Unit 6-A New Nation

The Great Compromise decided

• how many loyalists would be sent back to Great Britain

• how many votes each state had in the Senate and House of Representatives

• who would be first president of the United States

• the first ten amendments would constitute the Bill of Rights

When was the federal court system established?

• during the Constitutional Convention

• after the War of 1812

• during the presidency of George Washington

• after Thomas Jefferson was elected president

The Bill of Rights was based upon the Virginia Declaration of Rights and Thomas Jefferson's--

• Virginia Plan

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom

• Connecticut Plan

• Declaration of Independence

What part of North America was explored by Lewis and Clark?

• area found in the Great Lakes

• land west of the Mississippi River

• St. Louis waterway

• eastern coastline

The war of 1812 caused--

• European nations to gain respect for the United States

• America to fall under the British rule

• France to go to war with America

• European nations to believe America was a weak country

How many of the first five presidents were from Virginia?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

What document provided for a weak national government and no common currency?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of the United States

• Bill of Rights

• Federal Papers

What was the only branch of government provided for in the Articles of Confederation?

• judicial

• executive

• amendment

• legislative

Who was elected President of the Constitutional Convention

• Sam Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington