American History Quarter 2 Review

What was the name of the first government created for the United States?

• Northwest Ordinance

• First Continental Congress

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Which of the following was the biggest success of the Articles of Confederation?

• Establishing a strong national government with three branches

• Selecting George Washington as the first president of the U.S.A

• Preventing a huge economic depression

• Creating an orderly method of admitting new states

The delegate who kept detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention and is known in American History as the "Father of the Constitution" is...

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

In what year did delegates from 12 states meet in Philadelphia and frame the Constitution of the Unites States?

• 1776

• 1783

• 1787

• 1791

How was the Constitution to be ratified?

• by state legislatures

• by the direct vote of the people

• by state ratifying conventions

• by secret vote of the delegates

What lasting contribution to American government and the American people was made by those who argued against the ratification of the Constitution?

• The Magna Carta

• The House of Burgesses

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

George Mason helped write the Constitution but refused to sign the final draft because___________.

• it had been discussed for months in private

• the delegates had overstepped their authority

• it had no bill of rights

• a two house legislature was illegal

The 3 famous federalists who wrote the Federalists Papers were ________.

• George Mason, Roger Williams, Benjamin Franklin

• John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison

• Samuel Adams, James Wilson, Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry, John Hancock, John Adams

Which vocab word matches this definition:

The national government can do only what the Constitution says it can do

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Power

• Federalism

• Limited Government

Which vocab word matches this definition:

The American citizens elect representatives to carry out their will

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism