Text 8 Flashcards
Who claimed to “smell a rat” at the Consititutional Convention
Patrick Henry
Who briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention?
Hamilton
Who was the author of the Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
True or False: George Washigton was appointed president without any kind of election process
False
The Founding Fathers viewed the most democratic branch of the government as:
House of Representatives
According to the Constitution, the president does NOT have the authority to?
Resign and choose his successor
True or False: Thomas Jefferson was the most notable Virginian to free his slaves during the Revolution
False
With the end of the war.many Americans viewed the United States as?
Nation with a special destiny
In regard to religion,the Constitution?
Prevents Congress from establishing an official religion
One key element of Hamilton’s program to encourage manufacturing was his proposal for:
High protective tariffs
Who neogotiatws the extremely popular treaty with Spain?
Thomas Pinckney
To strengthen the government under the Articles of Confederation, Robert Morris wanted to?
Enlarge the national debt
Under the Constitution, Americans disagreed with the British over what?
Forts along the Canadian border
Madison’s Virginia plan:
Would create a two-house Congress
True or False: The Virginina Plan at the Constitutional Convention called for three separate branches of government
True
True or False: Thomas Jefferson was the most notable Virginian to free his slaves during the Revolution
False
In the Federalist No. 10 James Madison argued that
A republic would work especially well in the large, diverse country
Federalist No. 10 explains how a republic can
Be successful in a large, diverse society
The authors of the federalist were?
James madion
Hamilton
George Clinton
What did the Northwest Ordiance of 1787 do for the area north of the Ohio River?
Set the process for admitting new states to the union
By raising taxes in the early 1780s, the Confederation was able to reduce the national debt
False
After the Revolutionary War, American trade with Britian:
Resumed, but without access to the West Indies
____ settled the question of congressional representation
The Great Compromise
True or False: The Articles of Confederation left many powers to the states
True
Why did Elite Virginians despise Lord Dunmore?
His offer of freedom to slaves who wouks
Join the British
True or False: The Americans owed much of their success to the African American unit known as the “Ethopian Regiment”
False
The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it had been approved by?
Nine of the states
___ were worried about the rights of individuals
The Anti-Federalist
____ would provide a stable national currency
The Bank of the United States
