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Who appears to have fathered one or more children with his slave?


A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) Ben Franklin
E) Benjamin Rush

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The Constitution is a lengthy, wordy document that outlines the structure of government in great detail.

A) True
B) False

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How would one describe the men who attended the Constitutional Convention?


A) They all were slave owners.
B) Most had more wealth than the average American.
C) Most came from nobility in Europe.
D) Very few had served in the military during the Revolutionary War.
E) Most had no formal education.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following views of African-Americans did Thomas Jefferson express?


A) They were unfit for economic independence and political self-government.
B) Those held in slavery should be emancipated immediately and every former slave family should be given a forty-acre farm in a western territory.
C) If legally free, they should be allowed to marry white persons.
D) They were naturally as intelligent as whites but lacked educational opportunities.
E) They were destined to someday hold an equal place in society with whites.

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the background of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention?


A) The vast majority had risen from humble origins, much as Alexander Hamilton had.
B) Very few had attended college, even though college education was on the rise in America.
C) Nearly half owned slaves, and most had come from wealth or been born into propertied families.
D) Very few had engaged in politics prior to the Revolution, and most were skeptical of national authority.
E) Most had risen to prominence through their rejection of slavery and insistence on equality for all.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Congress nearly passed a clause in the Ordinance of 1784 that would have prohibited slavery throughout the West.

A) True
B) False

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How did the writings of James Madison shape America's understanding of its new political institutions?


A) They argued that religion had a key role to play in ethical governance.
B) They created resistance among the elite toward craft guilds and other labor organizations.
C) They refocused attention on the "virtuous citizen" as the foundation of good government.
D) They emphasized the need for the nation to have one single interest that superseded all others.
E) They reinforced the belief that westward expansion was essential to freedom.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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