Identify the groups of people who were most commonly Anti-Federalists

Small farmers and state politicians

Identify the statements that describe the Bill of Rights

The original federal constituion didn't include a Bill of Rights It states that all of the rights not given to the federal government are maintained by the states and people, to ensure the national government didn't suppress the rights of citizens The original 10 amendments protected the basic rights of citizens, including freedom of press, religion, and the right to a jury of peers

Identify the statements that describe why the Federalists were successful

They controlled the local media They were successful because their opposition, the Anti-Federalists, were ineffectively organized They convincingly argued that a strong government would grow the economy, gernering support from both bosses, local leaders, and, as a result, their employees

Identify the statements that describe African-Americans in the northern states during the early years of the Constitutional Republic

They could vote in many states Many northern states adopted a policy of gradual emancipation

American expansion to the West was made difficult by the Native American tribes that occupied that space. What options did the government see for the future of native tribes in the West?

They would be forced onto land farther to the West Their assimilation into American society was a long-term possibility They would be wiped off of the continent

Following the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, the Treaty of Greenville was established between American and Native combatants. What were the outcomes of the Treaty of Greenville?

Tribes friendly to the federal government were granted cash payments and much of the upper Great Lakes region became open to white settlement

TRUE/FALSE: In the years following the Revolutioary War, negative connotations associated with skin color and race were the only way to justify slavery in a nation founded on the strong notion of individual freedom

True

The Articles of Confederation sought to strike a balance between the fears of _______________ and the need for ____________________. Although it declared that the government was a permanent union, it operated more like _______________.

Centralized power National coordination An alliance system

Under the Articles of Confederation, what powers resided with the national government?

Coin money and making treaties with foreign powers

TRUE/FALSE: James Madison viewed the addition of a Bill of Rights to be an important and necessary check against future abuses of power by the national government

False

TRUE/FALSE: Prior to the Revolution, colonists were united in their dislike of Britain

False

TRUE/FALSE: The Anti-Federalists were driven by their desire to increase political order

False

TRUE/FALSE: The idea that the U.S is a "melting pot" was first developed by Thomas Jefferson

False

TRUE/FALSE: The participants in Shays's Rebellion were acting in opposition to the spirit of the Revolution

False

TRUE/FALSE: Thomas Jefferson was the greatest advocate for a stronger federal government during the postwar period

False

As a slave owner who had a relationship with one of his slaves, Thomas Jefferson represents a conflicting view on slavery. Identify the ideas on race he expressed in his book 'Notes on the State of Virginia'

He believed the best solution to issues of race in America was to remove blacks from the country He believed the bitter experience of slavery made blacks incapable of being loyal to the nation While he believed Indians and Americans would eventually merge into a single people, he didn't believe in a similar merger of blacks and whites

Identify the aims and accomplishments of the Virginia Plan within the Continental Congress

It sressed establishment of a two-house legislature Its governing concepts bolstered the power of the larger states

Identify the influential founders who contributed to 'The Federalist' papers

James Madison and John Jay

The men that attended the Constitutional Convention were mostly ______________________. Most of them had spent time ______________, and generally believed that for the U.S to succeed, the influence of direct democracy must be somewhat ______ by the government

Lawyers, merchants, and planters At college Restrained

Proponents of a stronger federal government by the 1780s believed that _______ rights were foundational to the American system. They believed that too much ___________ could harm the nation by endangering ______________

Property Public liberty Private liberty