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Question #1
Which event, more than any other, convinced George Washington that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised?
A.   the Battle of Fallen Timbers
B.   the British refusal to evacuate the forts of the Northwest
C.   the Spanish threat to take New Orleans
D.   Shays’s Rebellion
E.   the Whiskey Rebellion
Question #2
In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation, slaves were classified as
A.   three-fifths of a free person.
B.   non-taxable.
C.   equivalent to children.
D.   citizens.
E.   property.
Question #3
In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the
A.   continuation of the slave trade for at least twenty more years.
B.   strengthened fugitive slave provision.
C.   guarantee of the permanent continuation of slavery where it existed.
D.   agreement that half of all future states would allow slavery.
E.   denial of suffrage to free black men.
Question #4
The Antifederalists
A.   feared that the government favored common people over the “well-born.”
B.   feared that the new government would be too weak to enforce its new powers.
C.   saw the power of the southern states as the chief obstacle to an effective new government.
D.   saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers.
E.   saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the government favored common people over the “well-born.”
Question #5
Which group opposed Alexander Hamilton’s economic program on the grounds that they would bear a disproportionate tax burden?
A.   the urban wealthy.
B.   creditors.
C.   manufacturers.
D.   Federalists.
E.   small farmers.
Question #6
In America, the French Revolution was generally praised by
A.   Indians and slaves.
B.   no one.
C.   Federalists.
D.   Federalists and Republicans.
E.   Republicans.
Question #7
In reference to Indians living in the United States, the Constitution
A.   required the federal government to respect treaties negotiated under the Confederation.
B.   made no mention of Indian nations.
C.   declared Congress had no legal right to regulate commerce with Indian tribes.
D.   stated Indian tribes were entitled to direct representation in the federal government.
E.   defined a precise legal standing for Indians and Indian nations.
Question #8
The “XYZ Affair”
A.   increased tensions between the United States and Great Britain.
B.   led to an undeclared war between the United States and France.
C.   involved foreign interference in an American presidential election.
D.   involved secret foreign treaties with nearby Indian nations.
E.   was prompted by a feud between John Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
Question #9
The Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
A.   were aggressively used by the Adams administration to suppress public criticism until they were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
B.   were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
C.   gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism.
D.   were aggressively used by the Adams administration to suppress public criticism.
E.   gave the federal government effective authority to stifle any public criticism, and were aggressively used by the Adams administration to that effect.
Question #10
The presidential campaign in 1800
A.   saw the Republicans win a decisive victory over the Federalists.
B.   was decided by a newly elected Republican Congress.
C.   was further complicated by the emergence of a third party, the Whigs.
D.   was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates.
E.   saw leading Federalists in Congress attempt to engineer the election of Aaron Burr.

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