All of the following promoted American literature in the 1790s except:     
 growth in the number of bookstores    
 book peddlers    
 * printing inventions    
 increased publication of books    
    

Approval of the Great Compromise at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention guaranteed     
 * proportional representation in the House and by state in the Senate.    
 elimination of slaves from the count to determine proportional representation in Congress.    
 that the institution of slavery would be gradually eliminated in 100 years.    
 an immediate end to the international slave trade.    
    

Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of these events?     
 * Annapolis, Constitutional Convention, Bill of Rights    
 XYZ, Citizen Genhat(e)t, French Revolution begins    
 Sedition Act, Indian Intercourse Act, Judiciary Act    
 Whiskey Rebellion, Bank of U.S., Fries Rebellion    
    

What dominated the literature of the Revolution?      
 * political concerns    
 religious concerns    
 economic concerns    
 Indian concerns    
    

Relative to population, the Untied States had more of these than any other country:     
 artists    
 wealthy homes    
 * newspapers    
 roads    
    

The delegates who met in Philadelphia in 1787 included all of the following except:       
 slave owners    
 Revolutionary War officers    
 * craftsmen and artisans    
 land speculators    
    

In 1789, President Washington was inaugurated in     
 Philadelphia.    
 Boston.    
 Washington, D.C.    
 * New York City.    
    

Under the provisions of the Virginia Plan,     
 the Articles of Confederation would have been amended to give Congress the power to levy taxes.    
 * a bicameral legislature would be organized according to state population.    
 an independent chief executive elected by popular vote would check legislative power.    
 a single house legislature would equally represent all states.    
    

The first ten amendments were quickly added to the newly ratified Constitution to     
 expand the power of the federal government over its citizens.    
 fulfill the promise made to Federalists who had opposed ratification.    
 limit the expressed rights of citizens in the face of national governmental power.    
 * reassure those who feared the power of the national government to restrict citizens' rights.    
    

The debate in Washington's administration over whether the United States should suspend the alliance it had signed with the French in 1778 reflected a basic disagreement over     
 * the U.S. role in international affairs and the nation's economic future.    
 which branch of the government should develop the nation's foreign policy.    
 the power of the federal government to regulate foreign trade.    
 the implications of the French Revolution for the rest of Europe.    
    

Washington's action in the Whiskey Rebellion demonstrated all of the following except:     
 the federal commitment to preserving the Union    
 * the president's ability to exercise war powers    
 the protection of the western boundary    
 the supremacy of the national over the local community    
    

In 1798, Americans became involved in a "Quasi-War" with      
 Spain.    
 England.    
 the Iroquois.    
 * France.    
    

Which one of the following has the LEAST in common with the other three?     
 Battle of Fallen Timbers    
 Treaty of Greenville    
 * Arthur St. Clair    
 Anthony Wayne    
    

Which one of the following populations is NOT correctly matched to the area?     
 Canada / 500,000    
 Spanish North America / 25,000    
 * Indian peoples / 100,000    
 United States / 5.3 million    
    

It is clear that the most important influence on popular voting for state delegates for the state ratification a. conventions of the Constitution was     
 * one's position on economic issues debated since the Revolution.    
 the persuasiveness of sophisticated arguments presented by the Federalists and anti-Federalists.    
 the logic of arguments presented by Revolutionary heroes.    
 the impact of the French Revolution.    
    

All of the following was true of the Democratic-Republican Party EXCEPT:     
 It was sympathetic to the French Revolution.    
 It favored limited federal power.    
 It drew strength from northern farmers.    
 * It was sympathetic to the British.    
    

Who was Judith Sargent Murray?     
 the first American woman author    
 * the first avowed American feminist    
 the first African American woman author    
 the first. American woman publisher    
    

Although faced with a vice president loyal to the opposition party and a cabinet that still consulted the retired Alexander Hamilton, John Adams's presidency benefited from     
 an on-going dispute with the British.    
 a stand-off with the Spanish over Florida.    
 * the impact of the XYZ Affair on Americans.    
 the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory.    
    

The "nationalists" who pressed for a strengthened union of the states in the aftermath of the American Revolution were LEAST likely to be     
 creditors.    
 merchants.    
 conservatives.    
 * small farmers.    
    

The Mingo Creek settlers were protesting     
 * an internal consumption tax on whiskey.    
 American support of the French Revolution.    
 the Indian Intercourse Act provisions.    
 the lack of a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.    
    

What tradition of British royalty did Washington and Adams adopt when serving as president?     
 * delivering addresses personally to Congress    
 using the title of His Excellency    
 wearing crowns    
 hereditary succession    
    

During the 1770s, Americans most prominently settled in new territories located in     
 New England.    
 the Middle States.    
 * the Backcountry.    
 the Upper South.    
    

In its ruling in Chisholm v. Georgia, the Supreme Court     
 enhanced the power of state governments.    
 established supremacy of the legislative branch of government over the executive branch.    
 denied Congress the opportunity to pass legislation conflicting with state law.    
 * overthrew the common law principle that a government could only be sued with its consent.    
    

Political supporters of Thomas Jefferson used the name Democratic Republicans to emphasize that the Federalists were      
 pro-French.    
 * pro-monarchy.    
 Localists.    
 for European political ties.    
    

The Revolution of 1800 included this transformation in political participation:     
 almost 100 percent of eligible voters turned out.    
 a secret ballot was introduced.    
 * universal white manhood suffrage was passed in four states.    
 property was dropped as a voting qualification throughout the nation.    
    

Passage of the Naturalization Act, the Alien Act, the Alien Enemies Act, and the Sedition Act by Federalists in 1798 reflected their primary intent to      
 eliminate British Loyalist influence in the United States once and for all.    
 limited foreign immigration to the United States.    
 force John Adams to take a stand on the issue of French-American relations.    
 * defeat the Republican opposition in Congress.    
    

Pickney's Treaty helped resolve the debate over Jay's Treaty by     
 renouncing Spanish claims in North America.    
 * opening the Mississippi to American shipping.    
 purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France.    
 saving face for Thomas Jefferson who had opposed both.    
    

In the ratification debate, a Federalist would have agreed with which one of the following statements in the debate over ratification of the Constitution?     
 The Articles of Confederation is the true "federal" government, sharing powers between the national and state governments.    
 The safest depository for the rights of the people lies in local governments.    
 * A strong national government is less susceptible to control by a single faction intent on limiting the rights of others.    
 The nation is too large for a single powerful government.    
    

The irony of both Madison's and Hamilton's views on factions is that they     
 * did the most to organize and solidify factions.    
 eventually refused to join the groups they formed.    
 encouraged President Washington to oppose factions.    
 decided to join the opposite sides.    
    

All of the following occurred in 1791 except:     
 Hamilton's "Report on Manufactures"    
 Bank of the United States chartered    
 * publication of Judith Sargent Murrary's "on the Equality of the Sexes"    
 Bill of Rights ratified    
    

How did the British hope to block American expansion?      
 * by creating an Indian buffer state    
 by creating an alliance with Spain    
 by promoting Canadian immigration into western regions    
 by setting up new colonies on the Great Lakes    
    

The MOST important piece of legislation passed by the first session of Congress was the     
 Coercive Act of 1789.    
 Report on the Public Credit 1790.    
 * Judiciary Act of 1789.    
 bill moving the federal capital to Washington, D.C.    
    

Reactions to this French ambassador's activities in the United States actually reflected a way of expressing opposition to the Washington administration as well as the larger issue of defining the international policies of the new United States:     
 Arthur St. Clair    
 * Edmond Genhat(e)t    
 Pierre L'Enfant    
 Jean de Crevecoeur    
    

Federalist strength in the Election of 1800 was greatest in     
 * New England.    
 the Middle States.    
 the South.    
 the West.    
    

All of the following were provisions of Jay's Treaty except:     
 * the signing of an alliance between the United States and Great Britain    
 British withdrawal from American soil by 1796    
 limited American trade with the British East and West Indies    
 assignment of most-favored nation status to both nations in trade matters    
    

All of the following were part of the growth and reassertion of Spain in North America up to the 1780s except:     
 acquiring French claims to Louisiana    
 expansion into California    
 seizing the Gulf coast during the American Revolution    
 * building forts on the Great Lakes    
    

In his first "Report on the Public Credit," Alexander Hamilton proposed     
 the establishment of a centralized Bank of the United States.    
 * that the federal government assume remaining state Revolutionary War debts.    
 funding the domestic debt and sharing the profits with its original holders.    
 high protective tariffs.    
    

What did works by such authors as John Filson explore?     
 the life and times of George Washington    
 * the new American man    
 the British heritage of the United States    
 the emerging American language    
    

A response to the problem that emerged in the election of 1800, the twelfth amendment     
 * created separate ballots for president and vice president.    
 limited campaign spending.    
 created an electoral college for the election of president and vice president.    
 listed candidates on ballot according to party affiliation.    
    

All of the following were outcomes of the Mingo Creek protest except:     
 Federal power prevailed over community.    
 * Whiskey Rebellion leaders were executed.    
 Widespread resistance continued.    
 No substantial revenue was collected.    
    

Under the impact of the Hamilton economic program,     
 the United States teetered on the brink of economic disaster.    
 foreign investment in government securities dramatically declined.    
 * the health of the United States' economy improved significantly.    
 a heavily industrialized economy appeared in the United States.    
    

All of the following were frustrations that prompted Westerners to challenge the national government's legal authority in 1794 except:     
 * activity of land speculation companies in the West    
 the government's inability to subdue the Indians    
 passage of a federal excise tax on whiskey    
 the government's failure to arrange unencumbered use of the Mississippi River    
    

The Whiskey Rebellion, the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and Jay's Treaty all occurred in     
 1788.    
 1792.    
 * 1794.    
 1798.    
    

All of the following were true of the Mingo Creek issue except:     
 poor farmers and squatters versus land speculators    
 government failure to defeat the Indians    
 Mingo Creek Democratic Society, a Jeffersonian pro-French group    
 * Washington's supporting the rebels    
    

After 1800, the Federalists were most likely to be found in     
 areas linked to the commercial economy.    
 * New England.    
 remote and Backcountry sections.    
 urban areas.    
    

Between 1770 and 1790, what did the Ohio Valley become?     
 the Indian buffer state    
 * the hotbed of sentiment for the French alliance    
 the site of war between Indians and settlers    
 the site of conflict between slave holders and those favoring free soil    
    

All of the following were opposed by Washington in his Farewell Address except:     
 sectional loyalty    
 party politics    
 * American disinterest in Europe     
 political ties to England    
    

In their response to the Sedition Act persecutions, what principle did Republicans help establish?     
 freedom of religion    
 * freedom of the press    
 freedom of speech     
 freedom of peaceful assembly    
    

The Intercourse Act of 1790 established the precedent in relations between the United States government and the Indian tribes of     
 treating Indian tribes as wards of the United States government.    
 denying the independence of so-called Indian "nations."    
 using the military to force acquisition of Indian land by the United States government.    
 * using treaties to establish and maintain relations between the two.    
    

What percentage of the electoral vote did Jefferson capture in the election of 1800?     
 * 53%    
 73%    
 57%    
 60%