The first new state to join the Union—an independent republic from 1777-1791—was __________. A) Vermont B) Tennessee C) Ohio D) Maine ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these best characterizes political debate in the colonial period when only the upper classes were truly engaged in politics? A) It followed the lines of the traditional Tory and Whig divide in Great Britain. B) It was sometime noisy, but never very consequential. C) It broke down on traditionalist versus radical democratic lines. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The first ten amendments were quickly added to the newly ratified Constitution to __________. A) expand the power of the federal government over its citizens B) fulfill the promise made to Federalists who had opposed ratification C) limit the expressed rights of citizens in the face of national governmental power D) reassure those who feared […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Federalists responded to women writers like Judith Sargent Murray by arguing that women __________. A) should be content with their roles as wives and mothers B) had as much right as men to be literary figures C) should leave teaching civic virtue to their husbands D) were incapable of benefiting from education ANSWER Answer: […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Constitution was framed by __________. A) political and social radicals B) lawyers, farmers, and artisans C) white male elites D) a true cross-section of American society ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Where did Spain build a chain of missions to protect their rich colony of Mexico? A) Texas B) Colorado River C) Alaska D) Alta California ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
At the Hartford Convention, representatives from five New England states __________. A) insisted states could nullify unconstitutional federal actions B) sought a revision of the Constitution C) passed a secession resolution to go into effect by 1815 D) condemned the terms of the Treaty of Ghent ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Adams-Onàs Treaty gave the United States possession of __________. A) Oregon B) Alta California C) Maine D) Florida ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the policy of “peaceable coercion” fail? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: neutrality; economic warfare; the Napoleonic Wars; relations with France and Britain
Date: September 9th, 2020
One reason for the persistence of slavery in the South was that __________. A) a child born of a slave was legally a slave B) the international slave trade grew rapidly after 1808 C) free blacks were seized and enslaved D) Indian slaves replaced black slaves after 1808 ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
