Unit 8 Review (The Constitution)

Under the Articles of Confederation, all of the power rested with...

• the states

• the national government

• the King

• the Parliament

A confederation is a type of government where all of the states...

• Follow the rules made by the national government

• Compete with each other for wealth

• Cooperate with each other

• Constantly rebel against the Congress

The AOC Congress…

• Had one branch

• Had no Chief Executive

• Had no court system

• all of these are correct

The Land Ordinance of 1785...

• Said how the Northwest Territory should be governed

• Said how the Northwest Territory could become states

• Said how the Northwest Territory would be divided up and sold

• Said how the Northwest Territory would be represented in Congress

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787...

• Created 3 stages through which the territorial governments would go

• Set aside land to fund public education

• Said how much settlers would pay in taxes

• Allow slavery to spread into the new territories

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was unusual because...

• It made the new territories colonies of the United States

• It gave women the right to vote

• It counted slaves as part of the territory’s population

• It allowed territories to become states, equal to the original 13 colonies

The Articles of Confederation went into effect in

• 1776

• 1781

• 1787

• 1800

The Constitutional Convention was held in

• Washington DC

• Yorktown

• New York

• Philadelphia

The US Constitution was ratified in...

• 1775

• 1776

• 1781

• 1787

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government did not have the power to...

• tax its citizens

• declare war

• make treaties

• none of these are correct