The Constitution Quiz

Which event happened first?

• Shays' Rebellion

• Constitutional Convention

• Articles of Confederation adopted

• The Constitution signed

What could Congress do under the Articles of Confederation?

• Declare war, make treaties with other countries, print & borrow money

• Kick the president out of office, print money, make treaties with other countries

• Anything it wanted to do

• Declare war, make the states do certain things, put people in charge of the states

In what year were the Articles of Confederation accepted?

• 1776

• 1781

• 1823

• 1881

What were some problems with the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles could not make the states work well together, it was difficult to buy and sell goods from state to state since each state made its own money

• The Articles gave too much power to the central government

• The Articles did not allow for good leadership, it was difficult to choose a place to live

• The Articles gave too much power to the central government, it was difficult to buy and seel goods from state to state since each state made its own money

Who was Daniel Shays?

• A blacksmith that led a rebellion

• A soldier in the Revolutionary War and a farmer that led an uprising

• One of the members of the Constitutional Convention

• A barber from colonial times that encourage people to fight for their rights.

What was Shays' Rebellion?

• A protest of blacksmiths that highlighted the need for more trade with other countries

• A protest of a group of women that helped during the Revolutionary War

• A protest of a group of children for better education

• A protest of about 1,100 farmers that highlighted the need for a stronger central government

What was the Northwest Territory?

• The land the Canadians gave to the states after the Revolutionary War to keep peace

• The land that the states won during the Revolutionary War

• The land that was given to us in exchange for Florida

• The land that we gave to Great Britain

What two ordinances did Congress pass related to the Northwest Territory?

• Land Ordinance of 1785

  Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Land Ordinance 1

  Land Ordinance 2

• North Ordinance

  West Ordinance

• Land Ordinance of 1776

  Land Ordinance of 1781

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 explain?

• Nothing-no one understood it

• How the new land would be divided

• How the land would be given to another country

• How the land would be voted on

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 explain?

• How to give the land to other countries for trade

• How to get rid of the animals on the land

• It made slavery illegal in the territory & explained how the territory could become a state

• The parts of the government