Chapter 9 Quiz | APUSHfive

1. The American Revolution is most accurately described as

(A) a total upheaval of colonial society.
(B) highly disruptive to work, social, cultural, and economic life in the colonies.
(C) a violent overthrow of the existing political framework.
(D) more of an evolution than a revolution.
(E) a war that reached far into even the most isolated communities.

2. The aftermath of the American Revolution triggered all of the following social changes EXCEPT

(A) Property requirements for voting were eliminated.
(B) Trade and labor organizations were founded and grew.
(C) Inheritance laws were restructured so that all property would go to a family's eldest son.
(D) A movement for the separation of church and state gained momentum.
(E) Efforts to abolish slavery began in the North.

3. What is meant by the term republican motherhood?

(A) Women as shapers of future citizens.
(B) Women as vital supporters of the revolutionary cause.
(C) New opportunities for women as future educators.
(D) The special responsibility elected officials' wives have to set an example for other women.
(E) The justification for giving women voting rights.

4. The state constitutions that were drafted beginning in 1776 had all of the following traits in common EXCEPT

(A) A Bill of Rights.
(B) Limited legislative powers.
(C) Annual election of legislators.
(D) Little authority for the executive branch.
(E) A weak judiciary.

5. Economically, most Americans after the Revolution were

(A) Much better off financially than they had been before the war.
(B) Worse off than they had been before the war.
(C) Still heavily importing British goods.
(D) In roughly the same financial position as they had been before the war.
(E) Rapidly shifting from farming to manufacturing.

6. What single issue nearly kept several colonies from refusing to sign the Articles of Confederation?

(A) Slavery
(B) The organization of the federal government
(C) Taxation
(D) States' rights
(E) Western lands

7. Although they were a landmark in government, why were the Articles of Confederation ultimately replaced with the U.S. Constitution?

(A) The Articles gave each state just one vote in Congress, regardless of size.
(B) The Articles required a unanimous vote of all states to amend them.
(C) The Articles gave Congress no power to regulate commerce or to enforce taxation.
(D) The Articles forced states to sacrifice too much of their authority to a central government.
(E) The Articles prevented Congress from making treaties.

8. Passed by the Confederation Congress, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

(A) Detailed how western lands would be divided into towns.
(B) Banned slavery in the Old Northwest.
(C) Allowed colonies to become states once they contained 30,000 residents.
(D) Permanently placed the West under the authority of the federal government.
(E) Called for the sale of western lands to cover the national debt.

9. Although having vastly different outcomes, both the American and French Revolutions shared which of the following traits in common?

(A) Massive bloodshed and violence.
(B) Enduring results.
(C) Enlightenment ideas.
(D) A powerful church and aristocracy to overthrow.
(E) Strong potential enemies at their borders.

10. Which of the following best describes Shays' Rebellion?

(A) A protest by debt-ridden farmers who were losing their land to foreclosures.
(B) A violent uprising between backcountry settlers, merchants, and Native Americans.
(C) A conflict over heavy taxes on farm products.
(D) A battle over the border between Vermont and British Canada.
(E) A clash over duties imposed by neighboring states on each other's goods.

11. The man nicknamed "the father of the Constitution" was

(A) Thomas Paine.
(B) Thomas Jefferson.
(C) George Washington.
(D) Alexander Hamilton.
(E) James Madison.

12. Which of the following were NOT among the reasons for revising the Articles of Confederation at the 1787 meeting of state delegates in Philadelphia?

(A) Gaining better control over commerce.
(B) Curbing the unlimited democracy practiced in several states.
(C) Strengthening the central government.
(D) Protecting existing institutions, including slavery.
(E) Safeguarding the Union from uprisings.

13. The Constitution that was drafted in 1787 contained all of the following compromises that secured its final passage EXCEPT

(A) A strong central government.
(B) A president elected by the people.
(C) Counting slaves as three-fifths persons.
(D) Closing the slave trade by 1807.
(E) Lifetime appointments for federal judges.

14. All of the following are true statements about the antifederalists EXCEPT

(A) They were opposed to a strong central government as outlined in the Constitution.
(B) Revolutionary leaders, including Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Richard Henry Lee, joined their ranks.
(C) They claimed that the Constitution was drawn up by the wealthy to protect their interests.
(D) They opposed adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
(E) Their position was challenged in articles penned by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.

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