Question 1
As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his supporters demanded
A. renewed trade agreements with England.
B. the nation's capital be moved to New England.
C. the right to vote for all white men, regardless of property holdings.
D. a moratorium on debt collection.
E. an end to paper currency.
Question 2
One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it
A. contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform.
B. encouraged Massachusetts to adopt gradual emancipation.
C. led to the downfall of the state government in Massachusetts.
D. led the federal government to adopt the gold standard.
E. temporarily brought a halt to the new American government.
Question 3
The Declaration of Independence borrowed heavily from previously written colonial documents.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 4
The 1795 Treaty of Greenville
A. removed all restrictions to white settlement of the Ohio Valley.
B. compelled the Miami Indians to move out of the Ohio Valley.
C. led the United States to affirm that Indian lands could be ceded only by the tribes themselves.
D. was never signed by any Indian leaders.
E. allowed the Miami Indians navigation rights to the Mississippi.
Question 5
The 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers
A. resulted in the death of General Anthony Wayne.
B. forced the Miami Indians into negotiations with the United States.
C. saw the U.S. forces suffer a significant defeat.
D. represented the last major military victory for Indians against the U.S.
E. led the United States to temporarily evacuate from the Ohio Valley.