The first state to abolish slavery was __________. A) Vermont B) Rhode Island C) Delaware D) Pennsylvania ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the essential ideas expressed by George Mason in the Virginia “Declaration of Rights”? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: individual rights; sovereignty; the rights of the people; Bill of Rights
Date: September 9th, 2020
Approval of the Great Compromise at the Philadelphia constitutional convention guaranteed __________. A) an immediate end to the international slave trade B) slaves would count as full human beings in determining representation C) elimination of slaves from the count to determine representation in Congress D) representation based on population in the House and by state […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The 1795 Treaty of Greenville was between the United States and __________. A) France B) Spain C) western Indians D) Britain ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
By the end of 1784, the United States _________. A) had fallen into an economic depression B) was on the brink of war with France C) had moved substantially closer to universal white male suffrage D) had a trade surplus with Britain ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
As late as 1820, about what percentage of farm products were consumed outside the local community? A) 5 percent B) 20 percent C) 50 percent D) 70 percent ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
One of the few issues conclusively settled by the Treaty of Ghent was __________. A) ending impressment of American sailors B) British agreement to vacate western posts C) excluding the French from western settlement D) creating a buffer state for Indians in the Northwest ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The growth of coastal cities in the United States between 1790 and 1820 is most closely linked to which of the following? A) immigration B) the booming international shipping trade C) migration from the countryside D) the abolition of slavery in New England ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the elements of Henry Clay’s American System? What objections did Clay’s opponents have to his proposals? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: banks; tariffs; roads and infrastructure; federal versus state powers and responsibilities; winners and losers as a result of Clay’s proposals
Date: September 9th, 2020
Slave marriages __________. A) were expressly forbidden by most slave owners B) were considered legal in most southern states C) were encouraged by most owners D) had little chance to survive ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
