Inquisitive chapter 7
The idea that the United States is a "melting pot," where all nationalities blend together to create a unique American culture, was first developed and shared by Thomas Jefferson.
False
The American Constitution was unique for its time because it remained secular, clearly separating church from the state.
True
Which statements describe the laws mandated by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Correct answers: -It prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. -It created at least three states out of the Northwest Territory.
Why does Winthrop believe that a Bill of Rights is essential in the Constitution?
- the past has demonstrated that rulers take advantage of the people under their rule, s it is essential that a Bill of rights be added to the constitution t protect individual liberties of the citizens of the states
Identify the statements that describe why the Federalists were successful.
Correct answers: -They convincingly argued that a strong government would grow the economy, garnering support from both bosses, local leaders, and, as a result, their employees -They controlled the local media -They were successful because their opposition, the Anti-Federalists, were ineffectively organized
Identify the basic political principles outlined in the Constitution.
Correct answers: -federalism, or the division of power, which is the relationship between the state and the national government -a system of checks and balances that prevents any branch of national government from dominating the other two
James Madison viewed the addition of a Bill of Rights to be a very important and necessary check against future abuses of power by the national government.
False
The Anti-Federalists were driven by their desire to increase political order.
False
What does it reveal about the ratification of the Constitution?
correct answers: -Anti-Federalists, who did not support the ratification of the Constitution, lived in both the North and the South -Federalists, who supported the ratification of the Constitution, lived in both the North and the South
Identify the aims and accomplishments of the Virginia Plan within the Continental Congress.
correct answers: -It stressed the 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.
correct answers: -John Jay -James Madison
Identify the states that participated in the slave trade in the years after the ratification of the Constitution.
correct answers: -South Carolina -Georgia
What were the effects of the Constitution?
correct answers: -made possible a national economic market by giving Congress the power over tariffs, interstate commerce, and coining money, among others -
What was the purpose of the essays collected in The Federalist?
-to generate support for the ratification of the Constitution
Under the Articles of Confederation, what powers resided with the national government?
Correct answers: -make treaties with foreign powers -coin money
Identify the ways slavery was addressed in the Constitution.
stated that even if a slave escaped from the South to the North, where slavery was outlawed, he or she could still be returned to an "owner" as the condition of bondage remained attached to the person -Fugitive slave clause allowed the slave trade to continue until 1808, and then the further importation of slaves was prohibited -slave trade clause outlined how slaves would be counted toward state representation in the House of Representatives -three-fifths clause
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
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing the Articles of Confederation.
1. centralized power 2. national coordination 3. an alliance system
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing the process of breaking a tie in the electoral college.
1. house of representatives 2.three 3.one vote 4, senate
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing the Founding Fathers.
1.lawyers, merchants, and planters 2. at college 3. retrained
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing the debates over the power of the federal government.
1.property 2.public liberty 3.private liberty
Identify the statements that describe the congressional land use policies in the West during the postwar period
Correct answers: -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.
Correct answers: -Economic trade between states became contentious, leading to tariffs imposed upon trade goods from other states -Wealthy property owners saw their rights constrained by poorer local majorities.
The Bill of Rights is a supremely important part of the Constitution. Identify the statements that describe its legacies.
Correct answers: -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
The ratification of the Constitution had a tremendous effect on late eighteenth-century America. Identify the statements that describe the long-term consequences.
Correct answers: -It made a domestic economy possible -Slavery remained deeply entrenched in American life and politics
Identify the statements that describe the Bill of Rights.
Correct answers: -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 did not suppress the rights of citizens -The original federal Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights -The original ten amendments protected the basic rights of citizens, including freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the right to a jury of peers
Identify the statements that describe African-Americans in the northern states during the early years of the Constitutional Republic.
Correct answers: -Many northern states adopted a policy of gradual emancipation -They could vote in many states.
Identify the aims and accomplishments of the New Jersey Plan within the Continental Congress.
Correct answers: -Smaller states, fearing the political dominance of more populous states like Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, supported this plan -It called for a single-house Congress in each state that would cast one vote
What does it reveal about the ratification of the Constitution?
Correct answers: -There were states in both the North and the South that did not support ratification of the Constitution -Although two states did not support the Constitution, the majority of states supported ratification
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?
Correct answers: -They would be forced onto lands 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?
Correct answers: -Tribes friendly to the federal government were granted cash payments -Much of the upper Great Lakes region became open to white settlement
Building upon the framework of the Ordinance of 1784, in what way did the Ordinance of 1785 aim to further regulate western settlement?
Correct answers: -empowering the federal government to survey and subdivide western lands into square-mile sections -reserving land and funds for public education
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?
Correct answers: -slaves -Native Americans
Identify the groups of people who were most commonly Anti-Federalists.
Correct answers: -small farmers -state politicians
The inability of the government under the Articles of Confederation to successfully resolve the land claims depicted in the map constituted its greatest failure.
False
The participants in Shays's Rebellion were acting in opposition to the spirit of the Revolution.
False
Thomas Jefferson was the greatest advocate for a stronger federal government during the postwar period.
False
In the years following the Revolutionary 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
