Unit 4 Test

In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to _______

• sign the Treaty of Paris

• repeal the Intolerable Acts

• declare an embargo on imported goods

• restructure the federal government

In the debate over ratification of the US Constitution, which point would have been made by a federalist?

• "The existing national government lacks the ability to add new states to the union"

• "The states are in danger of losing the ability to raise revenue"

• "The existing national government lacks the power to perform essential functions"

• "The states are unable to protect the rights of the people"

The Articles of Confederation allowed each state only one votes in Congress. Which question reflects a major concern about this arrangement?

• Should states attempt to resolve conflicting claims to territory?

• Should states change their procedure for selecting representatives?

• Should unanimous state approval for national laws be required?

• Should more populous states receive greater representation?

Which of the following correctly describes the three-fifths compromise?

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislators.

One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that is _____

• did not provide a government strong enough to solve the problems faced by the newly independent colonies.

• did not expand foreign trade

• put too much power in a central government

• provided for the election of a king and two houses of parliament

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 pave the way for the orderly expansion of the United States? The Ordinance _________

• prohibited logging in any new territory

• prohibited any foreign settlers in new territories

• allowed each new territory three representatives in Congress

• permitted each new state the rights and privileges of the original 13 states

In January 1787, Daniel Shays led a rebellion to protest _____

• Revolutionary War veterans' failure to receive their back pay

• British loyalists' attempts to disrupt the newly formed US government

• state governments' seizure of farm lands to pay farmers' debts

• high taxes levied on American whisky

Why did some of the founders of the American republic consider the lack of a national executive and judiciary under the Articles of Confederation as one of the document's great strengths?

• They feared a strong central government

• They feared the threat of a foreign invasion

• They were willing to risk tyranny for an effective national government

• They desired to copy the British monarchy

The "Three-fifths Compromise" was included in the US Constitution in order to resolve a conflict over the _____

• number of votes needed to approve a treaty in the Senate

• number of states needed to ratify a proposed amendment

• reimbursement of plantation owners for runaway slaves

• counting of enslaved persons for purposes of taxation and representation

One accomplishment of the national government under the Articles of Confederation was the passage of a law establishing---

• a central banking system

• a process for admitting new states into the Union

• the President's right to put down rebellions

• the ability of Congress to tax the states effectively