New Nation Part 1 Review

Which number best represents the location of Philadelphia (where the constitutional convention took place) on the map?

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• 4

Which of the following reasons did the Articles of Confederation have to be revised?

• The states no longer had any power.

• More and more states wanted to join the new nation.

• The federal government was collecting too many taxes.

• The federal government had no power to raise an army.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The federal government could not meet on a regular basis.

• The federal government could not stop citizens from voting.

• The federal government could not collect taxes from citizens.

• The federal government could not write its own constitution.

After the war had come to an end, the new nation was greatly in debt. There was no real way to repay the debt because the Articles of Confederation did not give the -

• ability to establish treaties.

• rights to trade with other nations.

• power to tax.

• ability to manufacture materials.

Which of the following would be the BEST title for this list?

• Strengths of the US Constitution

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Strengths from the Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses in the Declaration of Independence

Why was George Washington made the President of the Constitutional Convention?

• He was one of the authors of the Articles of Confederation.

• He was strongly opposed to slavery in the United States.

• He was good friends with the leaders of many countries.

• He was trusted and respected by the Americans

How did Benjamin Franklin help the Constitution gain support at the Constitutional Convention?

• He wrote the Bill of Rights to protect natural rights.

• He wrote the Preamble to describe the purpose of the new government.

• He got the large states and small states to agree to the Great Compromise

• He got slave states and free states to agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise.

What was the MAIN disagreement between the states at the Constitutional Convention?

• The types of powers given to Congress

• The number of branches of the Federal government

• The method for electing members of the two houses of Congress

• The number of representatives in Congress each state would have

Why did southern states want slaves to be counted in states’ population?

• Including slaves would give states more representation in the Senate

• Including slaves would give states more money in their state budgets

• Including slaves would give states more delegates to the Constitutional Convention

• Including slaves would give states more representation in the House of representatives.

Who does the phrase, “We the People” refer to in the Preamble to the Constitution?

• The founding fathers

• All citizens of the USA

• The richest people

• Only men over the age of 18