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About This Drill
AP U.S. History — Period 3 (1754–1800) — Drill 4 is a Multiple Choice practice drill covering Period 3: 1754–1800. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.
This AP U.S. History Period 3 drill uses a modern historian's analysis of the Federalist–Anti-Federalist debates of 1787–1788. Questions ask about the historian's central argument, the significance of Shays' Rebellion, the nature of republican principles, and the broader constitutional context.
Passage
The following is adapted from a modern historian's essay on the Federalist–Anti-Federalist ratification debates of 1787–1788.
The ratification debates of 1787–1788 were not simply an argument about constitutional mechanics. They were a fundamental disagreement about the nature of American democracy itself. Federalists like Hamilton and Madison argued that a stronger national government was essential to prevent the chaos they associated with state-level democracy — the kind of popular upheaval represented by Shays' Rebellion in 1786. Anti-Federalists, drawing on a deep tradition of republican suspicion of concentrated power, feared that a distant, powerful central government would inevitably become tyrannical and unresponsive to ordinary citizens. What is often overlooked is that both sides were arguing from genuinely republican principles; they differed not on whether the Republic should survive, but on what kind of republic it should be and who, ultimately, should govern it.
Questions in This Drill
- The historian's argument that both Federalists and Anti-Federalists 'were arguing from genuinely republican principles' primarily serves to
- According to the historian, Shays' Rebellion of 1786 was significant primarily because it
- The Anti-Federalist concern about 'a distant, powerful central government' described by the historian was most directly rooted in
- Which of the following pieces of evidence would most directly support the historian's argument that Anti-Federalists drew on 'a deep tradition of republican suspicion of concentrated power'?
- The ratification debates described by the historian most directly contributed to which of the following broader developments in American political history?