Building a Nation, 1783–1800 Unit Test 1. Use the excerpt from the Constitution of the United States to answer the question.

This passage BEST demonstrates that, in the wake of the American victory in the Revolutionary War, the nation had to grapple with the problem of

A.
the growing popularity of the abolition movement.

B.
representation in Congress for slave states.

C.
demands from Southerners for an end to the slave trade.

D.
the rights of slaves to escape their bondage.

2. How does this excerpt demonstrate the way the victory in the Revolutionary War impacted the status of slavery?

A.
It shows that slave states were willing to accept abolitionism.

B.
It gave slaves the right to have representation in Congress.

C.
It demonstrates that slavery was codified into the U. S. Constitution.

D.
It reveals that slaves could now be treated as not persons under law.

3. In her letter, Abigail Adams is encouraging her husband to promote

A.
women's suffrage.

B.
equal rights for women.

C.
Republican Motherhood.

D.
better education for women.

4. The letter from Abigail Adams relates to the concept of Republican Motherhood because she encourages her husband to support

A.
the downfall of tyrannical men who oppress women.

B.
women's violent uprisings if it were allowed to continue.

C.
Republican Motherhood for the good of both men and women in the nation.

D.
measures giving greater rights to women than Republican Motherhood advocated.

5. The Northwest Ordinance infringed upon territory primarily occupied by

A.
the British.

B.
the French.

C.
freed slaves.

D.
American Indians.

6. The Northwest Ordinance establishes the Northwest Territory as the region

A.
south of the Great Lakes, west of the Mississippi River, and north of the Ohio River.

B.
east of the Great Lakes, west of the Mississippi River, and north and east of the Ohio River.

C.
west of the Great Lakes, east of the Mississippi River, and north and east of the Ohio River.

D.
south of the Great Lakes, east of the Mississippi River, and north and west of the Ohio River.

7. Which of the following BEST describes the primary reason for drafting Article 5 of the Northwest Ordinance?

A.
the creation of new states in the Union

B.
the removal of American Indians from U. S. territory

C.
the trails that would lead to the settlement of Western states

D.
the implementation of tariffs disproportionately affecting the South

9. According to the excerpt from Madison, one of the weaknesses of the American government immediately after the end of the American Revolution was its inability

A.
to allow the states to establish their power.

B.
to create lasting treaties with foreign governments.

C.
to agree upon a set of laws by which its citizens should abide.

D.
to prevent the federal government from encroaching on states' rights.

10.Madison cites the "Treaties of Georgia with the Indians" as an example of

A.
a state flouting federal power.

B.
states acting as sovereign nations.

C.
the limited power of white settlers.

D.
mistreatment of Native Americans.

11.Which of the following would be impermissible according to this excerpt of the Virginia Plan?

A.
making a former congressman the president

B.
withholding the president’s income

C.
removing a president from office for cause

D.
serving as president for more than five years