Era 3 Make up Test

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

• that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

• that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

• that we would be dragged into another war.

• that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.

The Articles of Confederation were...

• the King's plan for how to govern the newly freed colonies
• the first Constitution
• the first government of the U.S.
• George Washington's plan for taking power as the new King

This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?

• no common currency
• no executive branch
• no power to tax
• one vote for each state

Shays' Rebellion represented...

• a success of the Articles of Confederation

• a failure of the Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government could

• sign treaties and create taxes

• declare war and create taxes

• sign treaties and declare war

• none of the above

What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?

• 1 House that controls everything
• 2 Houses that have no power
• 2 Houses that both vote on laws
• 2 Houses that take turns being in charge

The Federalist wanted

• Small independent governemnts

• A strong Republic ruled by a centralized government

• An agrarian society

• The planter class to gain more power

Opposed the development of a strong federal government

• Anti-Federalist

• Federalist

Wanted a stronger national government

• Anti-federatlist

• Federalist

The Antifederalists demanded that the Constitution have a Bill of Rights added because they...

• believed it was necessary to protect individual liberties.

• wanted representation in the Senate to be based on population.

• did not want the national government to be able to restrict the slave trade.

• were concerned that the judicial branch was not given enough power.