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HIST 7A - Chapter 6 - The Constitution and the New Republic

Question 1 of 51

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What position toward other governments does Washington encourage future politicians to adopt?

Select one of the following:

  • preparation for aggression

  • respectful neutrality

  • support of anyone opposed to the British

  • fostering of as many alliances as possible

Explanation

Question 2 of 51

1

What does Washington’s use of the words “enlightened and independent patriot” reveal in terms of his philosophical influences?

Select one of the following:

  • He was influenced by European Enlightenment thought.

  • He was consistently pro-slavery.

  • His ideas about society came from a military career.

  • Christianity defined his world view.

Explanation

Question 3 of 51

1

Which region’s politics is Washington particularly interested in avoiding?

Select one of the following:

  • Africa

  • Latin America

  • China

  • Europe

Explanation

Question 4 of 51

1

Besides political and military neutrality, how else does Washington suggest that the country should be neutral with other countries?

Select one of the following:

  • in economic trade

  • in immigration policy

  • in family disagreements

  • in religious matters

Explanation

Question 5 of 51

1

By 1786, even defenders of the Articles of Confederation agreed that which of the following needed to be strengthened?

Select one of the following:

  • the power to tax

  • the navy

  • the court system

  • the executive

  • the army

Explanation

Question 6 of 51

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Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the men who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

Select one of the following:

  • They were well educated.

  • They were all highly respected.

  • They were relatively young.

  • They believed in democracy.

  • They represented great property interests.

Explanation

Question 7 of 51

1

The greatest division in the Constitutional Convention was between

Select one of the following:

  • eastern and western interests.

  • large and small states.

  • slave and free states.

  • agricultural and manufacturing interests.

  • the Federalists and the Republicans.

Explanation

Question 8 of 51

1

The unresolved issue considered most important when the Constitutional Convention adjourned was

Select one of the following:

  • the fairness of a national tax.

  • where to locate the national capital.

  • the absence of a list of individual rights.

  • whether or not to have an executive.

  • how to count slaves for representation.

Explanation

Question 9 of 51

1

The Antifederalists did all of the following EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • fear potential despotism in a strong centralized government.

  • show a basic faith in human nature and man’s ability to wield power justly.

  • present themselves as the true protectors of the principles of the Revolution.

  • argue that the Constitution would increase taxes, weaken the states, and abolish individual liberties.

  • argue that the Constitution represented the rights of the “well born” at the expense of the common people.

Explanation

Question 10 of 51

1

The Constitution’s most distinctive feature was its

Select one of the following:

  • lack of a national judicial system.

  • single-house legislature.

  • system for the direct election of the executive.

  • lack of amendment provisions.

  • separation of “powers” with “checks and balances.”

Explanation

Question 11 of 51

1

Which of the following was NOT a belief held by Alexander Hamilton?

Select one of the following:

  • The best leaders are those democratically elected.

  • The new government needed the support of the wealthy and powerful.

  • A stable and effective government required an elite ruling class.

  • A permanent national debt was desirable.

  • Urbanization and industrialization were desirable.

Explanation

Question 12 of 51

1

President Washington helped stabilize the western frontier by

Select one of the following:

  • putting down the Whiskey Rebellion.

  • establishing white settlements in the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes region.

  • allowing existing states to incorporate additional land claims.

  • refusing to bargain with Indian resistance leaders.

  • relieving General “Mad Anthony” Wayne of his command.

Explanation

Question 13 of 51

1

Madison and others became convinced that the Federalists were creating a political party because they were

Select one of the following:

  • forming caucuses of elected officials.

  • forming local associations to strengthen their stand in local communities.

  • using their offices to reward supporters and win allies.

  • All the answers are correct.

  • working to establish a national network of influence.

Explanation

Question 14 of 51

1

Under the Constitution, the status of the western Indian tribes was

Select one of the following:

  • not clearly defined.

  • that of indentured servants.

  • that of independent nations.

  • the same as states.

  • that of conquered nations.

Explanation

Question 15 of 51

1

Republicans pinned their hopes for a reversal of the Alien and Sedition Acts on the

Select one of the following:

  • army of the United States.

  • House of Representatives.

  • state legislatures.

  • Supreme Court.

  • Senate.

Explanation

Question 16 of 51

1

The most resourceful advocate of a centralized government was Alexander Hamilton.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 17 of 51

1

The intellectual leader of the Constitutional Convention was James Madison.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 51

1

The “Great Compromise” was important because it solved the problem of representation.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 51

1

The Constitution did not resolve the question of which law—state or national—would be the supreme law of the land.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 51

1

The Constitution had little chance of success unless Virginia and New York ratified it.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 21 of 51

1

After the Constitution was ratified, Americans agreed that the government should strive to create a highly commercial, urban nation.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 22 of 51

1

Most of the framers of the Constitution believed organized political parties were evil and should be avoided.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 23 of 51

1

Which of the following accurately describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 in addressing the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Select one of the following:

  • was nearly the same as the Articles of Confederation

  • granted no power to levy taxes

  • produced a completely different plan for a new type of government

  • framed a national structure with all power given to the federal government and none to the states

Explanation

Question 24 of 51

1

What event spurred far greater elite interest in the 1787 Convention than would otherwise have occurred?

Select one of the following:

  • Shays’s Rebellion

  • Whiskey Rebellion

  • Bacon’s Rebellion

  • Nat Turner’s Rebellion

Explanation

Question 25 of 51

1

Which of these accurately describe the role of The Federalist Papers in the debate over the ratification of the Constitution?

Select one of the following:

  • discussed fear of anarchy, disorder, and chaos

  • provided a powerful defense of the new Constitution.

  • represented ideas of the latest political philosophers.

  • All of these are correct.

Explanation

Question 26 of 51

1

Who of the following opposed the principles and ideas of the Federalist Papers?

Select one of the following:

  • Alexander Hamilton

  • Samuel Adams

  • John Jay

  • James Madison

Explanation

Question 27 of 51

1

What was the main antifederalist grievance with the 1787 Constitution?

Select one of the following:

  • What was the main antifederalist grievance with the 1787 Constitution?

  • the omission of slavery

  • the lack of a bill of rights

  • the unclear separation of powers

Explanation

Question 28 of 51

1

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

Select one of the following:

  • the new government should take responsibility for the existing public debt

  • no new taxes should be proposed.

  • a national bank should be created.

  • No answer text provided.

Explanation

Question 29 of 51

1

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?

Select one of the following:

  • the new government should take responsibility for the existing public debt

  • no new taxes should be proposed.

  • a national bank should be created.

Explanation

Question 30 of 51

1

According to Alexander Hamilton, support from which social group was essential in ensuring the government’s survival?

Select one of the following:

  • wealthy elites

  • small farmers

  • manufacturers and traders

  • large planters and pastoralists

Explanation

Question 31 of 51

1

Within his financial programs, what source did Hamilton envision providing most of the funds for the establishment of the National Bank of the United States?

Select one of the following:

  • private investors

  • new federal taxes

  • issuance of additional bonds

  • the states

Explanation

Question 32 of 51

1

Which industry did Hamilton’s 1791 report idealize as essential to a healthy, prosperous society in the United States?

Select one of the following:

  • manufacturing

  • import/export trading

  • slavery

  • market agriculture

Explanation

Question 33 of 51

1

Which is NOT one of the diplomatic crises faced, and handled, by the United States in the first decade?

Select one of the following:

  • Jay's Treaty prevented a war between the United States and Great Britain

  • in negotiations with Spain, Pinckney won all of the concessions the United States wanted

  • the "XYZ" affair led to improved relations with France

  • American neutrality was tested when the revolutionary French government went to war with Great Britain

Explanation

Question 34 of 51

1

In 1793, the United States found itself drawn into its first external conflict involving which European powers?

Select one of the following:

  • Spain and Portugal

  • France and Spain

  • Britain and Spain

  • Britain and France

Explanation

Question 35 of 51

1

hose personal mission to England and subsequent diplomacy ended the conflict with Britain in 1794?

Select one of the following:

  • Benjamin Franklin

  • Edmund Randolph

  • Thomas Pinckney

  • John Jay

Explanation

Question 36 of 51

1

Which of the following does NOT describe the "Revolution of 1800"?

Select one of the following:

  • after Jefferson and Burr received an equal number of votes, the election was decided by the Congress, who were mostly Federalists

  • the tie between the two candidates Jefferson and Burr was settled with a duel between them

  • unlike the previous election, this election was filled with controversy and ugly politics

  • Republicans celebrated victory: they now controlled two of the three branches of government

Explanation

Question 37 of 51

1

According to Alexander Hamilton, who was too unreliable to be trusted with the presidency?

Select one of the following:

  • John Adams

  • Aaron Burr

  • Thomas Jefferson

  • James Madison

Explanation

Question 38 of 51

1

Which of the following is associated with the Federalists?

Select one of the following:

  • Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams

  • agrarian localists, fearful of too much central power

  • Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

  • would later become Republicans

  • Demanding a Bill of Rights before ratifying the Constitution

Explanation

Question 39 of 51

1

The "XYZ" Affair

Select one of the following:

  • led to an undeclared war between the U.S. and France

  • involved foreign interference in an American presidential election

  • involved secret foreign treaties with nearby Indian nations

  • increased tensions between the U.S. and Great Britain

  • was prompted by a feud between John Adams and Alexander Hamilton

Explanation

Question 40 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

First President of the United States is .

Explanation

Question 41 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

First Secretary of Treasury and established the first National Bank .

Explanation

Question 42 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Wrote most of the Constitution and Fourth President is .

Explanation

Question 43 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

First Vice President and Third President is .

Explanation

Question 44 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

First Secretary of State and Third President is .

Explanation

Question 45 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

An agrarian republic, where citizens would farm their own land, the happy yeoman farmer.

Explanation

Question 46 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

A commercial republic, where manufacturing and trade dominated the mostly urban nation.

Explanation

Question 47 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Appealed mostly to Northern aristocrats, urban elites, and merchants.

Explanation

Question 48 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Appealed mostly to settlers on the Western frontier and small farmers.

Explanation

Question 49 of 51

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Would soon become the Republican Party, creating the first party system in U.S. politics.

Explanation

Question 50 of 51

1

Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the

Select one of the following:

  • new federal government

  • courts

  • Presidential cabinet

  • rights of individuals

  • states

Explanation

Question 51 of 51

1

The state of ______________________ refused to allow the federal government to assume state debts unless the new national capital was located in the South.

Select one of the following:

  • New York

  • Massachusetts

  • Pennsylvania

  • Virginia

  • South Carolina

Explanation

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