Forming a Government

Which power did the Articles of Confederation give to the national government?

• choosing a president

• appointing national judges

• settling conflicts among states

• requiring states to supply troops

What issue had to be negotiated before the states all agreed to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

• control of the western lands

• whether to add a bill of rights

• whether Congress could declare war

• who was eligible to become president

The Land Ordinance of I__________ determined how western lands would be II__________.

• 1785

  divided into townships

• 1787

  governed

• 1777

  represented in Congress

• 1781

  turned into states

Which steps did Great Britain take that hurt the economy of the United States? Choose the two correct answers.

• kept British troops in Canada

• refused to let American ships land in West Indies ports

• controlled forts in the Great Lakes

• signed the Treaty of Paris

• made American merchants pay high tariffs on their exports to Great Britain

Why didn’t the Confederation Congress prevent British merchants from selling products in the United States that were cheaper than locally made products?

• A. Congress could not pass tariffs.

• B. British merchants bribed members of Congress.

• C. High inflation kept British prices low.

• D. The British threatened to start a war over prices.

Which problems led Daniel Shays and other farmers to start a rebellion in Massachusetts? Choose the two correct answers.

• high taxes

• heavy debts

• unfair legal costs

• a record drought

• abuses by soldiers

At the Constitutional Convention, __________ supported the __________ because it allowed each state equal representation.

• larger states

• smaller states

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

How did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention handle the issue of slavery??

• They decided that slavery should be banned.

• They decided that all states should be open to slavery.

• They decided that the slave trade could not be banned until 1808.

• They decided that individual states should regulate the slave trade.

Some __________, such as __________, opposed the Constitution because it made the __________ too powerful.

• Antifederalists

• James Monroe

• Federalists

• E. national government

• G. Alexander Hamilton

What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

• to improve the ideas in the Constitution

• to persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution

• to defend the Constitution against foreign criticism

• to provide historical background of the Constitution