APUSH Review Ch 9

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The aftermath of the American Revolution triggered all of the following social changes EXCEPT: property requirements for voting were eliminated; trade and labor organizations were founded and grew; a movement for the separation of church and state gained momentum; efforts to abolish slavery began in the North.

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inheritance laws were restructured so that all property would go to a family’s eldest son.

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The state constitutions that were drafted beginning in 1776 had all of the following traits in common EXCEPT: a Bill of Rights, limited legislative powers, annual election of legislators, little authority for the executive branch, a weak judiciary.

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a Bill of Rights

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Economically, most Americans after the Revolution were

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worse off than they had been before the war

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What single issue nearly kept several colonies from refusing to sign the Articles of Confederation?

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Slavery

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Which of the following best describes Shays' Rebellion? A protest by debt-ridden farmers who were losing their land to foreclosures, A violent uprising between backcountry settlers, merchants, and native Americans, A conflict over heavy taxes on farm products, A battle over the border between Vermont and British Canada, A clash over duties imposed by neighboring states on each other's goods

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A protest by debt-ridden farmers who were losing their land to foreclosures

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The man nicknamed "the father of the Constitution" was

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James Madison

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Which of the following were NOT among the reasons for revising the Articles of Confederation at the 1787 meeting of state delegates in Philadelphia? Gaining better control over commerce, Curbing the unlimited democracy practiced in several states, Strengthening the central government, Safeguarding the Union from uprisings

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Protecting existing institutions, including slavery

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All of the following are true statements about the anti-federalists EXCEPT: they were opposed to a strong central government as outlined in the Constitution; Revolutionary leaders, including Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Richard Henry Lee, joined their ranks; they claimed that the Constitution was drawn up by the wealthy to protect their interests; they opposed adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution; their position was challenged in articles penned by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.

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they opposed adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.