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Unit 3 Multiple Choice Review
1. The American Revolution ushered in many changes to American society. All of the following include those
changes EXCEPT?
A.
Fleeing Loyalists removed a significant conservative element from society.
B.
Women gained the right to vote in several states.
C.
Many states reduced the property-holding requirement for the right to vote.
D.
The status of ordinary people was elevated.
E.
Trade organizations for artisans and workers became popular.
2. Sovereignty of the new American states, according to the theory of republicanism, rested entirely upon
what?
A.
Written constitution.
B.
Divine power.
C.
Authority of the people.
D.
Common law traditions inherited from Britain.
E.
Ancient Roman and Greek examples.
3. The American Revolution stimulated all of the following changes in American society EXCEPT?
A.
First antislavery society was organized in Pennsylvania.
B.
Anglican Church lost its status as an established church.
C.
Women gained the right to vote.
D.
Some northern states abolished slavery completely.
E.
Under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson, Virginia passed a bill establishing complete religious
freedom.
4. According to the ideas of a constitution as accepted in the new American states, a constitution must
represent what?
A.
Only the economic elite.
B.
Evolution of ideas since the Roman Republic.
C.
Divine power.
D.
Democratic ideals.
E.
Right of kings.
5. All of the new state constitutions tended to share each of the following characteristics in common EXCEPT?
A.
Required the yearly election of the legislature.
B.
Deliberately created weak judges.
C.
Contained a bill of rights protecting liberties.
D.
Recognized the equality of the poorer western districts of their state.
E
Possessed powerful, popularly elected governors—like kings.
6. The American Revolution brought about all of the following economic changes in the new states EXCEPT?
A.
Seized Loyalist lands created opportunities for landholding for average family.
B.
Manufacturing was stimulated by the war and non-importation.
C.
American ships could stop any British ships and steal all goods aboard.
D.
American traders developed a thriving trade with China.
E.
Economically the average citizen was worst off than before the Revolution.
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7. The Articles of Confederation were drafted in 1777, but not ratified until 1781. What issue prevented the
timely acceptance of this new document?
A.
Too much taxing power of the new government.
B.
Status of the elite within the national union.
C.
Religious freedom for only those practicing Judaism.
D.
Establishment of a new monarch.
E.
What would be done with western lands.
8. All of the following descriptions of the Articles of Confederation are correct EXCEPT?
A.
Congress was denied the power to collect taxes directly.
B.
Congress would serve as the chief agency of government with no executive.
C.
Amendment of the Articles required unanimous consent of the states.
D.
Federal judges were appointed to limited terms and could not be reappointed.
E.
Regulation of commerce was left to the authority of the states.
9. Which of the following conditions were set for a territory before it could be admitted as a state under the
Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
A.
Upon the petition of the residents of a territory, an election was held on the issue of statehood among
the territorial voters.
B.
Admission of states from the territories was conditional upon the vote of those states currently in the
Union.
C.
Territories would exist for 25 years as a federal district and then petition for admission as a state.
D.
Under federal control until population reached 60,000; afterward territory could petition for admission
as a state.
E.
Admission as a state was condition upon development of urban centers, transportation networks and a
viable constitution.
10. Britain presented the new American government under the Articles with all of the following foreign policy
problems EXCEPT?
A.
British agents schemed with Indian tribes within U.S. borders.
B.
Banned U.S. ships from participating in trade with the British West Indies
C.
Refused to sign a commercial treaty or exempt the U.S. from the Navigation Acts.
D.
Blackmailed European nations into withholding diplomatic recognition to the U.S.
E.
Posted no British ambassador in the United States.
11. Both Spain and Britain posed a serious military threat to the American frontier in combination with what
third power?
A.
France.
B.
Angry trees.
C.
Frontier American settlers.
D.
Indian tribes.
E.
Holland.
12. Who among the following American founders, then serving as secretary for foreign affairs, believed that
the diplomatic failures and unmet dangers facing the government under the Articles might force the American
people to realize that a new, stronger government needed to be framed?
A.
Samuel Adams
B.
Thomas Jefferson
C.
D.
E.
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Jonathon Edwards
John Jay
Nat Turner
13. Document Analysis: "...march directly to [town name], plunder it, and then... destroy the nest of devils,
who by their influence, make the Court enact what they please, burn it and lay the town... in ashes." Capt.
Daniel Shay, 1787
The anger and hostility behind the goals announced in this statement in 1787 was caused by which of the
following circumstances?
A.
Farmers losing their land to mortgage foreclosure and delinquent taxes.
B.
Anger over failure of state government to control hostile frontier Indians.
C.
National excise taxes on farm produce that was draining farmers' profits.
D.
Refusal of states to allow the manufactures and farm products of another state to cross state borders.
E.
Unpaid Continental soldiers demanding their money after years of neglect by Congress.
14. Shays' Rebellion in 1787 which so shook the government of the Articles of Confederation was located
where?
A.
Florida
B.
California.
C.
Massachusetts.
D.
Canada.
E.
Georgia.
15. The participants in Shays' Rebellion demanded which of the following concessions from their state
government?
A.
Cheap paper money, lower taxes, suspension of mortgage foreclosures.
B.
Expulsion of all Indian tribes on the frontier.
C.
Back pay and bonuses for their service in the Continental army.
D.
Congress ban all states from taxes on commerce across state lines.
E.
National funding of industrial expansion and cheap land prices on east coast.
16. Which state refused to send delegates to the convention called by Congress at Philadelphia in 1787 to
amend the Articles?
A.
Massachusetts.
B.
Connecticut.
C.
Rhode Island.
D.
Maryland.
E.
Virginia.
17. The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 were selected by what process?
A.
They drew straws—shortest straw won.
B.
Selected by state legislatures.
C.
Hand picked by the Congress under the Articles
D.
An obstacle course created by George Washington.
E.
No selection—they accepted whoever showed up.
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18. Who among the following famous leaders of the Revolution were NOT selected as a delegate to the
Philadelphia Convention because they were considered too radical?
A.
Thomas Jefferson.
B.
Gouverneur Morris.
C.
Charles Cornwallis.
D.
Samuel Adams.
E.
George Washington.
19. Who among the following was so revered that he was elected unanimously as the chairmen of the
Philadelphia Convention of 1787?
A.
James Madison.
B.
Patrick Henry.
C.
George Washington.
D.
Alexander Hamilton.
E.
Gouverneur Morris.
20. Which of the following delegates to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 was so involved making
contributions to the new constitution that he earned the nickname: "Father of the Constitution?"
A.
James Madison.
B.
Gouverneur Morris.
C.
Benjamin Franklin.
D.
George Washington.
E.
Alexander Hamilton.
21. The "large-state plan" pushing the idea that representation in Congress under the new Constitution should
be based solely upon population size was?
A.
Massachusetts.
B.
Connecticut.
C.
New Jersey.
D.
Pennsylvania.
E.
Virginia.
22. The 55 delegates to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 were most worried about which of the following
threats to the United States of America?
A.
Unrestrained democracy slipping into anarchy by factions and other groups.
B.
Chaos in interstate commerce forcing the nation into depression.
C.
That land would become too popular and they would run out of it too soon.
D.
Aliens from outer space or from foreign lands taking over (they weren’t sure of either).
E.
Collapse of ability of the nation to conduct a viable foreign policy program.
23. The "Great Compromise" contained which of the following agreements?
A.
Congress would have two houses with the lower house basing representation upon population.
B.
A bill of rights would be contained in the Constitution to protect liberties.
C.
The executive could not be elected to more than two terms of office.
D.
Tax bills raising revenue would begin in the upper house of Congress.
E.
Supreme Court would have nine justices serving life terms.
24. One key compromise called the "Three-fifths Compromise" concerned which of the following issues?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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Interstate commerce.
Taxation.
Slaves.
Immigration.
States' rights.
25. Which of the following amendments to the Constitution was NOT part of the Bill of Rights?
A.
freedom of speech, press, and religion.
B.
trial by jury.
C.
protection against illegal search.
D.
the right to bear arms.
E.
direct election of senators.
26. Those who opposed ratification of the Constitution were called?:
A.
Democrats.
B.
Whigs.
C.
Anti-Federalists.
D.
Republicans.
E.
Federalists.
27. All of the following cabinet position were already contained within the 1787 Constitution when
Washington took power EXCEPT?
A.
War Department.
B.
State Department.
C.
Gambling Department
D.
Attorney General.
E.
Treasury Department.
28. The Tenth Amendment was a promise that:
A.
Pacified states' righters by guaranteeing unlisted rights were reserved to the states and the people.
B.
Guaranteed that there were no rights for the people.
C.
Provided authority for Congress to abolish the international slave trade after 1807.
D.
Protected the right of assembly.
E.
Forbid arbitrary government seizure of private property.
29. As Congress organized the federal judiciary and established the lower courts, which individual became the
first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
A.
James Madison.
B.
John Jay.
C.
Samuel Adams.
D.
Henry Knox.
E.
James Monroe.
30. Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury, recommended a controversial method to insure the
national credit rating. What was that recommendation?
A.
Establishing a low, protective national tariff rate to assist industrial growth.
B.
Getting rid of currency completely and going to a permanent bartering system which is still used today.
C.
Eradicating taxes to stimulate economic growth.
D.
E.
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Paying off the national debt at face value to whomever held the bonds.
Borrowing massively from British and Swiss bankers.
31. Hamilton recommended that the national government assume the Revolutionary War debts of the states
for what reason?
A.
Wealthy creditors who held the debt would be loyally bound to the national government.
B.
He wanted to have all the power.
C.
He wanted more debt than actual money.
D.
Who knows? The guy was nuts.
E.
Foreign investors would be impressed and might pour money into U.S. economy.
32. In his arguments against Hamilton's proposed national bank, Jefferson cited Amendment 10 of the Bill of
Rights. In doing this he was seeking the support of which of the following?
A.
"Necessary and proper clause."
B.
States' rights argument.
C.
"Due process clause."
D.
Power of eminent domain.
E.
Marbury v. Madison.
33. Why were the farmers of western Pennsylvania who engaged in the "Whiskey Rebellion" producing
alcoholic beverages from their crops?
A.
Local and personal use.
B.
To reduce transportation costs and difficulty.
C.
Cultural heritage of Scots-Irish.
D.
Just to anger the government.
E.
"probably cause" restriction [Amendment 4]
34. The Whiskey Rebellion was most like which of these other events in United States history? Consider the
issues that cause the Whiskey Rebellion and how the participants reacted.
A.
Proclamation of 1763.
B.
Stamp Act Crisis.
C.
Boston Massacre.
D.
Great Compromise.
E.
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
35. Washington's actions summoning the various state militia to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion most clearly
evokes his role as?
A.
Party leader.
B.
Chief executive.
C.
Commander in chief of the military.
D.
Chief diplomatic officer.
E.
Head of state.
36. The two party system had never been envisioned by the founding fathers. Its emergence is accurately
described by all of the following statements EXCEPT?
A.
Party positions tended to separate those who favored states' rights from those who favored strong
central government.
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B.
Centered around opposition or support for Hamilton's financial policies.
C.
They hated it and hoped that it would fail.
D.
Focused on the personalities of Hamilton on one side and Jefferson/Madison on the other.
E.
Partisanship in the newspapers of Hamilton/Jefferson's day was a major factor in the development of
political parties.
37. When the French Revolution evolved into war between Britain and France in 1793 the United States faced
a serious problem. What was that?
A.
American exports depended upon both nations.
B.
U.S. had a defense alliance with France.
C.
Britain had been granted several naval bases on U.S. soil.
D.
Britain had signed an economic treaty with the U.S.
E.
Both nations established a naval blockade of the U.S.
38. When war broke out between the British and the French in 1793, which American group wished to join
with France against Britain?
A.
Whigs.
B.
Loyalists.
C.
Democratic Republicans.
D.
Women.
E.
Tories.
39.
In James Madison's tenth Federalist, the most dangerous threat to the U. S. Constitution was
presented by?:
A.
the president's war powers.
B.
the Supreme Court.
C.
factions.
D.
a standing army.
E.
freedom of speech.
40. In 1794 George Washington secured the guarantee of peace with Britain in a treaty negotiated by which
individual?
A.
John Jay.
B.
Thomas Pinckney.
C.
John Edwards.
D.
George W. Bush
E.
Condoleeza Rice.
41. The 1794 treaty between the United States and Spain contain which of the following important provisions?
A.
Florida ceded to U.S.
B.
U.S. farmers gave up all rights and became slaves.
C.
Spain affirms and accepts the U.S purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France.
D.
Spain will assist pirates raiding U.S. shipping from Cuba.
E.
U.S. can trade with none of the Spanish colonies in the Americas.
42. Washington's decision to leave office in 1797 contributed to a powerful tradition followed by most
presidents after him. What was that tradition?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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Delivering a farewell address summarizing accomplishments.
Establishing a limit to the number of terms a president can serve.
Strengthened authority of a retiring president to name his successor.
Foundation of the two party system.
Giving service to the nation after leaving office.
43. Document Analysis: "And as to you, sir, treacherous in private friendship [for so you have been to me, and
that in the day of danger] and a hypocrite in public life, the world will be puzzled to decide, whether you are
an apostate or an imposter; whether you have abandoned good principles, or whether you ever had any."
Open Letter from an American Patriot in France, 1796
Question: The individual who wrote this letter to George Washington had been very important as part of the
propaganda side of the American Revolution and had produced writings that convinced the American people
of the need to revolt. Who was this individual?
A.
Samuel Adams.
B.
Thomas Paine.
C.
Benjamin Franklin.
D.
Thomas Jefferson.
E.
John Jay.
44. Because the founders of the Constitution had not anticipated political parties, the election of 1796 ended
up with which of these unusual results?
A.
First election thrown to the House of Representatives because neither candidate received sufficient
electoral votes.
B.
Two different Federalist candidates receive an equal tie vote in the electoral college for vice president.
C.
Jefferson, the Democratic Republican, became vice president to the Federalist Adams.
D.
First election in which a recount of the electoral vote was necessary to establish the winner.
E.
First election in which there were more than two candidates for president.
45. The XYZ Affair involved which of the following situations?
A.
French attacks upon American ships in the Caribbean.
B.
Attempts by French secret agents to involve the U.S. in war with Britain.
C.
British plot to draw U.S. into their war with France as an ally.
D.
Bribes demanded of U.S. envoys before talks with French foreign minister.
E.
French attempt to influence the Adams cabinet with bribes.
Unit 3 MC
Answer Key
1. B
2. C
3C
4D
5C
6C
7E
8D
9D
10 D
11 D
12 D
13 A
14 C
15. A
16 C
17 B
18. D
19. C
20 A
21 E
22 A
23 A
24. C
25. E
26 C
27 C
28 A
29 B
30 D
31 A
32 B
33 B
34 B
35 C
36 C
37 B
38 C
39 C
40 A
41 A
42 B
43 B
44 C
45 D