U.S. Government Chapter 4

Which of the following was not an English influence on colonial government?

• federalism

• local government

• limited government

• legislative government

A trade dispute between Virginia and Maryland, as well as Shays’s Rebellion, highlighted the weaknesses of what document?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Grievances

• Petition of Right

In what city did the Constitutional Convention meet?

• Annapolis, Maryland

• Washington, D.C.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Boston, Massachusetts

What was the first representative assembly in the New World?

• the House of Commons

• the Pennsylvania state legislature

• the Court of Common Pleas

• the Virginia House of Burgesses

What is an act of protest in which many refuse to patronize certain businesses?

• riot

• boycott

• burn in effigy

• tar and feather

Who did the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

When George Washington was sworn in as first president, the new government's temporary capital was located at ___?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• New York City.

• Williamsburg, Virginia.

• Boston, Massachusetts.

What event in British history encouraged Colonial legislatures to take more power than they had previously?

• English Civil War

• Glorious Revolution

• Creation of the Directory

• first Beatles album published

Which of the following was not a Federalist and did not contribute to the Federalist Papers?

• George Clinton

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• John Jay

The first state to ratify the Constitution was ___?

• Delaware

• Alabama

• Massachusetts

• New Jersey