Chapter 8 - Creating the Constitution

What was the first plan of government called?

• The Constitution
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation
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Which of the following powers did it not give to Congress?

• Declaring war
• Printing money
• Raising an army
• Choosing a president

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• Choosing a president 
• Revising the Articles of Confederation
• Choosing senators
• Deciding on state boundaries

Which of these was not a term of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• Representatives to Congress were chosen
• One township was set aside for schools
• Western lands were divided into townships
• Some townships were sold to settlers

What was not a boundary of the Northwest Territory?

• The Ohio River
• The Mississippi River
• The Hudson River
• The Great Lakes

How did the United States acquire this land?

• In the Treaty of Paris
• From the Germans
• From Native Americans
• They stole it

What did a territory's population have to reach for it to apply for statehood?

• 25,000
• 90,000
• 45,000
• 60,000

Who was the farmer who rebelled and stormed courthouses?

• Mickey Mouse
• Thomas Jefferson
• Daniel Shays
• Sam Adams

Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?

• John Adams
• George Washington
• Sam Adams
• Ben Franklin

How many delegates participated in the convention?

• 27
• 96
• 32
• 55