The New Nation Weeks #10-14 Test

The ___________________ loosely unified the colonies by giving basic powers to a weaker central government while reserving more power to the states.

• The Great Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Articles of Confederation

• Land Ordinance of 1785

The _______________ said the Northwest Territory should be divided so that it could eventually become states.

• The Great Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Articles of Confederation

• Land Ordinance of 1785

The ______________________specified a three-step plan for admitting states from the Northwest Territory to the United States.

• The Great Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Articles of Confederation

• Land Ordinance of 1785

The territory bordered by the Ohio River, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Mississippi River was called:

• The Southeastern Territory

• The Northwest Territory

• The Southeast Territory

• The Western Territory

This failed state created acted as its own nation, creating its own constitution, barter system, and write treaties with American Indians.

• North Carolina

• Kentucky

• Franklin

• Tennessee

A protest were a group of men took over the courthouse and freed farmers who were unjustly jailed was called:

• Shays’ Rebellion

• State of Franklin

• Protest of 1786

• Farmers’ Riot

He was the main contributor to ideas in the Constitutional Convention.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• James Madison

A delegate from Virginia who led the Constitutional Convention was

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• James Madison

The Great Compromise did not include:

• a bicameral (two house)

• legislature equal representation for states in the upper house (Senate)

• representation based on a state’s population in the lower house (House of Representatives)

• representation based on square footage of land

• Three-Fifths Compromise

The __________________ required the government to count enslaved people as less than a full person, when determining representation.

• Great Compromise

• Slave Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Less Than Compromise