Why did A. Hamilton include a “whiskey tax” in his financial plan approved by the House of Representatives in July 1791?

a. to help eliminate Revolutionary War debt

In 1807, which major policy change was enacted by the state legislature of New Jersey?

a.Previously qualified women and African Am. were denied voting rights.

What policy did George Mason of Virginia advocate at the Constitutional Convention that angered some delegates?

d. outlawing the transatlantic slave trade

Which group of American leaders lobbied to place the U.S. capital on the Potomac River?

c. Jefferson, Washington, and Madison

How did Congressional delegates achieve consensus in the creation and passage of the Articles of Confederation?

c. They created limited national government with clearly delineated powers.

Why did Adams select Jefferson to create the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

b. Adams believed delegates were more likely to unite behind a Virginian.

Which function did the Continental Congress NOT carry out?

c. The Continental Congress levied taxes.

Who served on the committee that drafted the Olive Branch Petition?

a. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, and John Rutledge

Where did the 1st U.S. Congress meet in March 1789?

c. in New York’s Federal Hall

The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution

b.defines the balance of power between states and the federal government

Charges 13-22 of the Declaration of Independence concern which grievances of the British Monarchy?

a. George III’s collusion with Parliament

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1
All of the following were features of Shay’s Rebellion EXCEPT it
c. mobilized popular response
a. was largely urban
e. inspired rural residents
b. was locally inspired
2
Why did A. Hamilton include a “whiskey tax” in his financial plan approved by the House of Representatives in July 1791?
e. to provide protection for westward expansion
c. to satisfy treaty debts with Native Americans
b. to help fund bridge construction in New York City
a. to help eliminate Revolutionary War debt
3
In 1807, which major policy change was enacted by the state legislature of New Jersey?
a.Previously qualified women and African Am. were denied voting rights.
b. Slaves were granted blanket emancipation.
c. Married women were granted the right to vote.
e. Female landowners were granted the right to vote.
4
Who said, “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists”?
c. John Adams
a. Alexander Hamilton
d. Thomas Jefferson
b. Benjamin Franklin
5
What policy did George Mason of Virginia advocate at the Constitutional Convention that angered some delegates?
c. advocating for an executive branch of government
d. outlawing the transatlantic slave trade
e. granting freed African Americans the right to vote
b. establishing a judicial branch of government
6
Which group of American leaders lobbied to place the U.S. capital on the Potomac River?
b. Washington, Hamilton, and Madison
c. Jefferson, Washington, and Madison
a. Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton
d. Hamilton, Jefferson, and Washington
7
During the Confederation Congress, the Federalists were sometimes called the
b. Nationalists
a. Regionalists
d. Localists
e. Provincialists
8
How did Congressional delegates achieve consensus in the creation and passage of the Articles of Confederation?
e. all of the above
d. They permitted the taxation of individuals.
a. They avoided giving government power to declare war.
c. They created limited national government with clearly delineated powers.
9
Alexander Hamilton was a Federalist?
True
False
10
Why did Adams select Jefferson to create the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
e. Adams believed delegates were more likely to unite behind a lawyer.
c. Adams believed delegates were more likely to unite behind a governor.
b. Adams believed delegates were more likely to unite behind a Virginian.
a.Adams believed delegates were more likely to unite behind a slave owner.
11
Which function did the Continental Congress NOT carry out?
a. The Continental Congress raised armies.
c. The Continental Congress levied taxes.
d. The Continental Congress disbursed funding.
b. The Continental Congress issued paper money.
12
Which battle was considered the final battle of the Revolutionary war?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Ticondoroga
13
George Washington was a Federalist?
False
True
14
Who served on the committee that drafted the Olive Branch Petition?
d. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Rutledge, and John Jay
a. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, and John Rutledge
c. John Jay, John Adams, John Rutledge, and Thomas Jefferson
b. Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin
15
Where did the 1st U.S. Congress meet in March 1789?
d. in Richmond’s Columbus Center
c. in New York’s Federal Hall
b. in Philadelphia’s State House
a. in Washington, DC
16
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution
d. outlines rights to religion, speech, and assembly
b.defines the balance of power between states and the federal government
c. establishes the right to a civil trial by jury
a. vests the judicial power of the United States in federal courts
17
To whom did John Adams write about Independence Day being celebrated for generations?
a. Abigail Adams
d. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. John Hancock
18
Who was the General that led the British Army during the Revolutionary War?
General Gage
General Washington
General La Fayette
General Howe
19
Charges 13-22 of the Declaration of Independence concern which grievances of the British Monarchy?
a. George III’s collusion with Parliament
e. none of the above
b. George III’s violence and cruelty in war against his American subjects
c. George III’s abuse of his executive powers

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