Ch. 7 TEST REVIEW (Confederation to Constitution)

What is the name of the first 10 amendments?

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which amendment protects the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 5

• Amendment 2

• Amendment 4

Which amendment gives your neighbor the right to keep his guns in his possession?

• Amendment 9

• Amendment 5

• Amendment 2

• Amendment 1

Why did the America's Founding Fathers create an amendment process to be included in the Constitution?

• to allow for the creation of new laws

• to allow for the election of a new president

• to allow changes to be made in the Constitution

• to allow the government to tax citizens

The Articles of Confederation was America's first attempt at ___________________.

• settling newly won land

• a state government

• a national government

• a monarchy

Which of the following created the possibility for territories to become future states?

• The Land Act of 1800

• The Northwest Ordinance

• The Ordinance of 1785

• none of the above

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about Daniel Shays?

• He was a trouble maker form Massachusetts who did not like America because he was a loyalist during the war.

• He was a farmer who rebelled against unfair taxes in the state of Rhode Island

• He was a member of the congress under the Articles of Confederation who pushed for a change

• He was farmer and American Revolutionary War veteran from Massachusetts who lead a rebellion against unfair taxes and seizures of land.

Shays's Rebellion ....

• exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation in its inability to provide security for the country.

• led the country to repeal the Articles of Confederation and adopt the Constitution of the United States.

• was a minor incident that had very little effect on the early government of America.

• was America's first punk rock band.

The first governing document of the United States, effective from 1781-1787, is known as the ______________________ .

• Constituion

• Congress

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Which is NOT a state located in what was once the Northwest Territory?

• Wisconsin

• Iowa

• Indiana

• Michigan