US History Unit 2 Quiz Review

Which document created the first central government of the United States?

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Magna Carta

• The Bill of Rights

The Confederation Congress passed which law as a way to divide and sell public lands?

• Division Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Ohio Territory Act of 1787

• Land Ordinance of 1785

Daniel Shays rebelled for which of the following reasons?

• High taxes

• Closure of the port at New Orleans

• The lack of a strong national government

• The creation of the Articles of Confederation

This plan would have created a bi-cameral legislature with representation based on a state's population

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• 3/5ths Compromise

This system shares power between different levels of government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

What was the name of the compromise over slaves' representation in a state's population?

• Slavery Compromise

• Great Compromise

• 3/5ths Compromise

• Carolina Compromise

This important delegate is called the "Father of the Constitution"

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Shays' Rebellion caused Americans to realize what about the Articles of Confederation?

• It was too weak

• It was too strong

• It didn't grant enough rights to the Native Americans

• It didn't protect the rights granted by the Magna Carta

These people were opposed to the Constitution

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• Whigs

• Democratic Republicans

These people supported the Constitution

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• Whigs

• Democratic Republicans