Chapter 6 A New Nation

Which of the following was the only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Senate

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

Which of the following was a weakness under the Articles of Confederation?

• states were able to control trade with other countries

• checks and balances

• the federal government set up the postal service

• it had a bill of rights

Why was the Constitutional Convention important?

• to increase taxes on farmers

• it ended Shay's Rebellion

• it limited the power of the branches of government

• a new plan for government was needed

Which of the following people had land taken from them in the Northwest Territory?

• British

• American Indians

• Germans

• settlers

This includes rights guaranteed to all citizens based on the founding principles of the U.S.

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

This occurred because taxes were being raised and farmers couldn't pay them because they were not paid for being soldiers:

• checks and balances

• Northwest Territory

• Articles of Confederation

• Shay's Rebellion

These Indian groups had land in the Northwest Territory:

• Miami and Sioux

• Miami and Shawnee

• Shawnee and Sioux

• Navajo and Pawnee

What was much of the debate about at the Constitutional Convention?

• Who our new president would be.

• Where the borders of the Northwest Territory would be.

• Who should pay the most taxes.

• How much power the government should have.

"We the people..." are the first words of the ______.

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

Which people wanted a stronger central government?

• anti-federalists

• patriots

• federalists

• suffragists