APUSH Period 3

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Articles of Confederation?

• They called for a bicameral legislature

• Unanimity was required to amend the AOC

• Nine of thirteen states were required to pass legislation

• There was no national court system

Shays' Rebellion

• convinced many political leaders of the destructive consequences of a strong central government.

• was eventually suppressed when the federal government sent troops to Massachusetts.

• convinced some political leaders of the necessity of giving more power to the central government.

• came about when American settlers clashed with the British over western land claims.

All of the following are true regarding the Antifederalists EXCEPT

• their important leaders included John Hancock and Patrick Henry.

• their political support came mostly from backcountry and agricultural areas

• debtors were supporters of the Antifederalists

• they maintained their was no need for a bill of rights

 Which event shows the economic issues with the Articles of Confederation?

• Shay's Rebellion 
• Whiskey Rebellion
•  Stono Uprising
• The United States could now trade at New Orleans 

What did the Northwest ordinance do? 

• prohibited the extension of slavery in the NW territory
• settled the land dispute between Canada and US
• Ended British control over the Ohio Valley
• Prevented slavery north of 36-30 north latitude

Washington's actions in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 demonstrated what?

• the federal gov't could enforce the laws of the land
• the federal gov't control of the production of whiskey
• the federal gov't prohibition of liqour
• suspension of habeas corpus

The Great Compromise-

• established the executive branch
• established the judicial branch
• established two houses in the legislative branch
• stated slaves would be counted as 3/5 of the population

According to the Proclamation of 1763-

• colonial militiamen were required to put down rebellion
• Colonial paper could not be printed
• Contact between colonists and Indians were illegal
• settlers could not cross the Appalachian Mountains

What was a consequence of the French and Indian War?

• American colonists began to resist control from England
• colonists feared yet another involvement in a war
• Britain gave up Canda
• Iroquois Confederacy fell apart

The Stamp Act Congress was significant because it-

• demonstrated the colonists were loyal to England
• Repealed the Stamp Act
• Led directly to the 1st Continental Congress
• Marked an important step toward the unity of the colonies