Chapter 7Review

A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a

• monarchy
• republic
• sovereignty
• theocracy

The movement that influenced the Constitution's architects was the

• Reason Era.
• Age of Science.
• Enlightenment
• Ideas Period

Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?

• John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

 Which uprising occurred when the government came to take away farmers land?

• Shays’s Rebellion
• Greenwich Revolt
• Springfield’s Uprising
• Boston Massacre

The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by how many states?

• 9
• 13
• 7
• 11

Which law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West?

• Morris Ordinance
• Ordinance of 1785
• Northwest Ordinance
• Confederation Law

Under the federal system of government, what or who is the final authority?

• Constitution
• court system
• states
• president

After the American Revolution, most states allowed only white men who were at least 21 years old to vote.

• True
• False

Slavery was a major source of labor in the North.

• True
• False

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention included Native Americans, African Americans, and women.

• True
• False