Module 3 Vocabulary: A New Nation

Which of the following was the United States first plan of government that was ratified in 1781?

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitiution

• Articles of Confederation

"The states had more authority than the central government"

Which plan of government would this statement be true for?

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

Which of the following attempted statehood (14th State) but failed due to not enough States ratifying it?

• Franklin

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

• Shays

Which two events made it clear that the central government did not have enough power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shays' Rebellion

• Constitutional Convention

• Lost State of Franklin

• American Revolution

- Armed uprising in Massachusetts.

- Famers angry about taxation on their land.

- Forced a shutdown of the court.

Which of the following events is described in the statements above?

• Lost State of Franklin

• Northwest Ordinance of 1785

• Shays' Rebellion

• Federalist Papers

Which of the following area is shown in the picture?

• Northwest Territory

• Spanish Territory

• Lost State of Franklin

• Northeast Territory

______________________ was passed by Congress to set up a system for surveying & dividing western lands; land was split into 36 sq mile townships, then divided into sections designated for schools, veterans, & land to sell to public.

• Northwest Territory

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• NW Ordinance of 1787

• Plymouth Colony

Which of the following definitions accurately describes the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• Passed by Congress to set up a system for surveying & dividing western lands;

• The plan for the new national government for the U.S; all 13 states ratified by 1781.

• Law that allowed Congress to divide the Northwest Territory into separate territories & specified how those territories could become states.

• Unsettled territory bordered by the Ohio River, Appalachian Mtns. & Miss River

Correctly identify the roles James Madison & George Washington played in the Constitutional Convention. Select two.

• George Washington - didn't attend the Convention

• George Washington- President of the Constitutional Convention

• James Madison - Treasure of the Convention who tried to repay the country's war debt.

• James Madison - Secretary of the Const. Convention; made important contributions to Constitution

Which of the following documents is the supreme law of the land that embodies the fundamental laws & principles by which the United States is governed?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Indpendence

• Mayflower Compact

• Constitution of the United States