APUSH Chapter 6

           To persuade Massachusetts, Virginia, and New York to ratify the Constitution, leading Federalists promised that

• George Washington would become the first president.
• a bill of rights would be added to the Constitution.
• New York City would be the national capital
• New York and Virginia would regain their former western claims.

In Federalist No. 10, James Madison maintained that the constitutional government would accomplish which of the following ends?

• Eliminate the need for political parties
• Protect the rights of individual states against abuses by the central government
• Prevent any one faction from becoming dominant
• Bring focus and order to American foreign policy

The Constitution, as completed on September 17, 1787, gave the national government which of the following?

• Powers equal to those that were granted to the states
• A weak chief executive with carefully limited powers
• Fewer powers than those reserved to the states
• Broad powers over taxation, military defense, and commerce

The three-fifths compromise dealt with which of the following issues?

• Interstate trade
• Presidential terms 
• Slavery
• Voting qualifications 

What did Shay's Rebellion, which took place in Massachusetts in the winter of 1786-1787, demonstrate to American political leaders? 

• The institution of slavery posed a threat to the American republic. 
• A stronger national government was needed to solve the nation's monetary problems. 
• Patriots in Massachusetts had always been more radical than those in the other states. 
• Unless they gained the right to vote, propertyless men would destroy the American republic. 

The Great Compromise led to which of the following outcomes? 

• A bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate
• The separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. 
• A division of powers between the states and the national governement
• Interstate and foreign trade controlled by the national government

Which of the following issues formed the basis for the major political and economic challenges that faced postrevolutionary state governments in the 1780s?

• Conflicts between property owners and those who had nothing
• Plentiful but worthless paper currency and big debts
• Wealthy citizens' demands for low taxes and the repudiation of state debts
• Por citizens' demands for governmental assistance in finding jobs

Why was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 significant?

• It created the Bank of North America and charged it with overseeing the sales of western lands.
• It prohibited slavery in the territory and earmarked funds from land sales for public schools.
• The ordinance mandated the forced removal of Native Americans from the Confederation’s new western lands.
• The land ordinance recognized the newly organized states of Kentucky and Tennessee as members of the Confederation.

Which of the following was a result of the Loyalists’ exodus during and after the Revolution?

• Patriot merchants replaced Tories at the top of the economic ladder.
• The American Revolution became an economic as well as political revolution
• Radical democrats replaced entrepreneurial-minded merchants as American leaders.
• Their land was confiscated and divided among the landless, who gained new rights.

Although women made few gains in the eighteenth century, they did achieve a degree of progress in 1790 when they won which of the following?

• Suffrage in New York State
• The right to hold office in Rhode Island
• The right of entry into college in Virginia
• Equal access to public education in Massachusetts