Chapter 7 Review

Why was the Constitutional Convention called in 1787?

• To elect a president

• To fix the Articles of Confederation

• To print new money for the nation

• To lower taxes

What is the name of the two-house legislative branch set forth in the Great Compromise?

• Congress

• The Democrats and the Republicans

• The House of Commons

• The Senate and the House of Representatives

Which of these is one of the compromises the Constitutional Convention made over slavery?

• The Great Compromise

• The Fugitive Slave Compromise

• The Four-Fifths Compromise

• The Ending of Slavery Compromise

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• to assure the Native Americans could keep their lands

• to guarantee certain rights of the people that the government could not take away

• It was a temporary document used to stop war.

• It was added because the president wanted some say in the new government.

This was the trail followed by thousands of people moving west. It was the main route west until the railroads were built.

• The Trail of Tears

• The Mormon Trail

• The Oregon Trail

• The Santa Fe Trail

Which of these first ladies was a letter writer and a supporter of legal rights for women?

• Martha Washington

• Abigail Adams

• Betsy Ross

• Laura Bush

To which political party did Thomas Jefferson belong ?

• Republican

• Federalist

• Tories

• Democratic

Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition so important?

• It found few resources.

• It found no new plants or animals.

• Everyone died on the journey.

• It mapped a new territory.

Which religious group fled west to avoid persecution for their religious beliefs?

• Mormons

• Catholics

• Muslims

• Baptists

Which of these accurately states the increase in the nation's population between 1790 and 1850?

• The population did not increase enough to mention.

• It increased from 1 million in 1790 to 3 million in 1850.

• It increased from less than 4 million in 1790 to 23 million in 1850.

• It doubled.