Chapter 82. Reflections on The Sovereign States, Chapter 8

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Correct. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, during the first decade of independence, every American state drafted a constitution that defined its stance on citizenship, rights, and freedom, demonstrating that Americans embraced a variety of views on and approaches to the Revolution’s republican ideals.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, during the first decade of independence, every American state drafted a constitution that defined its stance on citizenship, rights, and freedom, demonstrating that Americans embraced a variety of views on and approaches to the Revolution’s republican ideals.

Correct. The answer is d. To support her assertion that state governments became the first arena in which the innovations of the Revolution were tried, the author indicates that every state built its constitution on the radical idea that government depended upon the consent of the governed. The exclusions of women and propertyless men from the franchise were old political customs, not revolutionary innovations.

Incorrect. The answer is d. To support her assertion that state governments became the first arena in which the innovations of the Revolution were tried, the author indicates that every state built its constitution on the radical idea that government depended upon the consent of the governed. The exclusions of women and propertyless men from the franchise were old political customs, not revolutionary innovations.

Correct. The answer is d. The author illustrates her argument that states’ views on and approaches to republicanism varied by indicating that, while all the states established republican governments, the specific forms of those governments differed. Some states maintained the colonial practice of the two-chamber assembly while others abolished the elite upper house. Many, but not all states, severely limited the powers of the governor.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author illustrates her argument that states’ views on and approaches to republicanism varied by indicating that, while all the states established republican governments, the specific forms of those governments differed. Some states maintained the colonial practice of the two-chamber assembly while others abolished the elite upper house. Many, but not all states, severely limited the powers of the governor.

Correct. The answer is b. The author accounts for the states’ continuation of property qualifications for voting by pointing out that the men who wrote state constitutions were property owners themselves. These men, she indicates, believed that the right to own and preserve property was one of the central principles of the Revolution.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author accounts for the states’ continuation of property qualifications for voting by pointing out that the men who wrote state constitutions were property owners themselves. These men, she indicates, believed that the right to own and preserve property was one of the central principles of the Revolution.

Correct. The answer is c. According to the author, the New England states and Pennsylvania moved to emancipate their slaves before the other northern states because their local economies did not depend on the work of slave labor. The small number of slaves in these states made it possible for New Englanders to acknowledge the natural rights of black Americans as well as white Americans.

Incorrect. The answer is c. According to the author, the New England states and Pennsylvania moved to emancipate their slaves before the other northern states because their local economies did not depend on the work of slave labor. The small number of slaves in these states made it possible for New Englanders to acknowledge the natural rights of black Americans as well as white Americans.

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