Chapters 9 And 10 Test

Question 1

The idea that american women had special responsibility to cultivate civic virtue in their children

Answer 1

Republican motherhood

Question 2

A type of special assembly originally developed in Massachusetts for drawing up fundamental law that would be superior to ordinary law

Answer 2

Constitutional convention

Question 3

The first constitutional government of the United States

Answer 3

Articles of confederation

Question 4

The territory north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River that came to be governed by the confederations acts of 1785 and 1787

Answer 4

Old northwest

Question 5

In the Northwest Territories six mile by six mile square areas consisting of thirty six sections one of which was set aside for public schools

Answer 5

Townships

Question 6

The status of western area under the northwest ordinance after it established an organized government but before it became a state

Answer 6

Territory

Question 7

The large state plan proposed by the constitutional convention representation both houses of federal legislature would be based on population

Answer 7

Virginias population

Question 8

The small state plan proposed to the constitutional convention by which every state would have completely equal representation in a unicameral legislature

Answer 8

New Jersey plan

Question 9

The constitutional compromise between north and south that resulted in each slave being counted as 60 percent of a free person for purposes of representation on congress

Answer 9

Three fifths compromise

Question 10

The official under the new constitution who would be commander in chief of the armed forces appoint judges and other officials and have the power to veto legislation

Answer 10

President

Question 11

A list of guarantees that federalists promised to add the constitution in order to win ratification

Answer 11

Bill of rights

Question 12

Society of Cincinnati

Answer 12

An exclusive order of military officers that aroused strong democratic opposition

Question 13

Virginia statute for religious freedom

Answer 13

Legislation passed by alliance of Jefferson and the baptists that disestablished the Anglican Church

Question 14

Articles of confederation

Answer 14

Original american governmental charter of 1781 that was put out of business by the constitution

Question 15

Northwest ordinance of 1787

Answer 15

Legislation that provided for the orderly transformation of western territories to states

Question 16

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 16

Revered older statement whose prestige in the constitutional convention helped facilitate the great compromise

Question 17

Daniel shays

Answer 17

Revolutionary war veteran who led poor farmers in a revolt that failed but had far reaching consequences

Question 18

George Washington

Answer 18

Unanimously elected chairman of the secret convention of demigods

Question 19

James Madison

Answer 19

Father of the constitution and author of the federalist no. 10

Question 20

Federalists

Answer 20

Wealthy conservatives devoted to republicanism who engineered a nonviolent political transformation

Question 21

New name for Anglican Church after it was disestablished and deanglicanized in Virginia and elsewhere

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Protestant episcopal church

Question 22

Patrick Henry

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Virginia antifederalist leader who thought the constitution spelled the end of liberty and equality

Question 23

Alexander Hamilton

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Young New Yorker who argued eloquently for the constitution even though he favored an even stronger central government

Question 24

John jay

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Frustrated foreign affairs secretary under the articles, one of the three authors of the federalist

Question 25

Samuel Adams

Answer 25

Leading Massachusetts radical during american rev who led the opposition to the const in his state in 1787

Question 26

Put in order:

1. Fifty five Demi God secretly meet in Philadelphia to drafts new charter of government
2. The first american national government , more a league of states than a real government into effect
3. At the request of congress , the states draft new constitutions based on the authority of people
4. The constitution is ratified by the nine states necessary to put into effect
5. Debtor farmers fail into rebellion, setting off conservative fears and demand for a stronger government to control anarchy

Answer 26

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Question 27

Forced acceptance of the three fifths compromise counting each slave as three fifths of a person for purposes of representation

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The north south conflict in the constitutional convention over counting slaves for representation

Question 28

Made the federalists promise to add a bill of rights to constitution

Answer 28

Antifederalist fears of const would destroy liberties

Question 29

Nearly bankrupted the national government and invited assaults on american interests by foreign powers

Answer 29

The weakness of the articles of confederation

Question 30

Laid the basis for the Virginia statute for religious freedom and the separation of powers

Answer 30

The disestablishment of the Anglican Church

Question 31

Brought about somewhat greater social and economic equality and the virtual end to slavery in the north

Answer 31

The American Revolution

Question 32

Finally brought New York to ratify the constitution by a narrow margin

Answer 32

The federalist and fears that New York would be left out of the Union

Question 33

Issued a call to congress for a special convention to revise the articles of confederation

Answer 33

A meeting in Annapolis to discuss revising the articles of conferderation

Question 34

Forced the adoption of the great compromise which required a bicameral legislature with two different bases of representation

Answer 34

The conflict in the constitutional convention between large and small states

Question 35

Scared conservatives and made them determined to strengthen the central government against debtors

Answer 35

Shays rebellion

Question 36

Made possible the approval of the articles of confederation and the passage of two important laws governing western lands

Answer 36

Agreement among states to give up western land claims

Question 37

The cabinet office in Washington’s administration headed by a brilliant young West Indian immigrant who distrusted the people

Answer 37

Treasury

Question 38

Hamiltonian policy of having the federal government pay the financial obligations of the states

Answer 38

Assumption

Question 39

Political organizations, not envisioned in the constitution, and considered dangerous to national unity by most of the founders

Answer 39

Political parties

Question 40

Political and social upheaval supported by most Americans during its moderate beginnings in 1789, but the cause of the bitter divisions after it took a radical turn in 1792

Answer 40

French Revolution

Question 41

Declaration by president Washington in 1793 that announced Americas policy with respect to the French Revolutionary wars between Britain and France

Answer 41

Neutrality proclamation 1793

Question 42

Treaty following Miami Indians defeat in the battle of fallen timbers that ceded Ohio to the United States but gave Indians limited sovereignty

Answer 42

Treaty if Greenville

Question 43

Scandal in which three french agents attempted to bribe U.S. diplomats outraging the American public and causing the undeclared war with France

Answer 43

XYZ affair

Question 44

Law passed by the federalists during the undeclared french war that made it a criminal offense to critisize or defame government officials , including the president

Answer 44

Sedition acts

Question 45

The peace treaty courageously signed by president John Adams that ended the undeclared war with France as well as the official french american alliance

Answer 45

Convention of 1800

Question 46

The doctrine, proclaimed the thomas Jeffersons Kentucky resolution that’s state can block s federal law it considers unconstitional

Answer 46

Nullification

Question 47

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 47

Washingtons Secretary of State and the organizer of a political party opposed to Hamiltons policies

Question 48

James m

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