Topic 4 Test: Establishing the New Nation

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Which form of state government was considered the most democratic and the least conservative? Options: bicameral legislature with strong governor, bicameral legislature with weak governor, unicameral legislature with strong governor, unicameral legislature with weak governor

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unicameral legislature with weak governor

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How did new state constitutions in both democratic and conservative states establish who would participate in their republics?

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They extended the right to vote to white males, most often to property owners.

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Why did many states choose to create governments with bicameral legislatures?

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They feared giving the common people too much power.

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After the Revolution, the national government lacked the funds it needed to repay its war debts because:

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the Articles failed to give Congress the power to tax.

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What did the British do to harm the United States’ economy in the years following the Revolution? Options: They ceased the import of all British goods to the United States., They prevented American vessels from accessing the port of New Orleans., They charged American merchants prohibitively high tariffs on British goods., They banned American ships from trading with the West Indies.

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They banned American ships from trading with the West Indies.

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Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, made plans for settlement of the Northwest Territory in the hopes that

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they would be able to raise revenues to support the federal government.

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According to the map, what is one reason that the federal government feared that settlers in the Northwest Territory might become part of the Spanish empire? Options: Spanish territory was home to a wide variety of Native American groups., Spanish territory included present day Mexico and Central America., Spanish territory bordered the western edge of the Northwest Territory., Spanish territory included the Great Lakes and so controlled trade.

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Spanish territory bordered the western edge of the Northwest Territory.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided a plan for

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statehood for territories.

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Which of the following can best be inferred from this image of a settlement in the Northwest Territory? Options: There was little trade in the Northwest Territory in the years after the Revolution., Transportation routes connected the Northwest Territory to the rest of the nation., Defense was a central concern of those who settled in the Northwest Territory., The national government owned all of the land in the

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Defense was a central concern of those who settled in the Northwest Territory.

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What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

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to address the government and settlement of new territories