Practice for Chapter 9 Test

What was the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• It declared war against King George III and England
• The Bill of Rights prohibited slavery
• It establishes the executive branch of the government
• It spells out the rights of individual citizens

In 1786, Shay’s Rebellion broke out in Massachusetts. The rebellion showed

• The government under the Articles of Confederation was weak and needed to be improved
• The United States had the ability to fight off an attack from another country
• The colonists were ready to take up arms against Britain
• The United States was unable to produce enough food to feed its people after the Revolution

Which conflict led to the formation of the first political parties?

• The expansion of slavery
• Whether to fight the War of 1812 against the British
• The ratification of the Constitution
• Removal of Indian tribes to lands in the West

Why was there such a long delay between the completion of the Articles and their ratification?

• The Articles of Confederation required all states to abolish slavery and the southern states were reluctant to do this.
• There was no quick way of communicating information at the time so it took much longer for all the state leaders to hear about the Articles of Confederation.
• The states refused to sign the document until disputes between the states were settled, such as conflicting land claims.
• The remaining British attacked and killed key members of the Second Continental Congress which prevented them from signing the document.

Why was the Northwest Ordinance different than the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• The Northwest Ordinance granted new states the right to choose to join the Untied States or not while the Land Ordinance of 1785 had nothing to do with these new territories.
• The Northwest Ordinance established the freedom of slaves in the northern colonies while the Land Ordinance of 1785 regulated trade among the colonies.
• The Northwest Ordinance set out rules for governing the new territories while the Land ordinance of 1785 set out how they should be established.
• There was actually no real difference between the two acts they are simply different names for the same thing.

In 1787 many of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution because of its failure to

• Include a bill of rights
• Establish a foreign-trade policy
• Reduce states’ rights
• Eliminate slavery

How did creating a Senate give small states an equal voice in government?

• Larger states would send more members because more people lived there
• The Bill of Rights gave everyone an equal voice in the U.S. government
• Small states would send the same number of members as large states
• The three branches of government would all have the same amount of power

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was one of the most important laws passed under the Articles of Confederation. This law established

• A federal bank to control the printing of money
• An agency to oversee commerce in western lands
• An executive branch of government to enforce federal laws
• A policy to admit western territories as equal states

The Constitution said that Congress could not outlaw the slave trade for

• 10 years
• 40 years
• 20 years
• 30 years

Some revenue from the sale of land by Congress was set aside to pay for

• prisons
• roads
• hospitals
• schools