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History 7
Unfinished Nation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| By the late 1780s dissatisfaction with the articles of confederation included a belief that the national government | Was ineffective |
| In 1786, Alexander Hamilton found an important ally in his push for a stonger central government in | James Madison |
| Which event more than any other convinced George Washington that the articles of confederation needed to be revised | Shay's Rebellion |
| The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787? | Were well educated by the standards of their time |
| At the start of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 the delegates agreed that | The country needed a stronger central government |
| A Virginia Plan called for | A two-tier national legislature |
| The New Jersey Plan | Expanded the taxation and regulatory powers of Congress |
| The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to | None of the above |
| The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding | Political representatives |
| In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation, slaves were classified as | 3/5 of the free person |
| In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the | Continuation of the slave trade for 20 years |
| At the Philidelphia convention, James Madison argued that the ultimate authority of the federal government came from the | People |
| James Madison's ideas regarding republican government | Assumed that political factions would help in preventing tyranny |
| Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by | State legistatures |
| In the debate over the Constitution of 1787, Antifederalist opponents to the document | Argued that the Constitution would weaken the States |
| Who among the following was one of the authors of The Federalist Papers? | Alexander Hamilton |
| The "Antifederalists" | Saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers |
| The greatest complaint by opponents of the proposed Constitution of 1787 was the | Absence of specific listing of personal liberties |
| Virginia and New York ratified the Constitution of 1787 under the assumption that | A bill of rights would be added later in the form of amendments |
| In the first national elections in 1789 | All the presidential electors cast their votes for George Washington |
| 9 of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the | New government |
| According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Supreme Court was to be | The judicial power for interpreting the constitution of state laws |
| In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans envisioned developed a nation that would | Be largely agricultural and rural |
| Federalists controlled the new government under the Constitution for its first | 12 years |
| As president, George Washington | Avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress |
| The dominant figure of George Washington's administration was | Alexander Hamilton |
| As Treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton | An excise tax and and import tax |
| Alexander Hamilton's funding plan | Was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton desired |
| Under Alexander Hamilton's plan, a new national bank would | An excise tax and an import tax |
| Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal government raise revenue through | An excise tax and an import tax |
| Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress after a deal was made to | Locate the nation's capital between Virginia and Maryland |
| Opponents of Alexander Hamilton's proposed national bank argued | Congress had no authority to create a national bank |
| The most sustained opposition to Alexander Hamilton's economic program came from | Small farmers |
| In the constitution, political parties were | Not mentioned |
| The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompted by a | Belief that the power of the central government needed to be restrained |
| The 2 preeminent Republicans of the 1790's were | Thomas Jefferson and James Madison |
| During the 1790's, regional support in the United States for Federalists was greatest in the | Northeast |
| In America, the French Revolution was generally praised by | Republicans |
| The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 saw | President Washington accompany thousands of troops into the field |
| In reference to Indians living in the U.S., the Constitution | Had defined a precise legal standing for Indian and Indian nations |
| Jay's Treaty (1794) | Avoided a likely war with England |
| Pinckney's Treaty (1795) was negotiated between the United States and | Spain |
| Pinckney's Treaty (1795) gave the United States | All these answers are correct |
| The "XYZ" Affair | Led to an undeclared war between the U.S. and France |
| The Alen and Sedition Acts (1798) | Gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism |
| In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, it was asserted that | States had the right to nullify federal laws |
| In the late 1790's, on the political scene, | The U.S. was deeply and bitterly divided |
| The presidential campaign in 1800 | Was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates |
| Who described the election of 1800 as the "Revolution of 1800?" | Thomas Jefferson |
| The Judiciary Act of 1801 | Was an attempt by Federalists to secure their hold on the courts |
| Edmund Randolph and James Madison wanted to strengthen the federal government with proposed _____ Plan | Virginia |
| At the Philadelphia convention the small state plan was called the __________ | New Jersey Plan |
| The so-called Great Compromise settled the difficult problem of ________________ at the Philadelphia convention | Slavery |
| James Madison decided that sovereignty ultimately resided with _____ | People |
| The Constitution's most distinctive feature was its __________ | Opening |
| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay were the authors of ___________ | Federalist Papers |
| The Antifederalists' biggest complaint was that the new Constitution did not have a __________ | Bill of Rights |
| On Sept. 25, 1789, Congress approved 12 amendments, __ of which came to comprise what we know as the Bill of Rights | 6 |
| The opponents of Hamilton and his economic plans called themselves ________ | Republicans |
| The institutionalized political factionalism of the 1790's is known as the "__________" | First Party System |
| Thomas Jefferson promoted a vision of a(n) ________________ republic | Demonstrated |
| At Hamilton's urging, President Washington dispatched an army to put down the _______________ | Whiskey Rebellion |
| The U.S. and England negotiated a commercial treaty in 1794 called _________ | Jay's Treaty |
| Pinckney's Treaty of 1795 gave the U.S. the right to deposit goods at ____________ | New Orleans |
| During the late 1790's, the U.S. fought something called a "quasi war" with ___________ | France |
| Madison and Jefferson responded to the Alien and Sedition Acts by drafting the ________ resolutions | Virginia and Kentucky |
| After the election of 1800, the __________ branch of government was the only branch controlled by the Federalists | Judicial |
| Jefferson referred to his as the "__________ of 1800" | Revolution |
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