Chapter_09_The_Confederation_and_the_Constitution_1776_1790 (1)
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Chapter_09_The_Confederation_and_the_Constitution_1776_1790 (1)

 

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43. The struggle for divorce between religion and government, in the post-revolutionary period, proved fiercest in

  a. Maryland.
  b. Virginia.
  c. Rhode Island.
  d. Georgia.
  e. Massachusetts.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Pursuit of Equality

 

44. All of the following were factors in the fight for the separation of church and state except

  a. the Anglican Church was re-formed into the Protestant Episcopal Church.
  b. The disestablishment of the Congregational Church occurred throughout New England.
  c. Thomas Jefferson joined the effort.
  d. reformers in Virginia secured the passage of that state’s Statute for Religious Freedom.
  e. there was resistance to completely disentangling the church from civic affairs in some parts of New England.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Pursuit of Equality

 

45. The world’s first antislavery society was founded by

  a. Thomas Jefferson.
  b. Quakers in Philadelphia.
  c. Puritans in New England.
  d. Catholics in Maryland.
  e. the Congregational church.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Pursuit of Equality

 

46. The Continental Congress in ____ called for the complete abolition of the slave trade, a summons to which most of the states responded positively.

  a. 1770
  b. 1772
  c. 1774
  d. 1776
  e. 1780

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Pursuit of Equality

 

47. All of the following are true statements about the status of blacks during the Revolutionary era except

  a. several northern states abolished slavery or provided for gradual emancipation.
  b. a few Virginia masters freed their slaves.
  c. no states south of Pennsylvania outlawed slavery.
  d. many states passed laws that permitted blacks to marry and own land.
  e. laws in the North and the South harshly discriminated against free and enslaved blacks.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Pursuit of Equality

 

48. Early signs of the abolitionist movement can be seen in the

  a. Articles of Confederation.
  b. Constitution.
  c. emancipation of some slaves.
  d. passage of laws allowing interracial marriage.
  e. abolition of slavery in a few southern states.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Pursuit of Equality

 

49. The Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery because

  a. they did not truly believe in democracy.
  b. a fight over slavery might destroy national unity.
  c. they were more concerned with securing equality for women.
  d. the North, as its industry expanded, began to rely more heavily on slave labor.
  e. economic conditions would not allow such a loss.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Pursuit of Equality

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