2023 Forming a New Nation Part 1 Unit Test Review

The first set of rules that our new country had but were a failure were called…

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carter

In the Articles of Confederation, who had more power?

• state governments

• federal government

Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

 What are the first three words of the Preamble?

• We the People

• Give Me Liberty

• Give Me Death

• We're the Best

The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution were written during and after our country had

fought which war?

• American Revolution

• World War II

• War of 1812

• Civil War

•was a member of the committee who wrote the Declaration of Independence

• served as the ambassador to France from 1776 until 1785

• at age 81, was the oldest delegate at the convention

  Which delegate to the Constitutional Convention is described?

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

What was the important meeting called where the Constitution was written?

• Confederation Convention

• Constitutional Convention

• Constitutional Conference

• Confederation Conference

Which of the following statements would NOT be true about the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could not collect taxes.

• Each state had one vote.

• The national government was strong.

• The state governments were strong.

Who was the leader of our country during the Articles of Confederation?

• George Washington

• We had no leader.

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Why was it unfair for each state to have only one vote in Congress under the Articles of

Confederation?

• Each state had different populations.

• They were different sizes.

• They had different weather.

• They had different landforms.