L8 Reading Quiz P1

What was the first Consitution of the United States was called _______.

• The Bill of Rights

• The Consitution

• The Preamble

• The Articles of Confederation

The first Consitution of the United States saw the country through.......

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Treaty of Paris, 1783

The Legislative branch of our country is called....

• Congress

• The Continental Army

• The Judicial Branch

• The President

This event forced the leaders of our young country to rewrite the Consitution of the country.

• The Treaty of Paris, 1783

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Intolerable Acts

• Shay's Rebellion

The biggest flaw in our first Consitution was that our government could not...

• Call a meeting without all members present.

• Collect taxes.

• Pick a leader/President.

• Trade with foreign countries.

One of the biggest disagreements that the Founding Fathers had when determining Congressional power was...

• When to let women vote.

• How much to tax citizens.

• How population would be counted for representation.

• What to call the new leader of our country.

True or False: Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to declare war, raise an army and a navy, print money, and set up a postal system.

• True, it could do all of that.

• False, it could not do any of that.

Select all that apply: According to the Northwest Ordinence, a territory could apply to become a state after it reached these milestones. Name them.

• the population reached 60,000 or more

• 5,000 free adult males,

• could elect its own legislature

• outlaw/ban slavery

This group was hit particularly hard by taxes and rebelled by refusing to pay and camping out at the Springfield, MA court house.

• Farmers

• Soldiers from the Revolution

• Former Loyalist