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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What issue is most important for the states of Kentucky and Tennessee?
(a) Proportional representation for all slaves.
(b) A tariff on their goods, including tobacco and timber.
(c) Free commerce down the Mississippi River and an ocean port for goods.
(d) Fair boundaries with neighboring states and a share of the Western Territory.

2. What shocks European visitors to the Southern states?
(a) The accents of the Southern citizens.
(b) The slave quarters at Mount Vernon.
(c) The distance between cities.
(d) The clothing worn by the women.

3. By August 30th, what date has been set for the final adjournment?
(a) August 31st.
(b) No date has been set.
(c) September 1st.
(d) September 31st.

4. What is the delegates' decision regarding the location of a fixed seat for the national government?
(a) Government continues moving between major Eastern cities.
(b) A new area, known as Washington, is created.
(c) The decision is left to Congress.
(d) The first President chooses where government is located.

5. Which delegate is vehemently against the idea of a standing army?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Ellsworth.
(d) Governor Morris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it necessary for the Western Territories to have an ocean port?

2. Which delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention is most vocal in his support for the Constitution?

3. Why is merchant Jonas Phillips opposed to a test oath for government officers?

4. In 1787, which state is not participating in the Union?

5. Which article, in the document presented by the Committee of Detail, alarms the Maryland delegates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Northwest Ordinance called the third great document of American history?

2. What are James Wilson's arguments in favor of allowing foreign-born Americans to participate in government?

3. Why does Randolph decline to sign the Constitution?

4. What is the difference between the British and American views of the farmer during the eighteenth century?

5. Why do the delegates vote against adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

6. What arguments do the Anti-federalists use in their opposition to the Constitution?

7. Why aren't the delegates upset by the idea of a monarchy as a form of government?

8. What is Thomas Jefferson's reaction to the Constitution?

9. What is the basis for the arguments presented by the Anti-federalists in Massachusetts?

10. What are the arguments presented against including a Bill of Rights in the Constitution?

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