L-8 Creating the Constitution

Following the American Revolution, What did congress fear about a strong central government?

• State would have to much power

• Rights for which people fought would be lost

• Another war would occur between Great Britain and America

• Laws would be passed to prevent people from settling in a new territories

One Weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not

• declare war

• impose taxes

• set up a postal system

• create an army and navy

What was the long-term effect fo the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• territories eventually became states

• the farmers of Massachusetts rebelled

• George Washington was elected president

• slavery was expanded in the United States

What land was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• land north and south of the colonies

• land of the 13 original colonies

• land bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes

• land between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

Why is Shays' Rebellion an important event in U.S. history?

• it was the beginning of a Civil War

• it led to the passage of a new constitution

• it showed the strength of Massachusetts militia

• it dramatized the power of the central government

What was the original purpose of the convention in May 1787?

• to write the U.S. Constitution

• to end the conflict in Massachusetts

• to revise the Articles of Confederation

• to rewrite the Declaration of Independence

Why is James Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

• he wrote the first draft of the constitution

• he knew more about government than anyone else present

• he was the oldest delegate to the constitutional convention

• he was well prepared to lead the discussion at the convention

The delegates to the constitutional convention agreed to establish a republic. Which of these describes a republic?

• a country led by a president

• a government led by a powerful few

• a parliamentary form of government

• a country led be elected representatives

Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey plans include?

• an end to slavery

• an elected president

• two houses of Congress

• three branches of government

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• representation in congress

• the names of political parties

• the system of checks and balances

• process of selecting the president