Chapter 9
(9 questions)
The Confederation and the
Constitution, 1776–1790
Question 1
In the new state constitutions written after the
Revolution, the most powerful branch of
government was
a) The legislative branch.
b) The executive branch.
c) The judicial branch.
d) The military branch.
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Question 2
All of the following were true of the Articles of
Confederation EXCEPT
a) they were translated into French after the Battle of
Saratoga, so as to convince France that America had a
genuine government in the making.
b) the Articles were ratified by all thirteen states,
immediately after the Franco-American Alliance was
signed.
c) a major complaint was that the land-rich states could
sell their trans-Allegheny tracts and thus pay off
pensions and other debts incurred in the common
cause.
d) unanimous approval of the Articles of Confederation,
by the thirteen states, was required, and land-starved
Maryland stubbornly held out until March 1, 1781.
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Question 3
All of the following were true of the Old Northwest
EXCEPT the
a) Land Ordinance of 1785’s provision that the acreage
of the Old Northwest should be sold to help pay off
the national debt.
b) Land Ordinance of 1785’s provision that the
sixteenth section of each township was set aside to
be sold for the benefit of the public schools.
c) Northwest Ordinance of 1787’s provision that
territories ultimately be admitted to the union on a
free and equal basis with the original states.
d) Northwest Ordinance of 1787’s provision that slaves
already present be given their freedom.
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Question 4
All of the following were true of Shays’s Rebellion
EXCEPT
a) impoverished backcountry farmers, many
Revolutionary War veterans, were losing their farms
through mortgage foreclosures and tax delinquencies.
b) led by Revolutionary veteran Captain Daniel Shays,
these debtors demanded that the state issue paper
money, lighten taxes, and suspend property
takeovers.
c) hundreds of angry agitators, again seizing their
muskets, attempted to enforce their demands.
d) Shays’s victories in several battles led Massachusetts
to call for a stronger federal union to force the
changes Shays requested.
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Question 5
All of the following were true of the Virginia Plan
EXCEPT
a) it was also known as “the large-state plan.”
b) its essence was that representation in both houses
of a bicameral Congress should be based on
population.
c) it provided for equal representation in a unicameral
Congress by states, regardless of size and
population.
d) it was given a sop through the “Great Compromise”
by having every tax bill or revenue measure
originate in the House, where population counted
more heavily.
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Question 6
All of the following were true of the New Jersey
Plan EXCEPT
a) it was proposed by future President James Madison.
b) it countered the Virginia Plan with “the small-state
plan.”
c) it provided for equal representation in a unicameral
Congress by states, regardless of size and
population.
d) the weaker states feared that under the Virginia
scheme, the stronger states would band together
and lord it over the rest.
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Question 7
The Great Compromise
a) saw the big states yield more than the small
states.
b) allowed the final adoption of the Virginia
Plan.
c) gave larger states representation by
population in the House of Representatives
and the smaller states equal representation
in the Senate.
d) allowed the final adoption of the New Jersey
Plan.
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Question 8
The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise
between
a) big and small states and gave small states threefifths of the number of Senators as big states.
b) federalists and anti-federalists and gave the federal
government three-fifths of legislative power.
c) the Confederation Congress and Daniel Shays’s
rebels and gave Revolutionary vets three-fifths of
their back pay.
d) total representation and none at all and made a
slave count as three-fifths of a person.
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Question 9
The Federalist
a) opposed the stronger federal government.
b) was supported by prominent revolutionaries
like Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and
Richard Henry Lee.
c) appealed to states’ rights devotees,
backcountry dwellers, and one-horse
farmers.
d) were essays, which remain the most
penetrating commentary ever written on the
Constitution.
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Answer 1
In the new state constitutions written after the
Revolution, the most powerful branch of
government was
a) The legislative branch. (correct)
b) The executive branch.
c) The judicial branch.
d) The military branch.
Hint: See page 176.
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Answer 2
All of the following were true of the Articles of
Confederation EXCEPT
a) they were translated into French after the Battle of Saratoga, so
as to convince France that America had a genuine government
in the making.
b) the Articles were ratified by all thirteen states, immediately after
the Franco-American Alliance was signed. (correct)
c) a major complaint was that the land-rich states could sell their
trans-Allegheny tracts and thus pay off pensions and other
debts incurred in the common cause.
d) unanimous approval of the Articles of Confederation, by the
thirteen states, was required, and land-starved Maryland
stubbornly held out until March 1, 1781.
Hint: See pages 179–180.
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Answer 3
All of the following were true of the Old Northwest EXCEPT
the
a) Land Ordinance of 1785’s provision that the acreage of the Old
Northwest should be sold to help pay off the national debt.
b) Land Ordinance of 1785’s provision that the sixteenth section
of each township was set aside to be sold for the benefit of the
public schools.
c) Northwest Ordinance of 1787’s provision that territories
ultimately be admitted to the union on a free and equal basis
with the original states.
d) Northwest Ordinance of 1787’s provision that slaves already
present be given their freedom. (correct)
Hint: See page 182.
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Answer 4
All of the following were true of Shays’s Rebellion EXCEPT
a) impoverished backcountry farmers, many Revolutionary War
veterans, were losing their farms through mortgage
foreclosures and tax delinquencies.
b) led by Revolutionary veteran Captain Daniel Shays, these
debtors demanded that the state issue paper money, lighten
taxes, and suspend property takeovers.
c) hundreds of angry agitators, again seizing their muskets,
attempted to enforce their demands.
d) Shays’s victories in several battles led Massachusetts
to call for a stronger federal union to force the changes Shays
requested. (correct)
Hint: See pages 184–185.
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Answer 5
All of the following were true of the Virginia Plan EXCEPT
a) it was also known as “the large-state plan.”
b) its essence was that representation in both houses of a
bicameral Congress should be based on population.
c) it provided for equal representation in a unicameral Congress
by states, regardless of size and population. (correct)
d) it was given a sop through the “Great Compromise” by having
every tax bill or revenue measure originate in the House, where
population counted more heavily.
Hint: See pages 187–188.
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Answer 6
All of the following were true of the New Jersey Plan
EXCEPT
a) it was proposed by future President James Madison. (correct)
b) it countered the Virginia Plan with “the small-state plan.”
c) it provided for equal representation in a unicameral Congress
by states, regardless of size and population.
d) the weaker states feared that under the Virginia scheme, the
stronger states would band together and lord it over the rest.
Hint: See page 188.
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Answer 7
The Great Compromise
a) saw the big states yield more than the small states.
b) allowed the final adoption of the Virginia Plan.
c) gave larger states representation by population in
the House of Representatives and the smaller states
equal representation in the Senate. (correct)
d) allowed the final adoption of the New Jersey Plan.
Hint: See page 188.
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Answer 8
The three-fifths Compromise was a compromise
between
a) big and small states and gave small states threefifths of the number of Senators as big states.
b) federalists and anti-federalists and gave the federal
government three-fifths of legislative power.
c) the Confederation Congress and Daniel Shays’s
rebels and gave Revolutionary vets three-fifths of
their back pay.
d) total representation and none at all and made a
slave count as three-fifths of a person. (correct)
Hint: See page 189.
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Answer 9
The Federalist
a) opposed the stronger federal government.
b) was supported by prominent revolutionaries like
Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Richard Henry
Lee.
c) appealed to states’ rights devotees, backcountry
dwellers, and one-horse farmers.
d) were essays, which remain the most
penetrating commentary ever written on the
Constitution. (correct)
Hint: See page 193.
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