Final Exam Review

The Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention concerned which of the following issues? 

• The establishment of upper and lower legislative bodies. 

• The manner in which bills and amendments would become law.

• The portion of federal revenues that would come from large and small states.

• The counting of slaves for purposes of determining representation and taxation.

The first permanent English settlement was:

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Pennsylvania

• Boston

The Mayflower Compact was the first example of:

• Democratic government

• The Constitution of the United States

• Representative government

• Self-government

The importance of the Magna Carta was that it

• Limited the power of the king. 

• Gave rights to all Englishmen.

• Abolished slavery in the south.

• Established the government of the U.S.

The economy of the New England Colonies was based on –

• whaling

• fishing

• shipbuilding

• all of the above.

Which of the following is not part of the New England colonies?

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• Maryland

• Rhode Island

The Judiciary Act of 1789-

• Allowed the President to establish a Cabinet

• Judged the efficiency of the President

• Put a financial plan in place.

• Established the court system.

The Middle Passage was-

• The horrific journey the Pilgrims took to the New World.

• The horrific journey the slaves took across the Atlantic Ocean. 

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  The horrific journey the Pilgrims took across the Pacific. 

• The horrific journey the slaves took across the Pacific

An important political result of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga was-

• The British Parliament repealed the Navigation Acts. 

• German mercenary soldiers were hired by the British to fight.

• American colonists acted to create the first national government.

• European powers were convinced the Americans had a chance of winning. 

Why did the Continental Congress create a national government with few powers under the Articles of Confederation?

• George Washington refused to be crowned king.

• States were allowed only one representative in the Confederation Congress.

• Virginia did not want a national government to challenge its power among the states.

• Revolutionary leaders were suspicious of a central government with too much power.