Unit 8: People and Equality

Government officials argued that a majority of Americans were left out when the framers wrote "We the People." Who were they referring to?

• Land Owners

• Church Goers

• Government Officials

• African Americans

The word "slave" does not appear in the Constitution.

• True

• False

What was Kentucky known as in the 1800s?

• the nation's capital

• anti-slavery state

• slave breeding state

• free slave capital

Kentucky citizens relied on slaves to do all of the following except:

• raise their children

• build infrastructure

• assist with tobacco

• hemp cultivation

The history of tribal sovereignty can be compared to a _____.

• rocket

• roller coaster

• race track

• rainbow

Many American Indians were forced off Kentucky land by Europeans looking for _____.

• gold

• fertile land

• sturdy houses

• warm weather

Which of the following "movements" created conflict between settlers and American Indians. Choose two.

• Movement to transform American Indians into civilized American citizens

• Movement to establish tribal sovereignty for all American Indians

• Movement to remove all American Indians from lands east of the Mississippi River

• Movement to protect American Indian lands from invasion

Which of the following describes the rights of MARRIED women?

• could own property

• couldn't control their own money

• could sign legal documents

• could work outside the home

Before the ratification of the Bill of Rights, some members of Congress thought the Constitution gave too much power to the national government, which could force states back into _____.

• oligarchy

• democracy

• tyranny

• liberality

Many states would only _____ the Constitution if they could propose their own _____.

• ratify/ articles

• oppose/ Constitution

• oppose/ amendments

• ratify/ amendments