OpenStax US History Ch. 7 Review Questions

What were the primary causes of Shays' Rebellion?

-Farmers w/ Daniel Shay in west MA rebelled against unresponsive gov. -Veterans of Revolutionary War faced high taxes and debts -Didn't feel as if they had a voice in gov. -Wanted their debts to be forgiven -Wanted MA constitution to be rewritten

How would you characterize Thomas Jefferson's ideas on race and slavery?

-In Short: Contradictory -Although he owned hundreds of slaves throughout his life, and even had children with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, he opposed slavery. -Thought that Africans should be returned to Africa, as they couldn't live with whites without a race war

How was the U.S. Constitution ratified?

By each state at special ratifying conventions

What defined republicanism as a social philosophy?

Citizenship in a republic meant accepting certain rights and responsibilities, and cultivating virtuous behavior. It was based on the notion that success or failure of the republic depended on virtue or corruption of citizens.

Which plan resolved the issue of representation for the U.S. Constitution?

Connecticut Compromise

Which state had the most democratic constitution in the 1780s?

Pennsylvania

Explain the argument that led to the three-fifths rule and the consequences of that rule.

South slaveholders wanted slaves to count towards representation, but North thought that it would give South too much power. So they decided on 3/5ths of the slave population as counted, but it still gave the South the balance of political power.

Which state had the clearest separation of church and state?

Virginia

To what form of government did the American revolutionaries turn after the war for independence? a. republicanism b. monarchy c. democracy d. oligarchy

a

Which of the following figures did not actively challenge the status of women in the early American republic? a. Abigail Adams b. Phillis Wheatley c. Mercy Otis Warren d. Judith Sargent Murray

b

Which of the following was not one of Franklin's thirteen virtues? a. sincerity b. temperance c. mercy d. tranquility

c

Under the Articles of Confederation, what power did the national Confederation Congress have? a. the power to tax b. the power to enforce foreign treaties c. the power to enforce commercial trade agreements d. the power to create land ordinances

d