The New Nation

At the Constitutional Convention state delegates decided NOT to –

• A change the Articles of Confederation

• B break away from Great Britain

• C keep the Articles of Confederation

• D allow any westward expansion

During whose presidency did a two-party system of government emerge?

• F Thomas Jefferson

• G John Adams

• H George Washington

• J James Madison

What part of the Constitution provides a written guarantee of individual rights?

• A Bill of Rights

• B Preamble

• C Articles

• D Declaration of Independence

What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

• F European nations were not to interfere in the Western

  Hemisphere.

• G Great Britain was allowed to continue colonizing America.

• H Americans were free to interfere with European politics.

• J Americans would have equal representation in Parliament.

Which president bought Louisiana from France?

• A George Washington

• B Thomas Jefferson

• C James Madison

• D John Adams

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was –

• F Congress had no power to tax or regulate commerce among states

• G it provided for a strong national government

• H every state elected its own president

• J large states had more votes than smaller states

How many states had to vote in favor of the Constitution in order for it to become law?

• A all thirteen

• B one of the thirteen

• C nine of the thirteen

• D five of the thirteen

During George Washington’s presidency, what was added to the Constitution?

• F 13th Amendment

• G Bill of Rights

• H Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• J 19th Amendment

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial are the –

• A three branches of government

• B parts of the Constitution

• C parts of the Articles of Confederation

• D branches of the British Parliament

Benjamin Benneker, an African American astronomer and surveyor, helped complete the design of –

• F Philadelphia

• G Boston

• H New York

• J Washington, D.C.