Chapter 9 Quiz -- Apush

Front 1

Among the important changes brought about by the American Revolution was...

Back 1

a. the abolition of slavery everywhere except South Carolina and Georgia
b. a strong movement toward equality of property rights
c. the increasing separation of church and state
d. full equality and voting rights for women.

Hint 1

c. the increasing separation of church and state

Front 2

A major new political innovation that emerged in the Revolutionary era was

Back 2

a. the election leg. reps. capable of voting on taxation
b. shifting of power from the leg. to the ex. branch of government.
c. idea of a written constitution drafted by a convention and ratified by direct vote of the people.
d. extension of voting rights to indentured servants.

Hint 2

c. the idea of a written constitution drafted by a convention and ratified by direct vote of the people

Front 3

Despite the Revolution's emphasis on human rights and equality, the Founding Fathers failed to abolish slavery because

Back 3

a. they saw it as necessary to maintain American power
b. they feared black rebellion if slavery were removed
c. of their fear that a fight over slavery would destroy fragile national unity
d. the extension of voting rights to indentured servants

Hint 3

c. of their fear that a fight over slavery would destroy fragile national unity

Front 4

the ideal of "republican motherhood" that emerged from the American Revolution held that

Back 4

a women should be rewarded politically for helping to establish the American republic.
b. women had a special responsibility to cultivate the "civic virtues" of republicanism in their children
c. the gov't should establish social services to help mothers raise their children.
d. mothers should be granted full political and economic rights in the America republic

Hint 4

b. women had a special responsibility to cultivate the "civic virtues" of republicanism in their children

Front 5

In the new state constitutions written after the Rev., the most powerful branch of gov't was:

Back 5

a. legislative
b. executive
c. Judicial
d. military

Hint 5

a. legislative

Front 6

One way that American independence actually harmed the nation's economic fortunes was by

Back 6

a. ending British trade investment in America
b. abolishing the stale currency system that had existed under the empire
c. cutting off American trade with the British empire
d. Weakening the manufacturing efforts begun under the British

Hint 6

c. cutting off American trade with the British empire

Front 7

Attempts to establish strong governments in post-Revolutionary America were seriously hindered by

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a. the lack of strong leadership available in the new nation

b. the revolutionary ideology that preached natural rights and suspicion of all governmental authority.

c. the hostility of the clergy toward the idea of separation of church and state
d. the fear that a strong government would suppress economic development

Hint 7

b. the revolutionary ideology that preached natural rights and suspicion of all governmental authority

Front 8

The primary political obstacle to the formation of the first American government under the Articles of Confederation was

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a disputes among the jealous states over control of western lands
b. disagreement over the relative power o Congress and the executive branch
c. conflict over the right of Congress to regulate trade and manufacturing
d. conflict over slavery between northern and southern states.

Hint 8

a. disputes among the jealous states over control of western lands

Front 9

The greatest weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation was that:

Back 9

a. it was unable to deal with the issue of western lands
b. it had no power to regulate commerce or collect taxes from the sovereign states
c. it had no power to establish relations with foreign governments
d. there was no judicial branch to balance the legislative and executive branches

Hint 9

b. it had no power to regulate commerce or collect taxes from the sovereign states

Front 10

The northwest ordinance of 1787 provided that

Back 10

a. the states should retain permanent control of their western lands
b. money form the sale of the western lands should be used to promote manufacturing
c. after sufficient population growth, western territories could be organized and then join the union as states
d. the settlers in the NW could vote on whether or not they should have slavery.

Hint 10

c. after sufficient population growth, western territories could be organized and then join the union as states