From Confederation to Constitution

How many houses did most state legislatures have?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Which issue brought about Shays' Rebellion?

• voting rights

• soldiers' pay

• debt repayment

• trade regulation

How did Daniel Boone help westward expansion?

• He proposed the Northwest Ordinance in 1787

• He helped create a road through the Appalachian Mountains

• He campaigned for free public education in the Northwest Territory

• He negotiated peace with Native Americans in the Northwest Territory

Which problem did the Articles of Confederation not provide the national government with the power to solve?

• citizens rebellions

• low voter participation

• the nation's trade issue

• decreased trade with the British

What does the judicial branch of the government do?

• It makes the laws

• It enforces the laws

• it interprets the laws

• It publicizes the laws

Which Constitutional clause conflicts with the ideals of freedom, liberty, and democracy?

• the coinage clause

• the commerce clause

• the slave importation clause

• the full-faith and credit clause

What motivated small states to quickly ratify the Constitution?

• ratification by larger states

• open trade among the states

• preserving the practice of slavery

• equal representation with larger states

What did Mercy Otis Warren believe the Constitution failed to prevent?

• economic failure

• Trade with the British

• a tyrannical government

• the expansion of slavery

What makes up the Bill of Rights?

• the first ten amendments to the Constitution

• the clause added to the Constitution about slavery

• the clauses added to the Constitution about commerce

• the elements of the Article of Confederation included in the Constitution

Freedom of the press prevents intimidation by which group?

• religious group

• the government

• European nations

• supporters of slavery