US History Ch.7 Test

How many states had to agree to pass a law under the Articles of Confederation?

• 3

• 5

• 9

• 13

What was the first state to pass a law to end slavery?

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

• Virginia

• New York

Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

What was the name of the agreement between the states to accept parts of the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance

What year would the international slave trade be banned in America?

• 1787

• 1808

• 1830

• 1865

Which of the following is NOT a branch of American government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Legal

• Judicial

What was the name given to people who supported a strong central government?

• Patriots

• Federalists

• Loyalists

• Antifederalists

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the group who was allowed to vote after the American Revolution?

• over 21

• white

• female

• landowners

What article bound the United States after the American Revolution?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

Who was the American farmer who led a revolt against the government over their tax on farmers to pay off Revolutionary War debts?

• Benedict Arnold

• Andrew Jackson

• Daniel Shays

• Horatio Gates