The New Nation

Which of the following was NOT a power given to the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Conduct Foreign Affairs
• Collect Taxes
• Borrow Money
• Issue Currency

Which of the following was a power given to the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Draft an Army
• Regulate Trade
• Collect Taxes
• Issue Currency

The United States is a republic because...

• Citizens rule through elected representatives.
• we have three branches of government.
• we have a bicameral legislative branch.
• we follow the rules of the Constitution

Which of the following was NOT included in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• Slavery Was Illegal
• Trade Regulations Between States
• Allowed Native American Land Claims
• Created Five New States

Where did the Virginia Plan want power to be placed in the legislative branch?

• Amount of Taxes Collected
• Equal for Every State
• Size of Army
• Population

What was the agreement Roger Sherman created to create the current Legislative Branch of the United States?

• 3/5ths Compromise
• The Great Compromise
• The Sherman Compromise
• The New Virginia Plan

The 3/5ths Compromise dealt with this issue in the Constitution.

• Trade Regulations
• Controlling Inflation Across State Lines
• Counting Enslaved People in Tax Collection
• Counting Enslaved People in the Population

The first 10 Amendments in the US Constitution are called...

• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• The Founding Amendments
• The Airing of Grievances 

What is Inflation?

• A slowdown of the economy

• Population is increasing

• An Increase in Trade

• Prices are rising

Slaves that escaped to non-slave States were legally to be returned to the slave owner because of this law.

• Fugitive Slave Clause
• 3/5ths Compromise
• The Great Compromise
• The Return Compromise