Chapter 7

The belief that all people have a right to life, liberty, and property was promoted by philospher.

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Those who opposed the Constitution feared the national government would.

• require religion to be practiced

• limit trade

• limit the number of new states

• take rights away from people

Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution must be approved by how many states?

• 12 states

• 10 states

• 9 states

• 13 states

Convention Convention delegates voted for a national government based on the.

• New Jersey Plan

• New York Plan

• Ohio Plan

• Virginia Plan

The Revolutionary War brought into focus the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and.

• right to rebellion

• practice of slavery

• need to raise money

• right for women to vote

The states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the

• president

• state senators

• state representatives

• governors

Shay's Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not confiscate.

• tax money

• farmer's land

• criminals's homes

• smuggled goods

The Americans formed a republic, a government in which citizens rule through

• elected representatives

• monarchies

• kingships

• appointed representatives

One of the Confederation's accomplishments was an arrangement for.

• currency

• new states in the West

• the military

• foreign affairs

What was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River?

• Northeast Territory

• Western Territory

• Northwest Territory

• Southwest Territory