HIST 1301 Ch. 6-10
Which of the following is true of American national identity as envisioned by the Constitution of 1787?
The "people" were free America; Native Americans and "other persons", meaning African-American slaves, were not considered part of the political nation.
What was the significance of the case of Marbury v. Madison?
The Supreme Court asserted the power of judicial review.
What policy did the new United States pursue in its dealings with Native Americans?
The U.S. government set out to dispossess the Native Americans of their remaining rich lands and drive them westward.
Why did the founding fathers create the electoral college?
They did not trust ordinary voters to choose the president and vice president directly.
Which of the following is NOT true of the presidential election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson's victory in the New England states proved to be key to his election.
Anti-Federalists were concerned that the Constitution severely limited liberty.
True
Congress nearly passed a clause in the Ordinance of 1784 that would have prohibited slavery throughout the West.
True
Free trade and sailors' rights were the two issues that drew the United States into the War of 1812.
True
Not until the twentieth century did the Bill of Rights become revered.
True
Shay's Rebellion demonstrated to many leading Americans the need for a more central government to ensure private liberty.
True
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa tried to revive a pan-Indian movement and unite against the white man.
True
The Twelfth Amendment required electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president.
True
The War of Independence weakened the deep tradition of American anti-Catholicism.
True
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 proved to Federalists that democracy in the hands of the ordinary citizenry was dangerous.
True
The men who led the Revolution from start to finish were, by and large, members of the American elite.
True
The property qualification for voting was hotly debated during the 1770s and 1780s.
True
Women were counted fully in determining representation in Congress, and there was nothing specifically limiting women's rights in the Constitution.
True
In his Thoughts of Government (1776), John Adams advocated state constitutions that provided for:
a powerful governor and a two-house legislature that reflected the division of society between wealthy and ordinary men.
patriots
fighting for the american cause
Articles of Confederation
first written American constitution
impressments
forced American sailors into the British navy
The three-fifths clause in the U.S. Constitution:
gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted.
strict constructionist
government could only do exactly what the Constitution stated
Republican motherhood encouraged:
greater educational opportunities for women.
The new state constitutions created during the Revolutionary War:
greatly expanded the right to vote in almost every state.
Marbury v. Madison
judicial review
Alexander Hamilton's long-term goal was to:
make the United States a major commercial and military power.
Jay's Treaty
negotiated with Britain
The Naturalization Act of 1790 allowed:
only free white persons to become citizens.
In order to encourage virtue in future citizens, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams:
proposed free public education.
Ladies' Association
raised funds to assist American soldiers
Which of the following was NOT a way in which women contributed to the Revolutionary cause?
replacing their husbands in political offices
republican motherhood
responsible for raising the next generation of leaders
Sedition Act
restrictions placed on freedom of the press
Loyalists
retained their allegiance to the crown
Somerset case
ruled slavery unlawful in England
checks and balances
separation of powers
Sierra Leone
settlement in Africa for freed slaves
three-fifths clause
slave compromise
The Kentucky resolution originally stated that:
states could nullify laws of Congress.
"Strict constructionists" believed:
the federal government could only exercise powers specifically listed in the Constitution.
In The Federalist, James Madison argued that:
the large size of the United States was a source of political stability.
What served as a sort of "school of political democracy" for the members of the "lower-orders" in the colonies-turned-states?
the militia
Shay's Rebellion was significant because it demonstrated:
the need for a stronger central government.
As a result of the American Revolution, Americans rejected:
the principle of hereditary aristocracy.
Which of the following contributed to the success of free trade advocates during the Revolutionary War?
the publication of Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations"
suffrage
the right to vote
Which of the following was NOT a key obstacle to the abolition of slavery in the Revolutionary era and new nation?
the widespread fear that freed slaves would move west and unite with Indians
Virginia Plan
two houses based on proportional representation
New Jersey Plan
unicameral system
quasi-war
unofficial conflict with France
"Republican motherhood" was an ideology that held:
women played an indispensable role in the new nation by training future citizens
free labor
working for wages, or owning a farm or shop
Which of the following was a characteristic of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
Congress was a two-chambered body, with a House of Delegates and a Council.
"Separation of Powers" refers to the relationship between the national government and the states.
False
As one of the few southern white elite men who did not own slaves, Thomas Jefferson was able to honestly declare that all men had inalienable rights.
False
For those Loyalists who remained in the United States after the war, hostility toward them proved to be long and intense.
False
George Washington made a significant statement about slavery when he freed his slaves before taking the presidential office.
False
In the Constitution, Native Americans were granted citizenship.
False
Louisiana's slaves enjoyed far more freedom under the liberty-loving United States than under the rule of tyrannical Spain.
False
Nearly every state constitution adopted in the 1770s and 1780s allowed Jews to vote and hold public office.
False
Seeing the events as an extension of their own progress of liberty, white Americans supported the Haitian Revolution and the establishment of Haiti as an independent nation in 1804.
False
The American victory in the Revolution marked a new era of expanding freedom for Indians living east of the Mississippi River.
False
The Embargo Act was devastating to the British and French.
False
The U.S. Constitution of 1787 was America's first written constitution.
False
The idea of republican motherhood encouraged direct female involvement in politics.
False
The relationship between the national government and the states is called:
Federalism
Which statement about Loyalists is FALSE?
Fewer than 10,000 Loyalists left America after the war.
The "quasi-war" was a war of the United States against:
France.
Which statement about gender and politics in the Revolutionary era is FALSE?
In appreciation for their invaluable contribution to the war effort, women were allowed universal suffrage.
All of the following statements are true of the Bill of Rights EXCEPT:
It explicitly granted states the right of secession.
Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan?
It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house.
Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism.
Which of the following does NOT describe those who attended the Constitutional Convention?
Most had earned their wealth after rising from humble origins.
Fries's Rebellion
Pennsylvanian farmer uprising
Moravian Brethren
Revolution undermined church authority among this group
By the 1790s, the phrase "we the people" had come to mean what?
Rights were increasing for white Americans.
Which of the following is true of women and political life in the new republic of the 1790s?
Some women contributed to a growing democratization of political life by arguing for increased rights for their sex.
Virginia resolution
attacked the Sedition Act as unconstitutional
militia
"School of political democracy"
Which statement about blacks and freedom in the Revolutionary era is FALSE?
After the Revolution, emancipation in the North was swift and all-encompassing.
How did Americans respond to the French Revolution?
Almost everyone supported it at first, because the French seemed to be following in Americans' footsteps.
Which of the following is true of the Constitution of 1787 and slavery?
Although never using the word "slavery", the document protected several aspects of the institution.
virtue
ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public good
slave trade
abolished in 1808
freedom petitions
action slaves took for their immediate release
Thomas Jefferson's Virginia "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom" did the following EXCEPT:
allowed a second set of standards for Catholics.
Bill of Rights
amendments
Which of the following people would have been the most likely supporter of the Articles of Confederation?
an indebted farmer in western Massachusetts
Popery
an offensive term for the rituals of the Catholic Church
Treaty of Greenville
annuity system
With regard to slavery, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787:
banned slavery in the area north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River.
Louisiana territory
bought for $15 million
XYZ affair
bribery scandal
War Hawks
called for war against Britain
Naturalization Act of 1790
citizenship limited to whites only
Federalism
division of powers
Hartford Convention
ended the Federalist Party
The Federalist
essays that generated support for Constitutional ratification
In its decision in the case of Fletcher v. Peck, the U.S. Supreme Court:
exercised the authority to overturn a state law that the Court considered in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
