8-2.6 A New Nation and State Re-test

What constitution created the first government of the United States?

• The Constitution
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Committee of 99

The members who made up the Provincial Congress were disproportionately from where?

• The Upcountry
• Britain
• The Lowcountry
• The North

What body was formed after the Intolerable Acts were passed to rule S.C.?

• Continental Congress
• A Committee of Concerned Citizens
• Provisional Congress
• A Committee of 99

Which man, who negotiated the Treaty of Paris, also served as president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Henry Middleton
• Henry Laurens
• Henry Ravened
• Henry Calhoun

Which South Carolinian was part of the Confederation Congress and recommended a stronger central government?

• Charles Middleton
• Charles Pinckney
• Charles Rutledge
• Charles Laurens

The main cause of tension between the Up Country and Low Country after the Revolutionary War was over

• how strong the government should be
• representation in the state legislature
• how slaves would be counted for representation
• who would paid for damage caused by British Loyalists

What important step was taken to settle the dispute between the Lowcountry and Upcountry?

• The capital was moved to the middle of the state
• The tax on slaves was reduced by half
• The president was renamed governor
• The Church of England was no longer the official state church

Both of the state constitutions of 1776 and 1778 established 

• a bicameral legislature and an executive with veto power
• a system of checks and balances
• that all men over 21 could vote
• that slaves could be counted for representation

Shays’ Rebellion convinced many that the Articles of Confederation were dangerous because

• there was no army to defend government
• there was little representation for farmers
• Loyalists still controlled the backcountry
• no navy to stop British blockades

What was the only branch of  government under the  Articles of Confederation?

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Education Branch