Unit 3: A New Nation: Practice Review

This is an excerpt from an early governing document of the United States.

What aspect of this document reflects the political fears of the time perio

• There was no concentration of power in a single authority.

• There were powers reserved for Congress specifically.

• There was a statement barring alliances with the British.

• There was an emphasis on the power of the chief executive.

This is an excerpt from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

How did this ordinance impact the United States in the early 1800s?

• It led to increased sectionalism over the expansion of slavery into new territories.

• It contributed to a decline in settlement in the western territories of the nation.

• It established strict punishments for people who violated federal laws.

• It ended the practice of indentured servitude as a way for people to earn money.

What was a major cause of the problems between the Upcountry and the Lowcountry in South Carolina in the early 1800s?

• The Lowcountry had a smaller slave population and feared the slaves in the Upcountry would start a rebellion.

• The Lowcountry relied on the plantation system, while the Upcountry was mostly made up of small farms.

• The Lowcountry needed wood and timber, and Upcountry traders charged very high prices for them.

• The Lowcountry had less representation in the government, allowing Upcountry delegates to outvote them.

Read the quote and answer the question.

Who made this statement?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

Which provision of the Articles of Confederation was a weakness that was corrected by the Constitution?

• The federal government could not acquire and manage new territories.

• The federal government could not levy direct taxes.

• The federal government could not enter into treaties.

• The federal government could not admit new states into the union.

What area of the country benefited most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Mid-Atlantic States

• New England States

• Southern States

• Western Territories

At the Constitutional Convention, which conflict was settled by the Great Compromise?

• deciding how much of the slave population would be counted

• deciding which branch of government would have the right to review laws

• determining participation by the average citizen in presidential elections

• determining representation for small and large states in Congress

Which individual would most likely be a delegate at the Constitutional Convention?

• a plantation owner from the Lowcountry

• a middle class shop owner in Charleston

• a well-educated free black man from Columbia

• an independent farmer living in the Upcountry

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention resulted in the establishment of what aspect of American democracy?

• the federal court system

• the president’s cabinet

• a system of checks and balances

• a bicameral legislature

This is an excerpt from Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.

Why were South Carolinians supportive of this clause?

• It protected the institution of slavery from regulation by the federal government.

• It gave South Carolina more representatives to the House of Representatives than other states in the country.

• It encouraged the spread of indentured servitude and slavery into the western territories.

• It allowed South Carolina to count a portion of its slave population to determine the state’s representation in the House of Representatives.