A People and a Nation

Why were some people concerned about the founding of the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783?

The primary concern of those who wrote the state constitutions was

The New Jersey state legislature disfranchised women and blacks in 1807 on the grounds that

Which of these statements is most consistent with the concept of republicanism advanced by Thomas Paine?

The extension of the right to vote to poor white men could have posed a threat to the power of the dominant elite. How did the elite reduce that threat?

American architects in the early republic

The primary purpose of the paintings of artists such as John Trumbull was to

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the concept of the ideal republican woman?

In the new American republic, which of the following was true of the state of Massachusetts?

Which of the following is true of most states in which the legislature abolished slavery in the early years of the nation?

In what way were classical, economic, and democratic republicanism alike?

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the concept of the ideal republican man?

White southerners redefined the notion that "all men are created equal" and made it inapplicable to blacks. Which of the following statements is most consistent with their redefinition?

Painters Gilbert Stuart, Charles Willson Peale, and John Trumbull are famous for their

The contradiction between the concept that "all men are created equal" and the existence of slavery caused which of the following?

Which of the following is true of Life of Washington, published in 1800?

The founding of the African Methodist Episcopal church supports which of the following ideas?

Which of the following is true of the letter written by Abigail Adams to her husband concerning the "new Code of Laws" for the new republic?

It was widely believed that a republic could be successful only if its people had which of the following qualities?

Once Americans realized that legislative supremacy did not guarantee good government, they turned to the theory of