US Unit#3 Daily Part#1

What established the procedure by which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states, rather than by the expansion of existing states?

• Treaty of Paris 1763

• The Wilmont Proviso

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Northwest Ordinance

Why did the Founding Fathers create a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?

• to prevent another war with Great Britain

• to provide the states with unlimited power

• to prevent abuse of power by the national government

• to increase the taxation powers of the national government

Which of these can be considered a success of the American government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress did not have the power to regulate interstate or foreign trade.

• Congress was denied any powers of taxation, it could only request money from the states.

• Passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance provided a systematic process for adding new states into the Union.

• Even after the Revolution was over, the American military was too weak to force British troops out of their forts on the Western frontier.

Which sentence describes the power to tax given to the U.S. Congress by the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could pass a tax with Presidential approval.

• 3/4 of Congress had to agree on passing a tax.

• All of Congress had to agree on passing a tax.

• Congress could not tax.

Which of these BEST explains why many Anti-Federalists finally agreed to the approve the U.S. Constitution?

• George Washington favored it

• the Bill of Rights was added

• they wanted to have a better relationship with the Federalists

• they feared a civil war would break out if the dispute continued

The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with

• the admission of new western states

• the territorial expansion of slavery

• the regulation of interstate commerce

• the representation of states in Congress

Those who supported adoption of the Constitution were called

• Anti-Federalists

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Republicans

The Federalist Papers were written to encourage

• the adoption of the Bill of Rights

• the ratification of the Constitution.

• delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution.

• states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.

Congress called for a convention to be held in Philadelphia in 1787 in order to

• declare independence from England.

• revise the Articles of Confederation.

• establish a new Constitution for the United States.

• direct the Revolutionary War effort against England.

Which statement BEST describes the power of government provided by the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government held most of the power.

• Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.

• The states had more power than the national government.

• Government served to successfully unite the needs of all states.