History 105 TAMU Exam 2 TEST
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026 UPDATED.
Northwest Ordinance 1787 - Answer -creates 3-5 territories
-model of how to admit new states
-guarantees residents right to trial by jury, freedom of religion, due process
-outlaws slavery in the region
Problems with articles of confederation - Answer * A capital on the run
* Failures in Indian affairs
* Diplomatic humiliation (by failure to compensate for American debts owed to GB, GB troops
remained in US)
* Economic crisis (Federal govt. cannot raise taxes, and therefore cannot raise enough money)
* Fear of the majority (too much liberty)
Shay's rebellion - Answer Lead by Danial Shay who was a soldier in the Continental Army
Shay had a plot of land earned through military service, which was free, so there was no
property tax
The state began to tax free land, and Shay and other farmers were unable to pay their taxes
Those who weren't able to pay these property taxes were arrested, had their land taken away,
fined, etc.
Shayites (farmers who agreed with Shays' ideology of the tax) protested the tax in town halls
Debtors want govt. to protect property against creditors
Shay and his Shayites raided national armory in protest
Significance of shays rebellion - Answer -articles of condeferation are not strong enough
-fear of the elite majority
The Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention - Answer Urban overrepresentation
Rural underrepresentation
How democratic is this?: Mainly only the elite at this meeting
,The Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention unifying themes: - Answer * Failures of the
Confederation - amend or discard?
* Sense of mission
* Checks and balances
* Fear of Anarchy
* Consent of the people
* Fear of external threats
* George Washington (appointed executive)
The Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention Competing interests: - Answer *Central govt. -
how much stronger?; how democratic?
* Slavery/count slaves?
* Commerce vs. agriculture?
* Small vs. large states - number of representatives?
* The Virginia Plan
* The New Jersey Plan
* Women
--- Judith Sargent Murray
--- "On the Equality of Sexes" (1790)
--- "Order of Nature" demanded full equality between the sexes
Who created the Virginia plan - Answer James Madison and Edmund Randolph
The Virginia Plan - Answer Represents the desires of large states
-bicameral congress by population
-upper house nominated by lower house
Bicameral Congress:
* People of the senate would be elected by state legislators
* Reps. of House of Reps. elected by white male popular vote
* Proportional representation (reps. based on state's population)
* Executive with veto power and could appoint officials
* Supreme court to deal with legal matters
, Who created the new jersey plan - Answer william paterson
New Jersey Plan - Answer Represents the desires of small states
Unicameral Congress:
* Equal representation of each sate in Congress
* Plural executive with no veto
* Supreme court
Judith Sargent Murray - Answer -Wrote order of Nature
-was an early American advocate for women's rights
- Argued that differences were because of prejudice and discrimination
- "Order of Nature" was corrupted by men
The Grand Committee - Answer -Compromise saves the constitution
-Export taxes prohibited
-Selection of chief executive
-Electoral College
-President cannot declare war or make peace, Congress holds that power
-Coined the term impeachment and defined its process
-No action on importation of "persons held to service of Labor" for 20 years
-3/5 clause
-Bicameral Congress
-Revenue bills initiated by House
Electoral College - Answer system to elect a president or vice president
-men nominated vote for president
-most votes become president second becomes VP
-If no majority then House would then vote with each state one vote
Slavery - Answer was not discussed and had a 20 year hiatus fro no action on importation.
3/5 clause was implemented for taxing and representation reasons (5 slaves=3 free)
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026 UPDATED.
Northwest Ordinance 1787 - Answer -creates 3-5 territories
-model of how to admit new states
-guarantees residents right to trial by jury, freedom of religion, due process
-outlaws slavery in the region
Problems with articles of confederation - Answer * A capital on the run
* Failures in Indian affairs
* Diplomatic humiliation (by failure to compensate for American debts owed to GB, GB troops
remained in US)
* Economic crisis (Federal govt. cannot raise taxes, and therefore cannot raise enough money)
* Fear of the majority (too much liberty)
Shay's rebellion - Answer Lead by Danial Shay who was a soldier in the Continental Army
Shay had a plot of land earned through military service, which was free, so there was no
property tax
The state began to tax free land, and Shay and other farmers were unable to pay their taxes
Those who weren't able to pay these property taxes were arrested, had their land taken away,
fined, etc.
Shayites (farmers who agreed with Shays' ideology of the tax) protested the tax in town halls
Debtors want govt. to protect property against creditors
Shay and his Shayites raided national armory in protest
Significance of shays rebellion - Answer -articles of condeferation are not strong enough
-fear of the elite majority
The Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention - Answer Urban overrepresentation
Rural underrepresentation
How democratic is this?: Mainly only the elite at this meeting
,The Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention unifying themes: - Answer * Failures of the
Confederation - amend or discard?
* Sense of mission
* Checks and balances
* Fear of Anarchy
* Consent of the people
* Fear of external threats
* George Washington (appointed executive)
The Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention Competing interests: - Answer *Central govt. -
how much stronger?; how democratic?
* Slavery/count slaves?
* Commerce vs. agriculture?
* Small vs. large states - number of representatives?
* The Virginia Plan
* The New Jersey Plan
* Women
--- Judith Sargent Murray
--- "On the Equality of Sexes" (1790)
--- "Order of Nature" demanded full equality between the sexes
Who created the Virginia plan - Answer James Madison and Edmund Randolph
The Virginia Plan - Answer Represents the desires of large states
-bicameral congress by population
-upper house nominated by lower house
Bicameral Congress:
* People of the senate would be elected by state legislators
* Reps. of House of Reps. elected by white male popular vote
* Proportional representation (reps. based on state's population)
* Executive with veto power and could appoint officials
* Supreme court to deal with legal matters
, Who created the new jersey plan - Answer william paterson
New Jersey Plan - Answer Represents the desires of small states
Unicameral Congress:
* Equal representation of each sate in Congress
* Plural executive with no veto
* Supreme court
Judith Sargent Murray - Answer -Wrote order of Nature
-was an early American advocate for women's rights
- Argued that differences were because of prejudice and discrimination
- "Order of Nature" was corrupted by men
The Grand Committee - Answer -Compromise saves the constitution
-Export taxes prohibited
-Selection of chief executive
-Electoral College
-President cannot declare war or make peace, Congress holds that power
-Coined the term impeachment and defined its process
-No action on importation of "persons held to service of Labor" for 20 years
-3/5 clause
-Bicameral Congress
-Revenue bills initiated by House
Electoral College - Answer system to elect a president or vice president
-men nominated vote for president
-most votes become president second becomes VP
-If no majority then House would then vote with each state one vote
Slavery - Answer was not discussed and had a 20 year hiatus fro no action on importation.
3/5 clause was implemented for taxing and representation reasons (5 slaves=3 free)
