APUSH chapter 6

• What were the military conspirators of the Newburgh Conspiracy MOST distressed about concerning national affairs?

  
  

  A: lack of pay for the Continental Army after the war, despite still being mobilized

  
  

  B: the power of the Federalists in Congress

  
  

  C: the immediate prospect of renewed fighting with Great Britain

  
  

  
  

  D: sufficient arms and men to fight Indians in the West

  A: lack of pay for the Continental Army after the war, despite still being mobilized
• The following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT

  
  

  A: all 13 states were needed to agree to levy (impose) taxes on all of the citizens

  
  

  B: nine states had to agree to pass a law.

  
  

  C: the state legislatures were too strong and influential in key matters such as raising taxes and paying off debts.

  
  

  D: the confederation among the states was too strong and too centralized.

  D: the confederation among the states was too strong and too centralized.
• What publication authored by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in 1787 advocated ratification of the Constitution by the states?

  
  

  A: The Anti-Federalist Papers

  
  

  B: The Federalist Papers

  
  

  C: The Bill of Rights Papers

  
  

  D: The Constitution Papers

  B: The Federalist Papers
• What was the name of the hybrid plan that resolved the dispute between the larger states and the smaller states about the allocation of representation in Congress?

  
  

  A: The Massachusetts Plan

  
  

  B: The New York Plan

  
  

  C: The Connecticut Plan or The Great Compromise

  
  

  D: The Maryland Plan

  C: The Connecticut Plan or The Great Compromise
• How did arguments at the Constitutional Convention about how much power to give to the president get resolved?

  
  

  A: The delegates declined to give the president a veto over legislation enacted by Congress.

  
  

  B: The delegates gave the president a veto over legislation, but a two-thirds vote by each chamber of Congress could override a presidential veto.

  
  

  C: The delegates gave the president a veto over legislation, but a two-thirds vote just by the Senate could override a presidential veto.

  
  

  D: The delegates gave the president a veto over legislation, but a veto could be overridden by a majority of the Supreme Court.

  B: The delegates gave the president a veto over legislation, but a two-thirds vote by each chamber of Congress could override a presidential veto.
• The issue of how to account for slaves for purposes of establishing a state's representation in the House of Representatives

  
  

  A: was left unresolved by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention.

  
  

  B: was resolved by the three-fifths clause compromise at the Constitutional Convention.

  
  

  C: was an issue in which northern and southern delegates immediately agreed because of their common economic interests.

  
  

  D: was resolved by counting each slave as if he or she was a "white or other free Citizen or inhabitant" of the United States.

  B: was resolved by the three-fifths clause compromise at the Constitutional Convention.
• Advocates of the Constitution enjoyed the following advantages over opponents of the Constitution during the battle over ratification EXCEPT

  
  

  A: the Constitution provided taxation powers and legal assurances for those afraid of another Shays's Rebellion.

  
  

  B: the Constitution provided security assurances for those wanting a strong U.S. Army to protect them from Indians along the Indian frontier.

  
  

  C: the Constitution provided assurances for those who worried that a strong national government would trample on the rights of sovereign states and the liberties of individual citizens.

  
  

  D: the Constitution provided debt collection and taxation powers to those worried about the nation's credit rating.

  C: the Constitution provided assurances for those who worried that a strong national government would trample on the rights of sovereign states and the liberties of individual citizens.
• Which of the following was causing the GREATEST problem for ratification of the Constitution in the states?

  
  

  A: a failure to include a Bill of Rights

  
  

  B: the refusal of multiple states to even call a Constitutional Convention

  
  

  C: the fear that the Constitution could not protect the financial health and well-being of the nation

  
  

  D: the fear that the executive created in the Constitution, the president, wasn't strong enough

  A: a failure to include a Bill of Rights
• The first 10 amendments composing the Bill of Rights included protections of individual rights for the following EXCEPT

  
  

  A: protections of freedom of religious expression

  
  

  .B: protections of freedom of the press and speech.

  
  

  C: protections to the right of trial by jury and right to a speedy trial.

  
  

  D: protections to the right to public education


  D: protections to the right to public education
• Upon assuming his cabinet position, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton took all the following actions to address the nation's financial crisis EXCEPT

  
  

  A: the creation of a Customs Service to collect taxes on imported goods.

  
  

  B: the negotiation of a $50,000 loan from the Bank of New York to keep the new government going

  
  

  C: the organization of what would become the U.S. Coast Guard to be sure that imports were not smuggled into the country without being taxed.

  
  

  D: Ignoring the 54 million dollar debt accrued by the new United States from the Revolution


  D: Ignoring the 54 million dollar debt accrued by the new United States from the Revolution
• What action(s) did Treasury Secretary Hamilton recommend to Congress to address the crushing federal and state debts faced by the federal and the state governments?

  
  

  A: the writing off (accepting the loss) of all national government and state government debts accrued during the Revolutionary War period without paying off any federal or state creditors

  
  

  B: the writing off of all national government Revolutionary War debt and permitting each state government to handle their Revolutionary War debt as they saw fit

  
  

  C: the federal government paying off all Revolutionary War debt accrued by the national government and the federal government assuming and paying off of all state government debt accrued during the Revolutionary War period

  
  

  D: paying off the national government Revolutionary War debt at a 50% discount and encouraging states to handle their Revolutionary War debt similarly


  C: the federal government paying off all Revolutionary War debt accrued by the national government and the federal government assuming and paying off of all state government debt accrued during the Revolutionary War period
• What did Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton propose in December 1790 to stabilize the economy of the United States?

  
  

  A: free coinage of silver

  
  

  B: a federal bank, the Bank of the United States, that would issue currency for the economy

  
  

  C: to permit states to issue paper currency

  
  

  D: to permit Congress to issue paper currency

  B: a federal bank, the Bank of the United States, that would issue currency for the economy
• One of the major benefits of the Bank of the United States, according to Hamilton, would be

  
  

  A: to expand the amount of credit available to individual businesses, states and other countries, stimulating commerce and trade.

  
  

  B: to reduce the number and value of promissory notes (I Owe You's) issued by the government.

  
  

  C: to increase inflation to a healthy rate for debtors and farmers.

  
  

  D: to reduce the economic power of big northern cities such as Philadelphia, New York, and Boston.

  A: to expand the amount of credit available to individual businesses, states and other countries, stimulating commerce and trade.
• Jefferson and Madison opposed the creation of the Bank of the United States for the following reasons EXCEPT

  
  

  A: they felt it would harm independent farmers.

  
  

  B: they believed it would enrich the already wealthy who had made their supposedly ill-gotten gains through speculation rather than hard work.

  
  

  C: they believed the bank was an unconstitutional extension of federal power.

  
  

  D: They believed the Bank of the United States would benefit everyone more than State-run banks

  D: They believed the Bank of the United States would benefit everyone more than State-run banks
• Treasury Secretary Hamilton successfully argued to President Washington that the Bank of the United States was constitutional because

  
  

  A: the Tenth Amendment authorized the creation of a federal bank.

  
  

  B: the "necessary and proper" clause in Article One of the Constitution gave Congress the authority to do everything required for the federal government to carry out its taxation and borrowing powers.

  
  

  C: a federal bank was expressly authorized in Article One of the Constitution.

  
  

  D: a federal bank had been envisioned by many of the farmers of the Constitution including Madison.


  B: the "necessary and proper" clause in Article One of the Constitution gave Congress the authority to do everything required for the federal government to carry out its taxation and borrowing powers.
• Which of the following prompted the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794?

  
  

  A: an effort by Congress to prohibit the production, sale, and consumption of whiskey in the country

  
  

  B: a tax on all producers of whiskey, including whiskey-making farmers, passed by Congress

  
  

  C: a customs duty applied on the importation of whiskey from abroad increasing the cost of whiskey to consumers in the United States

  
  

  D: a law passed by Congress to repeal the tax on whiskey and replace it with other "sin taxes"

  B: a tax on all producers of whiskey, including whiskey-making farmers, passed by Congress
• The following were features or consequences of Pinckney's Treaty EXCEPT

  
  

  A: it opened the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans to U.S. commerce.

  
  

  B: it pushed the northern border of Florida further northward and southward.

  
  

  C: It helped gain the security of the nation under Washington

  
  

  D: It put Spain into the position of declaring war on the U.S.


  D: It put Spain into the position of declaring war on the U.S.
• Why did President Adams's peace overtures to France in 1798 and 1799 initially fail?

  
  

  A: President Adams's new diplomatic delegation to France undermined his peace goals and objectives by demanding French foreign minister Talleyrand pay American diplomats a bribe.

  
  

  B: Americans became outraged by the demand of the French for a bribe as a condition for negotiating with American diplomats.

  
  

  C: They were not made in good faith, but designed strictly to alleviate political pressure from the Federalists.

  
  

  D: France refused to negotiate about French naval interference with U.S. commercial shipping under any conditions.

  B: Americans became outraged by the demand of the French for a bribe as a condition for negotiating with American diplomats.
• What was the immediate result of the heightened tensions between the France and the United States following the XYZ Affair?

  
  

  A: the outbreak of the Quasi-War, an undeclared war between-1797 to 1800-between the United States and France

  
  

  B: a new diplomatic initiative by the United States to reduce boiling tensions between France and the United States

  
  

  C: an all-out war between France and the United States that proved costly to both sides

  
  

  D: concluding new defensive treaties with England and Spain in anticipation of war with France

  A: the outbreak of the Quasi-War, an undeclared war between-1797 to 1800-between the United States and France
• Which of the following was not true of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

  
  

  A: The Alien Acts lengthened the time to qualify for citizenship from 5 to 14 years and allowed the government to deport anyone deemed dangerous to the United States.

  
  

  B: The Sedition Act made it a crime to criticize the President or Congress

  
  

  C: Unlike the Alien Act, the Sedition Act was vigorously enforced.

  
  

  D: The Democratic-Republicans supported the Alien and Sedition Acts, as necessary to maintain political loyalty in time of war.


  D: The Democratic-Republicans supported the Alien and Sedition Acts, as necessary to maintain political loyalty in time of war.
• Which of the following was one of the key differences between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan? (Yes, the NJ plan has just one house, just go with 2 for this question because multiple quizlets have it the same way, C is correct because its the "least wrong"

  
  

  A: The Virginia Plan called for two elected houses of Congress, both elected by equal representation-- while, the New Jersey plan called for two elected houses by states, with proportional representation for each house.

  
  

  B: The New Jersey Plan called for two elected houses of Congress, both elected by proportional representation-- while, the Virginia plan called for two elected houses by the states, with equal size delegations for each state.

  
  

  C: The Virginia Plan called for two elected houses of Congress, with the both chambers elected by proportional representation while, the New Jersey plan called for two elected houses of Congress, with equal size delegations for each state.

  
  

  D: The Virginia Plan called for two elected houses of Congress by states, with equal size delegations for each state-- while, the New Jersey Plan called for only one elected house of Congress with equal size delegations for each state.

  C: The Virginia Plan called for two elected houses of Congress, with the both chambers elected by proportional representation while, the New Jersey plan called for two elected houses of Congress, with equal size delegations for each state.
• The following were true of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 EXCEPT

  
  

  A. women, slaves, American Indians, and free blacks were not represented in any way by the delegates present

  
  

  B. only eight had signed the Declaration of Independence and some of the most prominent leaders of the Revolution were absent

  
  

  C. a majority of the delegates possessed college degrees

  
  

  D. Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and Sam Adams attended the Convention and advocated for a strong central government


  D. Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and Sam Adams attended the Convention and advocated for a strong central government
• How did Treasury Secretary Hamilton finally persuade the influential House leader James Madison and Secretary of State Jefferson to support his economic plan for addressing federal government and state government debt?

  
  

  A: Hamilton assured Jefferson and Madison he would oppose proposals for a U.S. National Bank in exchange for their political support for his economic plan

  
  

  .B: Hamilton promised Jefferson and Madison he would not support the Federal Government interfering with slavery

  
  

  C: Hamilton agreed to support Jefferson and Madison's desire to move the permanent capital of the United States further south between Maryland and Virginia in exchange for their political support for his economic plan.

  
  

  D: Hamilton agreed to support the presidential ambitions of Jefferson to succeed President Washington and Madison's desire to become secretary of state in exchange for their political support for his economic plan.


  C: Hamilton agreed to support Jefferson and Madison's desire to move the permanent capital of the United States further south between Maryland and Virginia in exchange for their political support for his economic plan.
• The following represented principles of Republican Motherhood after the Revolutionary War EXCEPT

  
  

  A: women needed a better education than that given to their mothers and grandmothers to fulfill their new republican roles in the American republic.

  
  

  B: women would advise their husbands and raise their sons to be active citizens.

  
  

  C: women would advise their daughters to be part of another generation of republican mothers who shaped the nation at home.

  
  

  D: women deserved full political equality and fully equal legal rights to participate equally with men in the new American republic.


  D: women deserved full political equality and fully equal legal rights to participate equally with men in the new American republic.
• What did Jay's Treaty accomplish for the United States?

  
  

  A) It healed the political divisions in the United States over foreign policy towards Great Britain and France

  
  

  B) it guaranteed the removal of British troops from the Mississippi Valley within ninety days and accomplished all of the policy goals of President Washington concerning Great Britain

  
  

  C) it muted further public political attacks against President Washington

  
  

  D) the treaty with Great Britain avoided war over the seizure of American ships

  D) the treaty with Great Britain avoided war over the seizure of American ships