Chapter 10 Social Studies Review

What did the states hope to gain under the Articles of Confederation?

• a strong central government

• freedom, independence, and a firm league of friendship

• a powerful government

Which of the following BEST describes the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress collected enough money to run the government

• The judicial branch interpreted the laws.

• Congress could not pass laws to collect taxes.

What was one of weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The government had only one branch.

• Each state paid taxes.

• Laws could not be made.

What caused Shays' Rebellion?

• Massachusetts had the power to tax its citizens.

• Massachusetts property taxes were hard on farmers.

• Daniel Shay was an angry farmer.

Which of the following was ordered by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• divide the territory into smaller territories

• make the territory into four states

• make the entire territory equal to the other states

Which of the following did NOT apply to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• The Northwest Territory would automatically become a state.

• A governor and judges were named to govern the territory.

• Slavery was prohibited in the Northwest Territory.

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• make laws to stop dissenters

• make a trade plan with Europe.

• revise the Articles of Confederation.

Which point in the Virginia Plan was objected to by supporters of the New Jersey Plan?

• Larger states should have more representatives in Congress.

• The government needs an executive branch

• Congress requires greater power

Which of the following does NOT describe the Great Compromise?

• equal representation in the Senate

• Enslaved people counted in state populations

• a Congress made up of two houses

What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?

• Compromises were proposed.

• The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation.