front 1 In 1649 Maryland’s act of tolerations a. was issued by Lord Baltimore. b. abolished the death penalty previously given to those who denied the divinity of Jesus. c. gave freedom only to Catholics. d. protected Jews and atheists. e. guaranteed toleration to all Christians. | back 1 E |
front 2 The colony of sc prospered a. by developing close economic ties with the British West Indies. b. only after Georgia was established. c. as a result of the importation of Indian slaves. d. because of its thriving shipbuilding industry. e. under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell. | back 2 A |
front 3 House of burgers was important because it a. failed. b. was abolished by King James I. c. was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America. d. forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-government. e. allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans. | back 3 C |
front 4 Carolina to the Indians a. friendly. b. neutral. c. hostile. d. promoting interracial marriage. e. None of these C | back 4 C |
front 5 The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was a. to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors. b. to stop the spread of European settlements. c. the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians. d. to break up the Iroquois Confederacy. e. the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees. | back 5 E |
front 6 hich of the following is NOT a true statement about Iroquois society? a. Two families would live together in one longhouse. b. When a man married, he moved into the home of his wife and her family. c. Women dominated Iroquois society. d. All men's connections and positions of prominence came from the maternal line. e. Five nations joined together to form the Iroquois Confederacy but maintained their independence. | back 6 C |
front 7 Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A) Georgia, (B) the Carolinas, (C) Virginia, and (D) Maryland. a. A, C, B, D b. B, D, C, A c. C, D, B, A d. D, C, B, A e. C, B, A, D | back 7 C |
front 8 In American history, 1619 is important because in that year a. blacks from Africa first arrived in English America. b. tobacco was first cultivated in Jamestown. c. the House of Burgesses was established for the Virginia colony. d. Jamestown was founded. e. Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay. | back 8 ac |
front 9 ike Virginia, Maryland a. cultivated tobacco on plantations. b. was founded as a religious refuge. c. created a high demand for labor. d. was founded by a joint-stock company. e. had a house of Burgesses. | back 9 Ac |
front 10 Which word best describes England's efforts in the 1500s to compete with the Spanish Empire? a. Indifferent b. Competitive c. Aggressive d. Domineering e. Influential | back 10 A |
front 11 Identify the statement that is false. a. England took little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies in the first half of the 16th century. b. English society was disrupted by religious conflict when King Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s. c. The Protestant Reformation resulted in years of a seesaw of the balance of power between Catholics and Protestants throughout England. d. Spain and England were long-time and bitter enemies in the first half of the 16th century. e. When Elizabeth ascended to the English throne in 1558, the rivalry with Spain intensified. | back 11 B |
front 12 England's defeat of the Spanish Armada a. led to a Franco-Spanish alliance that prevented England from establishing its own American colonies. b. allowed England to take control of Spain's American colonies. c. demonstrated that Spanish Catholicism was inferior to English Protestantism. d. helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. e. occurred despite weather conditions, which favored Spain. | back 12 England's defeat of the Spanish Armada a. led to a Franco-Spanish alliance that prevented England from establishing its own American colonies. b. allowed England to take control of Spain's American colonies. c. demonstrated that Spanish Catholicism was inferior to English Protestantism. d. helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. e. occurred despite weather conditions, which favored Spain. D |
front 13 entify the statement that is false. a. England's victory over the Spanish Armada helped ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. b. England never experienced any religious unity or stability as it continued to have years and years of bloody warfare over religious radicalism. c. England's victory over the Spanish Armada started England on its way to becoming master of the world oceans. d. England had a strong, unified national state under a popular monarch. e. England had a strong vibrant sense of nationalism and national destiny. | back 13 B |
front 14 The spirit of the English on the eve of colonization included all of the following except a. restlessness. b. limited patriotism. c. curiosity about the unknown. d. thirst for adventure. e. self-confidence. | back 14 B |
front 15 n the eve of its colonizing adventure, England possessed a a. unified national state. b. measure of religious unity. c. sense of nationalism. d. popular monarch. e. All of these | back 15 E |
front 16 All of the following were true of England as the 17th century opened up except a. a large population boom. b. enclosing crop lands, thus forcing small farmers off the land. c. increasing unemployment. d. economic depression hit, displacing thousands of farmers. e. desolate cities with a decreasing population. | back 16 E |
front 17 All of the following provided motives for English colonization except a. unemployment. b. thirst for adventure. c. desire for markets. d. desire for religious freedom. e. need for a place to exploit slave labor. | back 17 E |
front 18 he Virginia Charter guaranteed that English settlers in the New World would a. receive land parcels of 40 acres each. b. enjoy freedom of religion. c. be entitled to establish a separate government from that of England. d. retain the rights of Englishmen. e. conduct trade only with England and those countries approved by the British government. | back 18 D |
front 19 Two major exports of the Carolinas were a. rice and Indian slaves. b. sugar and corn. c. tobacco and furs. d. black slaves and cotton. e. sugar and cotton. | back 19 A |
front 20 he Indians who had the greatest opportunity to adapt to the European incursion were a. those living on the Atlantic seaboard. b. those in Florida. c. inland tribes such as the Algonquians. d. those in Latin America. e. the Pueblos. | back 20 C |
front 21 The colony of Georgia was founded a. by a joint-stock company. b. as a defensive buffer against Spain for the valuable Carolinas. c. by eight proprietors chosen by Charles II. d. in the seventeenth century. e. to supply New England with much-needed African slaves. | back 21 B |
front 22 Originally, the Virginia Company intended to a. find a passage through America to the Indies. b. grow rice as a cash crop. c. guarantee its settlers the same rights as other English citizens. d. realize a quick profit from its investment. e. search for gold. | back 22 Acde |
front 23 dentify the statement that is false. a. The promise of riches, especially tobacco, drew the first settlers to the southern colonies. b. Religious devotion primarily shaped the earliest settlements in the New England colonies. c. Colonists in both the north and south shared a common language and English heritage. d. Colonists in both the north and south had strong common characteristics that would persist for generations. e. The colonies in the north and south had different patterns of settlement, different economies, different political systems, and even different sets of values. | back 23 d |
front 24 The leader that helped the Pilgrims survive was a. John Smith. b. John Winthrop. c. Roger Williams. d. William Laud. e. William Bradford. | back 24 D |
front 25 Match each item on the left with the correct definition. A. predestination 1. belief that from the moment of creation some souls were "saved" and others "damned" B. conversion 2. belief that faith, good works, and repentance could earn salvation C. antinomianism 3. the sign of receipt of God's free gift of saving grace 4. belief that those whom God had marked for salvation need not obey secular laws a. A-1, B-3, C-2 b. A-3, B-2, C-1 c. A-1, B-3, C-4 d. A-4, B-l, C-3 e. A-2, B-4, C-3 | back 25 C |
front 26 Pennsylvania a. introduced an unusually liberal land policy that attracted a heavy flow of immigrants. b. had fertile soil that produced surplus grain for export. c. was first settled by small colonies of Swedes. d. was founded with the intention of making a profit. e. was named after William Penn. | back 26 ABD |
front 27 Pennsylvania a. introduced an unusually liberal land policy that attracted a heavy flow of immigrants. b. had fertile soil that produced surplus grain for export. c. was first settled by small colonies of Swedes. d. was founded with the intention of making a profit. e. was named after William Penn. | back 27 C |
front 28 Recently, historians have increasingly viewed the colonial period as one a. in which the Puritans had been overlooked. b. of contact and adaptation between European and native populations. c. in which the settlement of the Caribbean has been stressed too much. d. in which economic ambition was the main reason all colonists came. e. All | back 28 B |
front 29 The Dominion of New England a. included all the New England colonies. b. was created by the English government to streamline the administration of its colonies. c. was designed to bolster colonial defense. d. eventually included New York and east and west New Jersey. e. All of these | back 29 D |
front 30 All of the following were characteristics of New Netherland except a. New England immigrants made up half its population of 10,000 in 1664. b. its development was not a priority of the Dutch. c. it took on an aristocratic tint, including feudal estates known as patroonships. d. its main seaport city was the cosmopolitan New Amsterdam, e. it was established by the Dutch East India Company. | back 30 E |
front 31 ccording to Anne Hutchinson, a dissenter in Massachusetts Bay a. predestination was not a valid idea. b. the truly saved need not bother to obey the laws of God or man. c. antinomianism was heresy. d. direct revelation from God was impossible. e. a person needs only to obey the law of God | back 31 B |
front 32 Compared with most seventeenth-century Europeans, Americans lived in a. relative poverty. b. larger cities. c. affluent abundance. d. a more rigid class system. e. more primitive circumstances. | back 32 c |
front 33 The English justified taking land from the native inhabitants on the grounds that the Indians a. were not Christians. b. wasted the earth. c. burned woodlands. d. refused to sell it. e. did not have a legal right to it. | back 33 B |
front 34 Slave Christianity emphasized all of the following in their faith except a. Jesus was the Messiah who would deliver them from bondage. b. that they should be humble and obedient. c. heaven was a place where they would be reunited with their ancestors. d. that God freed the Hebrews from slavery. e. how to use religious songs as encoded messages about escape. | back 34 B |
front 35 During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that a. the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites. b. African slaves cost too much money. c. in some areas families formed too slowly. d. Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies. e. families procreated too slowly. | back 35 D |
front 36 he late-seventeenth-century rebellion in New York was headed by ____, whereas that in Maryland was led by ____. a. Nathaniel Bacon, Catholics b. William Berkeley, slaves c. Puritans, Indians d. Jacob Leisler, Protestants e. the Dutch, Catholics | back 36 D |
front 37 Seventeenth-century colonial tobacco growers usually responded to depressed prices for their crop by a. selling slaves to reduce productive labor. b. selling land to reduce their volume of production. c. growing more tobacco to increase their volume of production. d. planting corn and wheat instead of tobacco. e. releasing unneeded indentured servants early. | back 37 C |
front 38 The slave culture that developed in America a. was derived exclusively from African roots. b. rejected Christianity. c. was Muslim in its religious teachings. d. contained many Western elements that remained thoroughly European. e. was a uniquely New World creation. | back 38 E |
front 39 he great majority of Africans who left Africa as captured slaves a. were taken to South American and Caribbean colonies. b. came to English America before 1700. c. died aboard slave ships before they ever reached America. d. came from the west coast of Africa. e. came from the east coast of Africa. | back 39 AD |
front 40 Unlike the first three Anglo-French wars, the Seven Years' War a. won the British territorial concessions. b. united British colonists in strong support of the mother country. c. was fought initially on the North American continent. d. did not affect American colonists' attitudes toward England. e. resulted in a stronger French presence in North America. | back 40 C |
front 41 During the early settlement of Quebec, French-Indian relations a. proved to be friendly and peaceful. b. led to France's lasting alliance with the Iroquois. c. were marked by tension and violence with the Hurons. d. meant an alliance with the Hurons that inspired the lasting hatred of the Iroquois. e. angered the British. | back 41 D |
front 42 From 1688 to 1763, America a. stayed out of European wars if possible. b. relied totally on the British for defense. c. started wars in Europe. d. was involved in every world war. e. fought wars on both land and sea. | back 42 D |
front 43 Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity; (B) General Edward Braddock is defeated near Fort Duquesne; (C) British troops capture Louisbourg in their first significant victory of the French and Indian War; and (D) General James Wolfe's army defeats Montcalm's on the Plains of Abraham. a. B, A, D, C b. A, B, C, D c. C, B, A, D d. A, C, B, D e. A, B, D, C | back 43 B |
front 44 In the wake of the Proclamation of 1763 a. American colonists obeyed the law they hated. b. relations with France improved. c. relations between the American colonies and the British government improved. d. the American colonies believed their destiny had been destroyed. e. American colonists moved west, defying the Proclamation. | back 44 E |
front 45 The long-range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to a. achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French threat. b. propose independence of the colonies from Britain. c. declare war on the Iroquois tribe. d. prohibit New England and New York from trading with the French West Indies. e. gain peace with France. | back 45 A |
front 46 French motives in the New World included the desire to a. establish agricultural communities to produce profitable staple crops. b. convert Indians to Protestantism. c. compete with Spain for an empire in America. d. provide a place for French religious dissenters to settle. e. compete with Portugal for an empire in America. | back 46 C |
front 47 Chief Pontiac decided to try to drive the British out of the Ohio Valley because a. the British were weak as a result of the Seven Years' War. b. the British had deliberately infected Indians with smallpox. c. of the Proclamation of 1763. d. the Indians were in a precarious position. e. the French government had promised to help. | back 47 D |
front 48 New England colonists were outraged when British diplomats returned ____ to France in 1748. a. Hudson Bay b. Acadia c. Louisbourg d. Newfoundland e. Nova Scotia | back 48 C |
front 49 When the alliance with France was formalized, the Americans were able to gain all of the following except a. access to large sums of money. b. double the size of their fighting forces. c. avail themselves of French naval strength. d. immense amounts of equipment. e. a negotiated peace treaty with the British. | back 49 E |
front 50 During the Revolutionary War, the British captured and occupied a. New York City. b. Charleston. c. Philadelphia. d. Boston. e. St. Augustine. | back 50 ABC |
front 51 In May 1775, a tiny American force under Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured the British garrisons at Ft. Ticonderoga and Crown Point in upper New York. What did the Americans secure as a result of this victory? a. The best military unit fighting under the British flag was taken out of commission. b. A priceless store of gunpowder and artillery for the siege of Boston was secured. c. A large supply of military clothing and rations d. This was the event that pushed the French to declare war against the British. e. It was a strategic victory as the Americans were now in position for their assault on Canada. | back 51 D |
front 52 Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) fighting at Lexington and Concord, (B) convening of the Second Continental Congress, (C) publication of Common Sense, and (D) adoption of the Declaration of Independence. a. B, C, A, D b. A, B, C, D c. A, C, D, B d. C, D, A, B e. A, B, D, C | back 52 B |
front 53 American diplomats to the peace negotiations in Paris in 1782-1783 were instructed by the Second Continental Congress to a. accept any British offer that would essentially return British-American relations to their pre-1763 status. b. demand British cession of the trans-Allegheny West to the colonies. c. get the colonies out of their obligations under the Franco-American alliances. d. consult with the colonies' French allies and make no separate peace arrangements with the British. e. follow the lead of Spain, not France. | back 53 D |
front 54 The commander of French troops in America was a. Rochambeau. b. Lafayette. c. de Grasse. d. Burgoyne. e. Howe. | back 54 A |
front 55 The colonists delayed declaring their independence until July 4, 1776, for all of the following reasons except a. lack of military victories. b. support for the tradition of loyalty to the empire. c. the realization that the colonies were not united. d. fear of British military reprisals. e. a continued belief that America was part of the transatlantic community. | back 55 A |
front 56 Patriots responded to Paine's vision of an ultra democratic republic in all of the following ways except a. some enthusiastically embraced this as the ideal form of government. b. some favored a republic ruled by a "natural aristocracy" of talented elites. c. some feared the fervor for liberty would overwhelm the stability of the social order. d. some wanted to see only the lower orders of farmers and workers as the base of political power e. some worried that a republic would have a radical leveling effect on the social classes. | back 56 D |
front 57 The basic principles of the Model Treaty and the new philosophy behind American international affairs contained all of the following except a. no political connection. b. no military connection. c. only commercial connection. d. no economic connection. e. novus ordo seculorum - "a new order for the ages." | back 57 D |
front 58 Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense a. was published before any fighting took place between the colonists and the British. b. remained unpopular for several years before being accepted by the public. c. called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic. d. called on the British people to overthrow the king. e. led to Paine's eventual arrest and imprisonment in America. | back 58 C |
front 59 As commander of America's Revolutionary army, George Washington exhibited all of the following except a. military genius. b. courage. c. a sense of justice. d. moral force. e. patience. | back 59 A |
front 60 The Americans who continued to support the crown after independence had been declared were more likely to be all of the following except a. well educated. b. from among the older generation. c. affiliated with the Anglican Church. d. from New England. e. wealthy. | back 60 D |
front 61 Arrange these battles in chronological order: (A) Trenton, (B) Saratoga, (C) Long Island, and (D) Charleston. a. B, C, A, D b. C, A, B, D c. C, B, A, D d. C, B, D, A e. A, B, C, D | back 61 B |
front 62 The colonists suffered their heaviest losses of the Revolutionary War at the Battle of a. Charleston. b. Cowpens. c. Valley Forge. d. Long Island. e. Brandywine Creek. | back 62 A |
front 63 The most important contribution of the seagoing privateers during the Revolutionary War was that they a. gained control of the sea for the colonists. b. successfully invaded the British West Indies. c. captured hundreds of British merchant ships. d. fought the British navy to a standstill. e. made reliance on the French unnecessary. | back 63 C |
front 64 French aid to the colonies did all of the following except a. greatly aided America's struggle for independence. b. was motivated by what the French considered to be their own national interests. c. forced the British to change their military strategy in America. d. helped them protect their own West Indies islands. e. allowed American forces to focus only on the southern theater. | back 64 E |
front 65 Some Indian nations joined the British during the Revolutionary War because a. the British threatened them with destruction if they did not help. b. they believed that a British victory would restrain American expansion into the West. c. the British hired them as mercenaries. d. they were bound by treaties. e. they believed that the British would restore them to their original territorial possessions. | back 65 B |
front 66 The resolution that "These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states..." was introduced into the Second Continental Congress by Virginia delegate a. Patrick Henry. b. Thomas Jefferson. c. Richard Henry Lee. d. Thomas Paine. e. John Adams. | back 66 C |
front 67 Americans who opposed independence for the colonies were labeled ____ or ____, and the independence-seeking Patriots were also known as ____. a. Tories, Whigs, Loyalists b. Loyalists, Tories, Whigs c. Whigs, Tories, Loyalists d. Loyalists, Whigs, Tories e. Sons of Liberty, Tories, Whigs | back 67 B |
front 68 When the Second Continental Congress met in 1775 a. its members felt a strong desire for independence. b. it cut off communications with the British government. c. it continued to stall on the creation of an army and navy. d. there was no well-defined sentiment for independence. e. the conservative element was weakened. | back 68 D |
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a. delegates attended from all thirteen colonies. b. the strongest sentiment was for declaring independence from England. c. it adopted measures to raise money and create an army and navy. d. it drafted new written appeals to the king. e. the conservatives remained a strong force. | back 69 ACDE |
front 70 New York was chosen as the base of British operations because a. of its splendid seaport. b. of its central location. c. of the probability of support there from colonists who opposed independence. d. New York City was the colonial capital. e. it was the only seaport they were able to capture. | back 70 ABC |
front 71 Match each British general below with the battle in which he was involved. A. William Howe 1. Saratoga B. John Burgoyne 2. Yorktown C. Charles Cornwallis 3. Long Island D. Nathanael Greene a. A-1, B-2, C-3 b. A-3, B-1, C-2 c. A-3, C-2, D-1 d. B-1, C-2, D-3 e. C-1, B-2, D-3 | back 71 B |
front 72 Antifederalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government? a. Executive b. Legislative c. Judicial d. Cabinet e. All of these | back 72 B |
front 73 The Constitutional Convention was called to a. write a completely new constitution. b. allow the most radical Revolutionary leaders to write their ideas into law. c. weaken the power of the central government. d. revise the Articles of Confederation. e. reassess our foreign alliances. | back 73 D |
front 74 Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for a. lower taxes. b. granting long-delayed bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans. c. a vigilante effort by westerners to halt the Indian threat. d. a stronger central government. e. a weaker military presence in the West. | back 74 D |
front 75 The economic status of the average American at the end of the Revolutionary War was a. better than before the war. b. probably worse than before the war. c. about the same as before the war. d. more closely tied to Britain than before the war. e. more closely tied to France than before the war. | back 75 B |
front 76 The delegates at the Constitutional Convention stipulated that the new Constitution be ratified by a. state conventions. b. state legislatures. c. popular referendum. d. majority vote in the Congress. e. the judiciary. | back 76 A |
front 77 After the Revolutionary War, both Britain and Spain a. tried to gain control of Florida. b. did their best to win the friendship of America. c. prevented America from exercising effective control over about half of its total territory. d. helped America to fight the pirates in North America. e. abandoned their fortifications in the Old Northwest. | back 77 C |
front 78 It was highly significant to the course of future events that a. political democracy preceded economic democracy in the United States. b. deflation rather than inflation resulted from the Revolution. c. no economic depression occurred as a consequence of the Revolution. d. economic democracy preceded political democracy in the United States. e. the United States went off the gold standard after the Revolution. | back 78 D |
front 79 By the time the Constitution was adopted in 1789 a. the American economy was continuing to experience problems. b. prosperity was beginning to return. c. foreign trade was still in terrible shape. d. inflation was continuing to increase. e. the issue of states' rights had all but disappeared. | back 79 B |
front 80 The Revolutionary War a. stimulated American manufacturing. b. encouraged a more widespread respect for private property. c. produced runaway inflation in many states. d. made most people financially better off than before the war. e. saw America remain a nation of farmers. | back 80 ACE |
front 81 The federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government? a. Executive b. Legislative c. Judicial d. None of these e. All of these | back 81 E |
front 82 One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 a. set aside a section of each township for education. b. abolished slavery in all of the United States. c. prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. d. kept power in the national government. e. established a commission to determine the extent of a need for a Bill of Rights. | back 82 C |
front 83 Most, if not all, of the new state constitutions a. were written documents. b. lacked a specific bill of rights. c. required the annual election of state legislators. d. granted the state legislatures more power than governors. e. created weak executive and judicial branches. | back 83 ACDE |
front 84 By their actions, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention manifested their common beliefs in all of the following except a. government by the consent of the governed. b. checks and balances in government. c. manhood-suffrage democracy. d. the sanctity of private property. e. a stronger central government. | back 84 C |
front 85 Shays's Rebellion was provoked by a. fear that the Articles of Confederation had created too strong a national government for the United States. b. efforts by wealthy merchants to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution. c. a quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont. d. foreclosures on the mortgages of debt-strapped backcountry farmers. e. the government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans | back 85 D |
front 86 The disruptive forces that produced a shaky start toward union of the states immediately following the Revolutionary War included a. the absence of the unifying element of a common cause. b. an economic depression in the colonies. c. the fact that each of the thirteen states had its own unique governmental structure. d. the absence of any really effective political leaders. e. slavery. | back 86 AB |
front 87 One reason that the United States avoided the frightful excesses of the French Revolution is that a. America declared martial law until the Constitution was enacted in 1789. b. the American Revolution suddenly overturned the entire political framework. c. cheap land was easily available and America had few landed aristocrats. d. political democracy preceded economic democracy. e. a strong sense of class consciousness already existed. | back 87 C |
front 88 The large-state plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention a. ultimately provided the framework of the Constitution. b. was proposed by Patrick Henry. c. favored states such as New Jersey. d. favored southern states over northern states. e. based representation in the House and Senate on population. | back 88 E |
front 89 As written documents, the state constitutions functioned in all of the following ways except a. to represent a fundamental law superior to ordinary legislation. b. as contracts that defined the powers of government. c. as an accumulation of laws, customs and precedents. d. to guarantee individual liberties, sometimes through a bill of rights. e. to transform the colonies into becoming new states. | back 89 C |
front 90 The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was a. control of public lands. b. control of commerce. c. Indian policy. d. monetary policy. e. foreign threats to our independence. | back 90 B |
front 91 A major strength of the Articles of Confederation was its a. control over interstate commerce. b. strong judicial branch. c. presentation of the ideal of a united nation. d. ability to coin money. e. strong executive branch. | back 91 C |
front 92 The new Constitution established the idea that the only legitimate government was one based on a. a strong central government. b. an unwritten constitution. c. the authority of the state. d. control by wealthier people. e. the consent of the governed. | back 92 E |