Chapter 6 - A New Nation (218)

The _______________________ expanded the boarders of the United States.

• Great Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance

• Constitution

• Articles

The Articles of Confederation created a _______ central government.

• strong

• ratified

• weak

• power

Many citizens called for a convention to change the ___________ of Confederation.

• Delegates

• Amendments

• Constitution

• Articles

Many __________ at the convention wanted to create a new constitution.

• agencies

• articles

• preamble

• delegates

The ________________ combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to create a legislative branch with two houses.

• Great Compromise

• Articles of Confederation

• Northwest Passage

• Amendments

The ____________ assigns powers to both federal and state governments.

• amendments

• articles

• Constitution

• delegates

Federalists defended the Constitution and its _________ federal government.

• weak

• preamble

• strong

• Constitution

Anti-Federalists criticized the Constitution for taking ________ away from the states.

• power

• strong

• weak

• delegates

The _____________ was ratified after Federalists promised to add a Bill of Rights.

• Great Compromise

• Amendments

• Northwest Passage

• Constitution

The ____________ of the Constitution describes the purposes of the government.

• Articles

• Preamble

• Agencies

• Constitution