US History Quiz #1 T1

All of the following actions by the British upset and angered the colonists, EXCEPT?

• Proclamation Line of 1763

• Stamp Act

• Olive Branch Petition

• Boston Massacre

Which of the following is a significant reason that the colonists won the War for Independence?

• Naval superiority of the thirteen colonies

• Aid from foreign nations

• Control of railroads and canals

• Greater number of Indian allies

One of the accomplishments of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was to

• Set up a plan for surveying western lands

• Transfer ownership of western lands from states to the national government

• Challenge Spain’s claim to the Mississippi River

• Establish requirements for admitting new states to the Union

Why did many people demand a bill of rights be added to the Constitution before ratification?

• To strengthen the national government

• To protect individual liberties

• To protect state powers

• To prevent taxation

Which speaker’s idea about representation is referred to as the Great Compromise and is actually included in the U.S. Constitution?

Speaker A:"States must be represented in the national government solely on the basis of population. It is indeed the only fair situation."

Speaker B:"The national legislature must be based on equal representation of the states to protect the interests of the small states."

Speaker C:"The national Congress should consist of two houses: one in which representation is based on population, and one in which states are equally represented."

Speaker D:"States must accept the supremacy of the national government on all issues; otherwise, the system will fail."

• Speaker A

• Speaker B

• Speaker C

• Speaker D

Why did the delegates at the Philadelphia convention devise a system of checks and balances?

• To prevent state governments from dominating the federal government

• To ensure that the freedoms of citizens would be protected

• To avoid concentrating power with one person or group

• To share powers between the national and state governments

Which quotation from the United States Constitution provides for a Federal system of government?

• “He shall have power . . . with the advice and consent of the Senate, . . . and . . . shall appoint . . .“

• “The powers not delegated to the United States . . . are reserved to the states . . .”

• “Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.”

• “Every bill . . . shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President of the United States; . . .”

Federalists were able to convince Antifederalists to ratify the Constitution by promising to

• Ratify the Constitution

• Move the capital of the US to Washington, D.C.

• Add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution

• Admit Rhode Island as a state

The three main branches of the U.S. government are

• The House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court

• The president, Senate, and Supreme Court

• Executive, legislative, and judiciary

• State, local, and federal

Washington’s cabinet included all of the following Departments EXCEPT

• War

• Treasury

• State

• Commerce