


To the settlers and squatters at Mingo Creek, George Washington was
A. the hero of the Revolution.
B. a greedy land speculator.
C. too friendly with the Spanish.
D. treasonous for supporting the French Revolution.
ANSWER: B


In dealing with the Mingo Creek whiskey rebels, President Washington
A. did not take action because of political issues.
B. worked for compromise to protect the republic.
C. sent a larger army that he had commanded in the Revolution.
C. placated them because the British were trying to take advantage.
ANSWER: C


The Treaty of Greenville gave the United States all of the following except:
A. Ohio
B. Indiana
C. Colorado
D. Chicago
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following was LEAST likely to be a nationalist?
A. merchants
B. conservatives
C. Continental Army officers
D. farmers
ANSWER: D


The Virginia Plan was to the larger states with nationalist aims as the ________ Plan was to the smaller states with localist sympathies:
A. Vermont
B. Delaware
C. Rhode Island
D. New Jersey
ANSWER: D


The Federalist was a series of essays designed to win support for
A. a bill of rights to be added to the Constitution.
B. the ratification of the Constitution.
C. the Articles of Confederation.
D. Hamilton's economic programs.
ANSWER: B


Which one of the following is the RESULT of the others?
A. writing of The Federalist essays
B. ratification of the Constitution
C. promise of a Bill of Rights
D. Annapolis Convention
ANSWER: B


To defend his National Bank's constitutionality, Hamilton proposed this argument:
A. delegated powers
B. loose construction
C. nullification
D. northern merchants
ANSWER: B


The Intercourse Act of 1790 was an attempt to solve problems in trade with
A. British West Indies.
B. Spanish New Orleans.
C. Indian tribes.
D. France Caribbean.
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following was NOT a Jeffersonian concept?
A. strict construction of the constitution
B. belief in a strong congress
C. agrarian purity and states rights
D. an industrially-based national economy
ANSWER: D


Which one of the following was NOT an issue raised by Mingo Creek rebels?
A. extent of federal government's authority
B. the place of the West in politics
C. meaning of the Revolution
D. issue of continuing slavery
ANSWER: D


The new federal government committed over 80 percent of its operating budget to
A. building an army and navy to fight the French and English.
B. defeating the Indians.
C. building a new capital in the District of Columbia.
D. enacting Hamilton's economic plans.
ANSWER: B


Which one of the following groups was the LEAST likely to be a leader or delegate to the Constitutional Convention?
A. college graduate
B. artisans and farmers
C. lawyers
D. plantation and slave owners
ANSWER: B


One of the compromises at the Convention was over the slave population and was settled by the "three-fifths rule." This meant
A. three-fifths of a state's voters had to be white.
B. up to three-fifths of slaves were eligible to vote.
C. a slave's vote counted three-fifths of a white's.
D. five slaves equaled three freemen in population representation.
ANSWER: D


Which one of the following was NOT an author of The Federalist?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. James Mason
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. John Jay
ANSWER: A


Ratified in 1789, the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution
A. declared that no state could be sued by citizens of another.
B. created separate ballots for president and vice-president.
C. established a system of federal courts.
D. spelled out the membership of the president's Cabinet.
ANSWER: A


The placement of the national capital on the boundary of Virginia and Maryland came about in a compromise to obtain enough votes to
A. ratify Jay's and Pinckney's Treaties.
B. pass Hamilton's assumption plan.
C. ratify the Bill of Rights.
D. pass the Alien and Sedition Acts.
ANSWER: B


The first avowed feminist in American history was:
A. Mary Wollstonecraft
B. Mercy Warren Otis
C. Judith Sargent Murray
D. Molly Pitcher
ANSWER: C


When Edmund Genet came to enlist American aid for France, he was most likely to get support from this group:
A. Republicans
B. Federalists
C. Hamiltonians
D. northern merchants
ANSWER: A


As a result of reaction to the XYZ Affair, Americans
A. increased the size of the army.
B. declared war on France and its allies.
C. allied itself more closely with England.
D. began seizing British ships.
ANSWER: A



Which one of the following was the RESULT of the other three?
A. Kentucky and Virginia Resolves
B. "Quasi-war" with France
C. Alien and Sedition Acts
D. XYZ Affair
ANSWER: A


Which one of the following lists the events in chronological order?  (1) Jay's Treaty                  (3) Battle of Fallen Timbers  (2) Indian Intercourse Act        (4) Pinckney's Treaty       
A. 4,1,2,3
B. 2,3,1,4
C. 3,2,1,4
D. 1,4,2,3
ANSWER: B


Between 1770 and 1790, American settlement moved across what reign?
A. Rockies
B. Appalachians
C. Black Hills of North Dakota
D. Catskills
ANSWER: B


The Federalist was published in
A. 1786-1787.
B. 1787-1788.
C. 1797-1798.
D. 1799-1800.
ANSWER: B


This event occurs the same year that Washington is inaugurated as president:
A. Ohio Indians defeat St. Clair
B. Treaty of Greenville
C. French Revolution
D. Whiskey Rebellion
ANSWER: C


Which state's vote divided in 1800 to give Jefferson the presidency?
A. New York
B. Georgia
C. Virginia
D. Pennsylvania
ANSWER: D


The line of settlement in the Backcountry mainly followed the
A. St. Lawrence River.
B. northern coast.
C. Great Lakes.
D. Ohio River.
ANSWER: D


These states and/or areas were the stronghold of the Federalists in the 1800 election:
A. the South and the middle states
B. New England, the middle coast and territories
C. Lower South and New England
D. New York and Virginia
ANSWER: B


President Washington owned thousands of acres of land.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Congress placed a tax on whiskey to help pay for the Indian Wars.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


James Madison was chosen as the chair of the Constitutional Convention.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The Federalist was written in defense of the Constitution.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The Constitution gives authority to the Cabinet to advise the president.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Washington's Cabinet insisted on neutrality in the wars that followed the French Revolution.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The French constructed the fort that would later become the city of Memphis.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The Treaty of Greenville involved twelve Indian nations.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The French suspended diplomatic relations with the United States in 1796.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Women's literacy rates were higher than men's in the 1790's.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The new federal government committed over 80% of its operating budget to tax reform.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Rhode Island refused to send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The Virginia Plan included a proposal to scrap the Articles of Confederation.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The most critical convention for ratification of the Constitution took place in New York.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Jefferson's interpretation of the Constitution was a loose one.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was supposed to provide for the protection of Indian lands.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Washington was treated well by the press throughout his term of office.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


In the 1796 election, Adams was chosen as president while Madison was his vice president.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The XYZ Affair helped Adams' popularity soar.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


All free men were allowed to vote in the election of 1800.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B

