Deck 7: Competing Visions of the Virtuous Republic, 1770-1796

Question 1

The Articles of Confederation were designed to address the grievances against the old royal government by

A)prohibiting states from developing independent constitutions.
B)forming a bi-cameral  legislature to allow all men an equal vote.
C)restricting power of the national government and promoting powers of the state governments.
D)enabling a federal tax to raise revenue to support the war.

Answer 1

restricting power of the national government and promoting powers of the state governments.

Question 2

Antifederalists portrayed the Federalists as

A)anarchists.
B)warmongers.
C)a privileged minority.
D)being unprepared to take the reins of a republican government.

Answer 2

a privileged minority.

Question 3

Who became known as "the father of the Constitution"?

A)George Washington
B)Gouverneur Morris
C)James Madison
D)John Adams

Answer 3

James Madison

Question 4

The Articles of Confederation were written in 1777 but not ratified by the states until 1781. What took them so long?

A)Maryland refused to ratify the document until the Confederation government controlled the Northwest Territory.
B)Georgia demanded that provisions calling for the gradual emancipation of slaves be eliminated.
C)New York was still occupied by British troops and could not vote on it.
D)Virginia insisted that it would not ratify until Congress paid George Washington's salary.

Question 5

Nationalists supported

A)strong central government.
B)aggressive foreign policy.
C)elimination of state governments in favor of one national government.
D)invading Canada.

Question 6

Large states liked Madison's Virginia Plan because

A)it meant lower taxes.
B)it contained a bill of rights.
C)it would give them greater political clout.
D)it only allowed wealthy men to vote.

Question 7

Who of the following was present at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention?

A)Samuel Adams
B)Thomas Jefferson
C)John Adams
D)Alexander Hamilton

Question 8

Why did the Confederation government not survive the decade of postwar adjustments?

A)It was too weak to solve the nation's economic, diplomatic, and social problems.
B)It was bogged down with fighting Indian wars.
C)It faced too many diplomatic difficulties with France and England.
D)America had no territory west of the Appalachian Mountains into which it could grow.

Question 9

Under the Articles of Confederation states enjoyed

A)equal representation.
B)proportional representation.
C)virtual representation.
D)bicameral representation.

Question 10

In the Massachusetts ratification convention, the Antifederalists

A)imposed property qualifications for voting.
B)made political deals and won the vote.
C)were in the majority.
D)arranged to have supporters of Shays's Rebellion arrested.

Question 11

The Continental Congress based the amount states contributed to the national government on

A)population.
B)manufacturing activity.
C)tariffs on interstate trade.
D)land values, buildings, and improvements

Question 12

The Northwest Ordinances of 1784, 1785, and 1787

A)extended the size of the original thirteen states.
B)developed the procedure for creating new states.
C)protected the rights of slaveholders.
D)weakened the national government.

Question 13

The Three-Fifths Compromise

A)required that 60 percent of the states had to approve constitutional amendments.
B)addressed the proportion of native-born Americans who had to be in each congressional delegation.
C)stipulated how slaves would be counted when determining the number of representatives a state had.
D)designated the vote needed by Congress to override a presidential veto.

Question 14

New Jersey's constitution was surprising because it

A)outlawed slavery.
B)contained a bill of rights.
C)guaranteed freedom of religion.
D)allowed property-holding women to vote.

Question 15

Although some states were reluctant to ask Congress to call a convention to discuss interstate commerce problems, what tipped the balance in favor of the convention?

A)Shays's Rebellion
B)Alexander Hamilton's persuasiveness
C)A growing black market
D)Growing corruption

Question 16

The idea behind the creation of the Electoral College was

A)to give Congress the power to choose the president.
B)that state legislatures should have a greater role in the federal government.
C)to prevent candidates from campaigning.
D)that common voters should not directly elect the president.

Question 17

Constitutions in states like New Hampshire, the Carolinas, and Virginia

A)remained controlled by colonial elites.
B)looked to the Articles of Confederation for guidance.
C)reflected the strong political voice that ordinary citizens had acquired during the Revolution.
D)abolished slavery before the end of the Revolutionary war.

Question 18

The main idea behind having checks and balances in the government was

A)the belief that all men succumb to power and must have their power held in check.
B)to ensure the states did not get too powerful.
C)to ensure the federal government would have supremacy over the states in judicial matters.
D)to avoid gridlock and government shutdowns due to disagreement.

Question 19

New England shipbuilders suffered particular economic hardship in the aftermath of the war because

A)international trade had slumped across the globe.
B)cheap French competition stole their business.
C)Britain had banned the sale of American farm products in the West Indies, which had been a staple of the American shipping business.
D)wartime destruction had depleted the local lumber supply.

Question 20

Who suggested that the government get permission to enact tariffs to raise revenue?

A)Alexander Hamilton
B)John Dickinson
C)Robert Morris
D)John Adams

Question 21

Much of the conflict in Congress in the early 1790s revolved around

A)policy toward revolutionary France.
B)Hamilton's economic goals.
C)the creation of political parties.
D)westward expansion.

Question 22

Following the Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794),

A)Americans gained access to the Mississippi River.
B)Americans took control of what is now the state of Ohio.
C)George Washington was nearly impeached.
D)reports of a secret alliance between the French and Indians surfaced.

Question 23

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Articles of Confederation

Question 24

Alexander Hamilton's economic goal was to

A)keep consumer prices low.
B)expand trade with England's rivals.
C)protect slavery.
D)transform America into a manufacturing society.

Question 25

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
bill of rights

Question 26

Ratification delegates in Virginia and New York eventually agreed to support the Constitution

A)in exchange for increased representation in government.
B)because it protected slavery.
C)because it would guarantee a stronger foreign policy.
D)after its proponents agreed to include a bill of rights.

Question 27

Patrick Henry feared Hamilton's economic plan because

A)he believed it would undermine slavery.
B)he feared increasing the national debt.
C)he believed it would favor northern states over southern.
D)it did not include a national bank.

Question 28

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison thought of commerce and industry as

A)the foundation of a national economy.
B)inherently sinful and anti-Republican.
C)a handmaiden to agriculture.
D)a way out of the Southern dependence on plantation slavery.

Question 29

Why did American public opinion shift away from supporting the French Revolution?

A)The Jacobins instituted a reign of terror.
B)The Jacobins threatened to invade Canada and America.
C)The Jacobins declared war on England.
D)Revolutionaries kidnapped Thomas Jefferson.

Question 30

Contained in the Bill of Rights are provisions that

A)assert that only Christians can hold office.
B)prevent the federal government from forcing citizens to house troops.
C)prevent states from depriving their citizens of life, liberty, or property without due process.
D)give the federal government any powers not claimed by the states.

Question 31

The Judiciary Act of 1789 did all of the following, EXCEPT:

A)establish a Supreme Court
B)establish thirteen district courts.
C)empower the Supreme Court to review the decisions of state courts
D)require the popular election of Supreme Court Justices

Question 32

Congress's first source of revenue was through a(n)

A)tariff.
B)income tax.
C)excise tax on printed paper.
D)sales tax.

Question 33

Which statement is consistent with George Washington's Farewell Address?

A)The United States should avoid creating a market economy.
B)America will be a better society if we learn to live without factories.
C)Political parties are an inevitable part of a free republic.
D)We should stay out of alliances that draw us into wars.

Question 34

Alexander Hamilton's economic plan reflects his

A)desire to give America's elite a reason to take interest in the success of the federal government.
B)belief that wealth gained by the manipulation of money was corrupt.
C)antislavery views.
D)commitment to maintaining power at the state level.

Question 35

The Democratic-Republican Societies

A)supported the French political agenda.
B)excluded professionals, merchants, and planters from their ranks.
C)believed that representatives, once elected, should follow their own consciences.
D)actively worked for George Washington's re-election.

Question 36

The method of amending the constitution was designed to:

A)ensure future generations could change it quickly due to new technology
B)quickly adapt to changing conditions of geography and population growth
C)protect the rights of individuals against the power of the federal government
D)be slow and promote consensus

Question 37

In response to Edmund Genet's activities, Washington

A)publicly expelled the diplomat.
B)signed an alliance with Britain.
C)refused to honor the military treaty between the United States and France.
D)sent troops to capture New Orleans.

Question 38

Although it made him unpopular, John Jay considered his treaty with Britain a success because

A)it kept America neutral in the conflict between Britain and France.
B)it opened up the West to further settlement.
C)it allowed American ships to trade throughout the continent.
D)it won compensation for slaveowners who lost slaves during the Revolution.

Question 39

President Washington responded to the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania by

A)calling up thirteen thousand militiamen and marching them into battle against the angry mob.
B)banning the sale of liquor in that part of the state.
C)trying to calm down the rioters with diplomacy.
D)deporting the leaders of the rebellion to the Caribbean.

Question 40

Thomas Pinckney's Treaty of San Lorenzo with Spain

A)gave the United States full rights to Florida.
B)created the territory of New Mexico.
C)gave western farmers an outlet to ocean trade via free navigation of the Mississippi River.
D)prepared the ground for the Louisiana Purchase.

Question 41

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
James Madison

Question 42

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Robert Morris

Question 43

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Barbary pirates

Question 44

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Alexander Hamilton

Question 45

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Northwest Ordinances

Question 46

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Electoral College

Question 47

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Judiciary Act of 1789

Question 48

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Shays's Rebellion

Question 49

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Report on Manufacturers

Question 50

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Bank of the United States

Question 51

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Battle of Fallen Timbers

Question 52

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Jay's Treaty

Question 53

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Three-Fifths Compromise

Question 54

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Federalist Papers

Question 55

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Antifederalists

Question 56

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Whiskey Rebellion

Question 57

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
French Revolution

Question 58

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
John Jay

Question 59

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Federalists

Question 60

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
Republicans

Question 61

What were the primary fears of the Antifederalists? Were they justified?

Question 62

What was the political philosophy of "republicanism"?

Question 63

To what extent did foreign relations shape politics in the early republic?

Question 64

Ask students to analyze the reasons as to what prompted political leaders to act decisively for revising the Articles of Confederation.

Question 65

What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Question 66

How did state constitutions produce a more democratic society?