WGU ACADEMY US HISTORY - EXAM
2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The prominent eighteenth-
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century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest emphasis on the right of
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women to - ans-obtain an education
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As a result of the American Revolution, the Anglican Church in America was - ans-
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weakened.
In early 1778, France - ans-
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recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandonin
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g the war effort
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Which of the following statements regarding General Nathanael Greene is FALSE? -
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ans-He led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown.
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Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal - ans-Congress.
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The core American political ideology of the post-
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war period considered the success of the new republican governments to be depend
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ent on - ans-independent landowners.
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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 - ans-e. IS THE ANSWER, ALL CORRECT
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a. created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio.
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b. guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas.
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c. prohibited slavery within the affected areas.
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d. abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance.
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e. All these answers are correct.
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During the 1780s, most state governments - ans-moved to limit popular power.
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Under the federal structure first implemented in the Constitution, the people would dir
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ectly elect - ans-members of the House of Representatives.
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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to - ans-e. IS THE ANSWER -
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ALL CORRECT
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a. abolishing slavery.
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b. granting citizenship to slaves.
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c. granting suffrage for free black males.
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, d. abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to slaves.
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e. None of these answers is correct.
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James Madison's ideas regarding republican government - ans-E. IS THE ANSWER -
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ALL CORRECT
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a. were drawn from the French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu.
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b. influenced his decision to write the Federalist Papers
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c. assumed that political factions would help in preventing tyranny.
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d. convinced him to help found the Democratic-Republican Party
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e. All these answers are correct.
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The core complaint of Antifederalists about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was th
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at it - ans-. lacked a bill of rights.
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Alexander Hamilton's funding plan - ans- 00 00 00 00 00
was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton had desired.
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As president, George Washington - ans-
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avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress.
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In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, it was asserted that - ans-
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states had the right to nullify federal laws.
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The two preeminent Republicans of the 1790s were - ans-
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. 00 00 00 00
The presidential campaign in 1800 - ans-
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was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates.
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The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompte
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d by - ans-belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained.
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In the late 1790s, on the political scene, - ans-
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the United States was deeply and bitterly divided.
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The message of the Second Great Awakening - ans-
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called for an active and fervent piety
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The religious concept of deism - ans-
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argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs.
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The revivalism of the Second Great Awakening - ans-encouraged racial unrest.
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The Chesapeake-Leopard incident - ans-
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led the United States to prohibit all exports from American ports.
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2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The prominent eighteenth-
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century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest emphasis on the right of
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women to - ans-obtain an education
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As a result of the American Revolution, the Anglican Church in America was - ans-
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weakened.
In early 1778, France - ans-
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recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandonin
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g the war effort
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Which of the following statements regarding General Nathanael Greene is FALSE? -
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ans-He led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown.
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Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal - ans-Congress.
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The core American political ideology of the post-
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war period considered the success of the new republican governments to be depend
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ent on - ans-independent landowners.
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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 - ans-e. IS THE ANSWER, ALL CORRECT
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a. created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio.
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b. guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas.
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c. prohibited slavery within the affected areas.
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d. abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance.
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e. All these answers are correct.
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During the 1780s, most state governments - ans-moved to limit popular power.
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Under the federal structure first implemented in the Constitution, the people would dir
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ectly elect - ans-members of the House of Representatives.
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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to - ans-e. IS THE ANSWER -
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ALL CORRECT
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a. abolishing slavery.
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b. granting citizenship to slaves.
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c. granting suffrage for free black males.
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, d. abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to slaves.
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e. None of these answers is correct.
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James Madison's ideas regarding republican government - ans-E. IS THE ANSWER -
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ALL CORRECT
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a. were drawn from the French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu.
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b. influenced his decision to write the Federalist Papers
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c. assumed that political factions would help in preventing tyranny.
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d. convinced him to help found the Democratic-Republican Party
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e. All these answers are correct.
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The core complaint of Antifederalists about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was th
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at it - ans-. lacked a bill of rights.
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Alexander Hamilton's funding plan - ans- 00 00 00 00 00
was eventually passed by Congress essentially as Hamilton had desired.
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As president, George Washington - ans-
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avoided personal involvement with the deliberations of Congress.
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In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, it was asserted that - ans-
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states had the right to nullify federal laws.
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The two preeminent Republicans of the 1790s were - ans-
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. 00 00 00 00
The presidential campaign in 1800 - ans-
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was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates.
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The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompte
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d by - ans-belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained.
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In the late 1790s, on the political scene, - ans-
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the United States was deeply and bitterly divided.
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The message of the Second Great Awakening - ans-
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called for an active and fervent piety
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The religious concept of deism - ans-
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argued for a remote God that had withdrawn from human affairs.
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The revivalism of the Second Great Awakening - ans-encouraged racial unrest.
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The Chesapeake-Leopard incident - ans-
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led the United States to prohibit all exports from American ports.
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