1st-3rd Six Weeks

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —

• proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories

• more than doubled the size of the United States

• encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution

• established a method for admitting new states to the Union

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of happiness

The rights listed above were —

• established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

• defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

• established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address

The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over —

• how the nation should develop economically

• whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine

• how the nation should admit new states

• whether to approve the Declaration of Independence

According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation’s economy?

• The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain

• The abolition of consumption taxes

• The creation of a trade alliance with France

• The establishment of a national bank

Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

• Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.

• The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.

• Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.

• The Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution.

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• Establish US law
• Nominate Representatives
• Declare reasons for colonies to separate from Great Britain
• Establish a Bill of Rights

In what year was the Jamestown Colony founded?

• 1607
• 1620
• 1776
• 1787

The first established representative government in North America was ___________.

• Mayflower Compact
• House of Burgesses
• Jamestown
• Federalists

Whiskey Rebellion

• protest over a federal whiskey tax

• the beginning of the Temperance Movement

• the first battle of the War of 1812

What is the significance of the year 1787?

• The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Declaration of Independence

• The start of the Civil War