2026 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
⩥ What events fed the growing tension between nationalism and states'
rights, and what were the arguments on both sides of that issue? Answer:
⩥ What was the second party system, and how did its emergence change
national politics? Answer:
⩥ The Dorr Rebellion Answer: Thomas Dorr led a group to form the
"peoples party", held a convention, then formed a new government. Old
government imprisoned followers, but incident inspired reform.
⩥ Alexis De Toqueville Answer: Wrote Democracy in America,
commentary on expanding political rights for White men. Also, noted
the miseries. Helped spread American democracy.
⩥ The Two Party Answer: Developed with Whigs (Anti-Jackson) and
Democrats
⩥ God, Glory, Country Answer: The Reasons Europe began colonizing
north America.
, ⩥ The Principal Americans who negotiated the peace terms with the
British were Answer: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay
⩥ In early 1778, France Answer: recognized the United States as a
sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandoning the war effort.
⩥ During the 1780's, most state governments Answer: moved to limit
popular power
⩥ Following the American Revolution, as the republic took shape in the
1780's, greater social importance was attached to women in the role of
Answer: mothers
⩥ Delegates to the constitutional convention of 1787 recommended the
document be ratified by Answer: special state ratifying conventions
⩥ the first state to ratify the constitution in 1787 was Answer: Deleware
⩥ According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Supreme Court was to be
Answer: the judicial power for interpreting the constitutionality of state
laws
⩥ Pickney's Treaty (1795) was negotiated between the United States and
Answer: Spain