Chp 7 - A More Perfect Union (US History)

As shown in the graph, which state had the most enslaved African Americans?

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

• New York

The states adopted constitutions that limited the power of the

• governor.

• president.

• state representative.

• state senator.

The Americans formed a republic, a government in which citizens rule through

• appointed representatives.

• elected representatives.

• kingships.

• monarchies.

One of the Confederation’s accomplishments was an arrangement for

• currency to be created.

• foreign troops.

• new states in the West.

• the military.

What was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River?

• Mississippi Territory

• Northwest Territory

• Ohio Territory

• Western Territory

One major weakness of the Confederation was that it could not deal with

• drawing maps.

• Native Americans.

• new states.

• the nation’s finances.

The excerpt below is from Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist Papers.

The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.

In the excerpt, what is Hamilton referring to when he describes a “pure, original fountain”?

• the people being governed

• the Articles of Confederation

• the national government

• the United States

Under the Articles of Confederation, states were asked to create their own constitutions. Why did most states limit the power of their governors and divide the legislature into two bodies?

• British rule made them wary of giving one group too much power.

• They wanted representation to be based on population.

• They wanted a strong executive branch.

• States wanted to pattern their governments after the national government.

What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• State governments could issue currency.

• The national government could not impose taxes.

• States had to supply troops to the national army.

• The national government could not conduct foreign affairs.

Mercy Otis Warren

Our situation is truly delicate & critical. On the one hand we are in need of a strong federal government founded on principles that will support the prosperity & union of the colonies. On the other we have struggled for liberty & made lofty sacrifices at her shrine: and there are still many among us who revere her name too much to relinquish (beyond a certain medium) the rights of man for the Dignity of Government.

Mercy Otis Warren wrote this statement about the Constitution.

Based on the statement, what label could be applied to Mercy Otis Warren?

• Republican

• Democrat

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist