History 1301 Chapter 7
How many states were needed to approve the Constitution for it to become law? Question 31 options: All 13 10 of 13, three-fourths 9 of 13, two-thirds 7 of 13, a majority
9 of 13, two-thirds
Prior to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, which group of people met and drafted the Virginia Plan in hopes of creating a powerful central government? Question 21 options: Federalists Patriots Confederates Abolitionists
Federalists
Who represented the Democratic-Republicans on the ballot of 1800? Question 49 options: Jefferson and Burr Adams and Pinckney Adams and Jefferson Jefferson and Pinckney
Jefferson and Burr
What concern did Indians and U.S. political leaders share in the aftermath of the Revolution? Question 10 options: Lack of a contract British soldiers Cost of weapons White squatters
White squatters
Little Turtle, a war chief of the Miami nation, created a pan-Indian alliance and attacked federal troops in the Ohio Valley in 1790 because the U.S. government Question 39 options: taxed Indian goods unfairly. had launched an attack on Indians earlier that year. had failed to stop settlers from moving into Indian territory. had allied with Spain to cheat Indians.
had failed to stop settlers from moving into Indian territory
How did Democratic-Republicans portray Federalists during the Election of 1800? Question 48 options: As visionary leaders supporting strong government who could help the country As tyrants who abused their power and violated people's rights As weak leaders who were afraid to use the power and resources of the government As selfish politicians who wanted to continue the war with France regardless of cost
As tyrants who abused their power and violated people's rights
Following the Revolutionary War, who funded Indian raids on western frontier settlements in the newly formed United States? Question 1 options: Britain Canada Spain France
Britain
What were the terms of the "hard-money laws" passed by many states after the Revolutionary War to ensure settlement of the war debt? Question 6 options: Debts had to be paid using official state-issued paper currency rather than by check. Debts had to be paid in silver or gold rather than paper currency. States first reimbursed elite local supporters and then foreign governments. State and local governments initiated taxes on solid goods to generate revenue.
Debts had to be paid in silver or gold rather than paper currency.
What party was the target of the Alien and Sedition Acts? Question 47 options: Federalists Democrats Independents Democratic-Republicans
Democratic-Republicans
Following the Revolutionary War, which nations allowed U.S. ships to continue to trade with their West Indies colonies? Question 8 options: France and Holland France and Spain Spain and England England and Holland
France and Holland
3. Who helped prevent a military takeover of the young nation by disgruntled military officers in 1783? Question 3 options: George Washington Benjamin Franklin Daniel Shays Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
How did the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1785 attempt to resolve Indian land claims? Question 5 options: Indians were granted their original boundary lines. The Ordinance called for Indian removal. It did not resolve or address the claims. It mediated them on a case-by-case basis.
It did not resolve or address the claims
Immediately following the Revolutionary War, how did the Confederation Congress try to strengthen its claims to frontier territory populated by Indians? Question 4 options: It armed settlers on the border and declared war with Indians. It sent missionaries to try to convert Indians to Christianity. It negotiated and manipulated Indians into signing land over with treaties. It kidnapped Indian children and held them for ransom.
It negotiated and manipulated Indians into signing land over with treaties.
How did the federal bank established by Hamilton function in the early years of the new nation? Question 29 options: It successfully served to collect and distribute the nation's resources. It struggled to gain creditors and buy-in from the states. It failed tying men of wealth to the new government but helped prevent inflation. It succeeded in gaining creditors but still failed to pay off the debt.
It successfully served to collect and distribute the nation's resources
Why did President John Adams not consult his vice president, Thomas Jefferson, on major policy issues? Question 43 options: Adams wanted to establish his authority. Jefferson held opposing views on nearly everything. Adams consulted Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury, instead. Jefferson was too busy running his plantation and rarely went to Washington, D.C.
Jefferson held opposing views on nearly everything
What early feminist argued that girls should be taught science, math, Latin, and Greek, in addition to practical instruction? Question 18 options: Abigail Adams Anthony Benezet Judith Sargent Murray Dolly Madison
Judith Sargent Murray
Who supported Alexander Hamilton and his many unpopular yet enormously effective policies? Question 27 options: Governors from the most powerful states Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Key Federalists in Congress Key Anti-Federalists in Congress
Key Federalists in Congress
What form of payment did states offer to military veterans of the Revolutionary War? Question 9 options: Paper currency Silver and gold Credit Land
Land
How did the legacy of Shays's Rebellion influence attitudes toward the Constitution? Question 23 options: Many former rebels embraced the Constitution as the answer to their problems. People fiercely debated the value and legality of the right to bear arms. Many former rebels were skeptical of a strong central government and opposed the Constitution. Many Massachusetts elites feared that the adoption of the Constitution would inspire another rebellion.
Many former rebels were skeptical of a strong central government and opposed the Constitution.
Along with New York, what northern state had the largest enslaved population in the 1790s? Question 14 options: Pennsylvania New Jersey Rhode Island Massachusetts
New Jersey
What state granted women the right to vote during the early republic? Question 16 options: New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts
New Jersey
In the first highly contested election for president of the United States, what methods were used for votes cast by regular voters? Question 50 options: Paper ballots and oral declaration Show of hands and oral declaration Paper ballots only Show of hands
Paper ballots and oral declaration
In 1794, the first African American church in the United States was founded in Question 13 options: Boston. New York. Philadelphia. Charleston.
Philadelphia
In the early republic, most states required that officeholders be Question 12 options: Catholic. Protestant. Anglican. Methodist.
Protestant
What was the only religious group to oppose slavery during the colonial period? Question 15 options: Anglicans Quakers Methodists Jews
Quakers
Who was targeted by the Alien Act passed in 1798 under Adams during the undeclared war with France? Question 44 options: French immigrants Scots-Irish immigrants Indians in the territories English immigrants
Scots-Irish immigrants
What forces continued to threaten U.S sovereignty in the 1790s? Question 37 options: French and Indian Spanish, British, and Indian British and French Spanish and Indian
Spanish, British, and Indian
What impact did the French Revolution have on American markets? Question 33 options: U.S. trade routes were disrupted by the French Revolution. The French Revolution caused U.S. profits from trade to increase. The United States realized it should not rely on trade. The relationship between the United States and France was further solidified by the French Revolution.
The French Revolution caused U.S. profits from trade to increase.
What made the government's response to the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 so different from its response to Shays's Rebellion in 1787? Question 36 options: The federal government used the army to quash Shays's Rebellion. The federal government used the army to quash the Whiskey Rebellion. The leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion were executed. War was officially declared during the Whiskey Rebellion.
The federal government used the army to quash the Whiskey Rebellion.
What issue enraged officers from the Continental Army at war's end in 1783? Question 2 options: The existence of a strong central government The lack of compensation for their efforts The unwillingness of northern artisans to serve in local militias The lack of guaranteed political appointments in the new government Save
The lack of compensation for their efforts
What aspect of the French revolutionary effort inspired further critiques of the monied interests who dominated the Federalists? Question 40 options: The critique of the relationship between church and state The presence of black radicals among the leadership Passionate, well-written manifestos of liberty and equality The presence of workers and farmers among the French revolutionaries
The presence of workers and farmers among the French revolutionaries
Whose attitude toward the Constitution was reflected in the press? Question 22 options: Ordinary people, who feared a strong central government The urban elite who owned these publications that supported the Constitution Loyalists, who rejected American nationhood entirely Both Federalists and Anti-Federalists
The urban elite who owned these publications that supported the Constitution
Why did the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 decide to meet in secret? Question 20 options: To keep their plans hidden from British spies To avoid alarming Americans with their plan for restructuring the government To prevent reporters from revealing details of their personal lives in the press To ensure their freedom to do whatever they wanted without criticism
To avoid alarming Americans with their plan for restructuring the government
On what basis did Benjamin Rush advocate for the formal education of women in 1787? Question 17 options: So they could be informed and equal citizens to men So they could engage in intelligent conversation with their husbands To keep them away from trivial women's concerns such as gossip To help them be better mothers to their sons
To help them be better mothers to their sons
7. What was the impact of the British decision in 1783 to deny the United States the right to trade with the British West Indies? Question 7 options: The United States attempted to colonize one of the islands. The United States declared an embargo on England. U.S. ships began to sail under the French flag. U.S. merchants were economically devastated.
U.S. merchants were economically devastated.
Why did Virginia oppose having the federal government assume the state's war debt as proposed by Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton? Question 26 options: Virginians were against close ties between state and federal governments. This plan would force the state of Virginia into bankruptcy. Virginia already paid its own debts. Virginians did not want to pay for the bad decisions of New Yorkers.
Virginia already paid its own debts
Who attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787? Question 19 options: A diverse group of men and women from all thirteen colonies A diverse group of white men, including farmers, servants, merchants, and planters White, educated men of property, mainly lawyers, merchants, and planters The most powerful African American, Native American, and white men from the colonies
White, educated men of property, mainly lawyers, merchants, and planters
When did official government support of churches in North America end? Question 11 options: With the establishment of the United States After the Declaration of Independence When states challenged the legitimacy of the Great Awakening When Spain and France ceded to England the thirteen colonies
With the establishment of the United States
What event in Philadelphia in 1793 caused government operations to grind to a halt? Question 34 options: The Whiskey Rebellion A visit by French diplomat Edmond Genet The Jay Treaty Yellow fever
Yellow Fever
Southern Federalists such as Jefferson and Madison envisioned economic prosperity through Question 32 options: industry. agriculture. westward expansion. commerce.
agriculture
Who suffered directly from the whiskey tax imposed by Federalists in the 1790s? Question 35 options: Whiskey producers in England Coastal merchants in New England Corn farmers from the West Pub owners across the Atlantic
corn farmers from the West
The 1790 Indian Trade and Intercourse Act was enacted to Question 38 options: prevent Indians from having communication with Americans. tax all materials sold to Americans by Indians. ensure equitable dealings between Indians and whites. exclude France and Spain from trading with Indians.
ensure equitable dealings between Indians and whites
Reduced prices for western land in the 1790s Question 41 options: fueled migration to the frontier for land. inspired speculators to abandon earlier land prospects. enabled hundreds of Indians to sell land for profit. led settlers to begin digging for oil, coal, and other natural resources.
fueled migration to the frontier for land
The Alien Act of 1798 granted the president the right to Question 45 options: deport citizens born abroad. restrict the number of immigrants allowed into the country. imprison or deport noncitizens. execute foreign nationals for treason.
imprison or deport non citizens
The Federalist majority passed the Naturalization Act of 1798, which Question 46 options: increased residency requirement for citizenship from five to fourteen years. determined that only U.S.-born citizens could serve as president of the United States. made it impossible for French-born citizens to become naturalized U.S. citizens. decreased the residency requirement for citizenship from fourteen to five years.
increased residency requirement for citizenship from five to fourteen years
The purpose of the Bill of Rights, passed in 1791, was to Question 24 options: protect the rights of Native Americans under the new central government. abolish slavery, racism, and discrimination toward African Americans. protect the legislative branch from a tyrannical president. protect states and individuals from the powerful central government.
protect states and individuals from the powerful central government
Hamilton originally proposed funding the establishment of a Bank of the United States by Question 30 options: soliciting funds from France and other foreign investors. selling stock to private stockholders and the national government. any means necessary but had not quite figured out how to do it. ordering the new states to each contribute $1 million.
seling stock to private stockholders and the national government
What was Alexander Hamilton's goal for his economic policy when he served as secretary of the treasury? Question 25 options: To create strong state banks To establish the nation's credit To make counterfeiting impossible To keep taxes as low as possible
to establish the nation's credit
What was Hamilton's goal in passing tariffs on furniture, tobacco, upholstery, hat-making, and shoemaking? Question 28 options: To generate income for the Treasury To support local industry To discourage imports of goods To exert his authority
to generate income for the Treasury
The election of 1796 was notable because it was the first Question 42 options: to pit candidates of opposing factions against each other. not won by George Washington. in which slave men over the age of 18 were allowed to vote. time the Electoral College was used to choose a president.
to pit candidates of opposing factions agaisnt each other
