Chapters 9&10 Recap Quiz

Those who wanted to do away with slavery after the war were known as ___________.

• revolutionists

• slave owners

• fanatics

• abolitionists

______________ sued for freedom from slavery and won using the Declaration of Independence as evidence in court.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Elizabeth Freeman

• Peter Salem

• James Armistead

After the war ended, many Americans chose to move past the line that was established in the Proclamation of 1763. What natural feature established the line that Americans were now crossing?

• Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Plains

Land that belongs to a nation but does not have the full rights and representation of the government is known as a ________.

• state

• territory

• province

• ordinance

When the Revolutionary War ended, many soldiers were given land as payment for their service. This caused new conflicts with _________.

• British soldiers

• Native Americans

• French soldiers

• loyalists who stayed in America

Who led a mob of farmers in a revolt in the state of Massachusetts, making people think the government had lost control and couldn't protect them?

• Daniel Shays

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• Edmund Randolf

What was the original government written for America by the Continental Congress that was not functioning well?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Virginia Plan

The Congress decided that a federal system would work best and that the American people should have representation in the government. This kind of government system is known as a _________.

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• communist regime

• republic

The plan that put the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan together to form a two house party was known as the _______.

• Constitution

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Articles of Confederation

Which of these is NOT one of the three branches of government?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• President

• Executive