All of the following are correctly related to the end of the Atlantic slave trade, which occurred in 1808.  Which is NOT correct?
A. The number of slaves imported to the United States increased significantly in the years just before this deadline.
B. The high birthrate and internal slave trade revealed that the growth of the African American population increased, rather than decreased after the ban.
C. Coupled with the increased productivity of the cotton gin, the “shortage” caused by this ban created a higher demand which resulted in higher prices for slaves.
D. Following the ban of slavery in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, this ban further illustrated the government’s systematic plan to bring the  practice of slavery in the United States to an end.
E. Even with the end of the Middle Passage, the historical examples of the inhumanity of the slavery and slave trade continued to occur.
ANSWER: D

Which is true of the Federalist Papers?
A. The anti-Federalist writers Hamilton, Madison, and Jay succeeded in convincing state legislatures to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
B. Professor Forrest McDonald shared that the Federalists succeeded in using reason and logic to debunk the myths and fears circulated by anti-Federalists such as Patrick Henry.
C. James Madison, considered the Father of the Constitution, was one of the writers and remained committed to a strong central government throughout his life.
D. A committed nationalist, Alexander Hamilton, a writer, used his influence and the Bill of Rights, especially the power of the 10th Amendment, to secure ratification of the Constitution.
E. The writings were so persuasive that all 13 states immediately ratified the Constitution, thus replacing the Articles of Confederation as the governing document of the nation.
ANSWER: B

All of the following are correctly related to the formation of the American System during the Early Republic period.  Which is NOT correct?
A. Henry Clay, a western politician from Kentucky, was the main proponent of this idea and is often referred to as its “Father”.
B. This system involved the internal trade between the West, South, and North (Northeast) sections of the country, each responsible for unique contributions to the other.
C. The development of King Cotton in the South and its production for export to foreign countries, eventually providing the majority of the world’s cotton and becoming the highest percentage of the U.S. exports, was an essential element without which there would be no American System.
D. The system dictated that West and the South would supply the raw materials (food and cotton) to the urban cities of the Northeast, who would in exchange, produce the manufactured goods needed in those agrarian regions.
E. The growth and funding of the nation’s infrastructure, initially a state task, but increasingly a federally directed one, was an essential element of this internal trade required by this proposed system.
ANSWER: C

All of the following technical developments were presented and analyzed as elements of the new nation’s growing infrastructure EXCEPT
A. railroads
B. canals, especially the Erie Canal
C. Robert Fulton and the steamboat
D. roads, such as the interstate National Road in 1818
E. river power needed to textile factories such as Slater’s Mill
ANSWER: E

All of the following are correctly related to the separation of powers provided for in the Constituion.  Which is NOT correct?
A. American’s feared legislative authority, such as that of the former King George III, so they put limitations on that branch, such as the ability to impeach.
B. The Supreme Court, representing the judicial branch, came to be the final arbiter of the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress, since the Constitution is a legal document.
C. The legislative branch would be responsible for passing the laws of the new nation.
D. Executive authority belonged to the President, who would be responsible for signing or vetoing bills and for enforcing the laws of the land.
E. To prevent Congress from becoming too powerful, the Founding Father’s created a bicameral legislature, which is actually less powerful than a unicameral legislature.
ANSWER: A

All of the following are correctly associated with the market revolution that occurred after the Revolutionary War.  Which is NOT correct?
A. Many Americans began to find themselves subject to the wage system and became increasingly less self-sufficient than they were before.
B. Standards of living began to increase and the signs of it included things such as the use of individual chairs and silverware place settings.
C. While the barter system continued, more and more Americans began the  use currency, with fiat currency making gains on specie.
D. The industrial revolution during this time saw the replacement of the older textile industries with newer iron and steel-based industries.
E. Smart farmers practiced “mixed agriculture”, but as crops began to be grown for trade, rather than personal use, many came to rely on single crops for “export”.
ANSWER: D