Chapter 7 (Part 2) | Mid-Term 1301

Which of the following is true regarding Congress and the African slave trade in the United States under the Constitution? a. Congress never prohibited this slave trade. b. The First Congress under the Constitution prohibited the importation of slaves into the United States. c. Congress always let individual states make their own decisions with regard to importing slaves. d. Congress prohibited the African slave trade ten years after ratification of the Constitution. e. Congress prohibited the African slave trade twenty years after ratification of the Constitution.

How did southern states react to the Constitution's provisions regarding slavery? a. South Carolina and Georgia immediately began importing increased numbers of Africans, because in twenty years, the international slave trade could be constitutionally prohibited. b. They refused to ratify the Constitution without assurances that a bill of rights would be added to protect their right to slave property. c. The personal opposition of Jefferson and Madison to slavery prompted Virginia to oppose ratification at first. d. They objected to the electoral college on the grounds that it ignored the number of slaves in their states and thereby reduced their power. e. They were critical of the provision in Article I allowing African-Americans to be armed during wartime.

The three-fifths clause in the U.S. Constitution: a. requires that all revenue bills receive a three-fifths affirmative vote in the U.S. House. b. gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted. c. explicitly declared that slaves were not fully human and were therefore undeserving of legal rights. d. made it easier to amend the Constitution than it had been to amend the Articles of Confederation. e. expired in the year 1808 because of a key sectional compromise at the Constitutional Convention.

The Constitution explicitly granted Congress the power to do all of the following EXCEPT: a. pass tariffs. b. coin money. c. regulate interstate commerce. d. issue patents. e. emancipate slaves

The Somerset case: a. ended the importation of slaves into the United States. b. ruled that slavery was unlawful in England. c. freed slaves from the ship Amistad. d. used the language of liberty to rule that free blacks could own property. e. set the precedent that fugitive slaves had to be returned to their masters.

Who wrote the majority of the eight-five essays in the Federalist? a. Alexander Hamilton b. James Madison c. Benjamin Franklin d. John Jay e. John Adams

In The Federalist, James Madison argued that: a. the large size of the United States was a source of political stability. b. to be a republic, a country must be geographically small. c. church and state must be linked in order to encourage republican virtue. d. it was essential that slavery be abolished for liberty to flourish. e. presidential power must be stronger than that of Congress and the courts

Which of the following groups tended to be Anti-Federalist during the ratification debates? a. wealthier citizens b. rural residents closely tied to the commercial marketplace c. merchants engaged in foreign commerce d. state politicians fearful of a strong central government e. urban artisans, laborers, and sailors

Anti-Federalists included: a. Patrick Henry and John Adams. b. George Washington and John Hancock. c. Samuel Adams and James Madison. d. Benjamin Franklin and John Jay. e. Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry.

In The History of the American Revolution, David Ramsey: a. argued that the Constitution represented a repudiation of the Revolution. b. urged southern states to demand greater protection for slavery before ratifying the Constitution. c. praised American state constitutions for allowing future amendments. d. took issue with James Madison's vision of "extending the sphere." e. took the British side when explaining why the Revolution occurred.

The Anti-Federalist James Winthrop argued that a bill of rights was necessary in the Constitution because: a. the English had one, so America ought to mirror that example. b. the right to bear arms for the militia should be guarded by law. c. using the examples of Wilkes and Zenger, the protection of speech and press was essential. d. it would secure the minority against the usurpation and tyranny of the majority. e. ratification of the Constitution was in doubt without the inclusion of the Bill of Rights.

During the process of ratifying the Constitution: a. two states, Rhode Island and North Carolina, voted against ratification. b. Alexander Hamilton reversed himself and argued against ratification. c. propertied men and urban dwellers formed the chief support for the Anti-Federalists. d. northern state conventions unanimously supported ratification while southern ones were deeply divided. e. Thomas Jefferson sent numerous letters from Paris opposing passage, but he was too far away to be really influential.

All of the following statements are true of the Bill of Rights EXCEPT: a. English law strongly influenced some of its provisions. b. It defined, in part, the "unalienable rights" of the Declaration of Independence. c. James Madison considered it unnecessary, but proposed it anyway. d. Reflecting a change in American life caused by the Revolution, it protected religious freedom. e. It explicitly granted states the right of secession.

The Banner of the Society of Pewterers, one of many artisan groups that took part in the celebrations over the ratification of the Constitution, hails the Constitution as a solid foundation for: a. religious toleration. b. the rights of labor unions. c. preserving slavery. d. mercantilist policies. e. prosperity and freedom.

Which of the following is true of how the U.S. government in the 1790s dealt with Native Americans? a. Because the Constitution counted all Indians toward representation in Congress, Indians received all rights and privileges that other Americans did. b. Because the Constitution stated Indian tribes were "domestic dependent nations," the government treated them just as it treated nations like Great Britain and France. c. Henry Knox, the first secretary of war, pursued policies designed to exterminate Native Americans. d. The U.S. government made treaties with them mainly to transfer land to itself or to the states. e. No American leaders believed that Native Americans could assimilate into American society, so the government largely ignored Indians.

Who was defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794? a. Arthur St. Clair b. Henry Knox c. Little Turtle d. Tecumseh e. Anthony Wayne

Under the Treaty of Greenville of 1795: a. Great Britain agreed to remove its remaining forts from U.S. soil. b. twelve Indian tribes ceded most of Ohio and Indiana to the federal government. c. the U.S. government allowed Indians to petition for citizenship. d. the federal government forbade American settlement west of the Mississippi. e. the U.S. recognized Great Britain's claim to what is now Ontario.

What was the annuity system involving the U.S. government and certain Indian tribes? a. a system under which the Indians ceded land to the United States annually b. a system under which the federal government gave annual monetary grants to Indians c. a system that placed Indians on reservations d. a system that allowed a percentage of Indians each year to attend American schools e. a system where the states paid each local tribe an annual fee for their land

Hector St. John Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer: a. popularized the idea of the United States as a melting pot of ethnicities. b. was a thinly disguised allegory explaining the need for the Constitution. c. made the author so unpopular in the United States that he was forced to return to France. d. argued that America should reject manufacturing and remain an agrarian nation. e. made the case that free African Americans were "citizens of color" deserving of full legal rights.

Which of the following is true of American national identity as envisioned by the Constitution of 1787? a. The document distinguished only between those defined as American citizens, who were entitled to constitutionally protected rights, and aliens, who were not so entitled. b. The Constitution clearly states that persons of African descent could not be U.S. citizens, but that anyone of European or Asian descent could be. c. The "people" were free Americans; Native Americans and "other persons," meaning African-American slaves, were not considered part of the political nation. d. The Constitution expressly stated that only white men were entitled to the rights it delineated. e. The Constitution made clear that only civic nationalism, not ethnic nationalism, defined American national identity.

During the early years of the republic, African-Americans: a. were far fewer in number than Native Americans, so ignoring them was easy for the founders and early leaders. b. enjoyed none of the rights whites enjoyed. c. made up well over 10 percent of the total population. d. were all held as slaves except for a few free blacks in Massachusetts. e. found a champion for the cause of emancipation in Hector St. John Crèvecoeur.

The Naturalization Act of 1790 allowed: a. all immigrants to become citizens. b. only Irish, English, and German immigrants to become citizens. c. everyone except blacks to become citizens. d. only free white persons to become citizens. e. only white men to become citizens.

Who wrote Notes on the State of Virginia? a. James Madison b. George Mason c. George Washington d. St. George Tucker e. Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson believed that African-Americans: a. should eventually be able to enjoy their natural rights, but they would have to leave the United States to do so. b. who were held in slavery should be emancipated immediately and that every former slave family should be given a forty-acre farm in a western territory. c. should, if legally free, be allowed to marry white persons. d. like Indians, were naturally as intelligent as whites. e. should all be held in slavery because, like Indians, they were clearly inferior to persons of European descent