Unit 2 Government Test

What was the significance of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense?

• It presented a convincing case for independence, using plain language.

• It counteracted the Great Awakening by arguing against religion.

• It clearly described how increased trade could benefit the colonies.

• It considered early arguments against using slave labor in America.

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

• by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

• by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

• by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

• by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

An important accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation was that it

• stopped the ability of states to charge tariffs on goods imported from other states.

• developed a national court system.

• strengthened the national government's ability to levy and collect taxes.

• created fair policies for setting lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The MJAOR reason for Shays's Rebellion was that

• states could not agree on how western lands should be settled.

• legislators thought the central government should provide better security.

• citizens were upset about farm foreclosures.

• Congress wanted more power over the states.

New Jersey delegates did not support the Virginia Plan because they thought

• it gave too much power to the large states.

• the legislature would be able to control the executive branch.

• the judicial branch would not be independent.

• the number of votes a state had in the legislature should be based on population.

The Anti-Federalists demanded that the Constitution have a bill of rights because they

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

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

• were concerned that the judicial branch would be overly powerful.

• believed it was needed in order to protect individual liberties.

The Second Continental Congress appointed which man as commander of the Continental Army?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Which person is know as the Father of the Constitution?

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Boston, Massachusetts

• New York City, New York

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Washington D.C.

What kind of legislature did the Great Compromise create?

• 1 House- population

• 1 House- Equal Representation

• 2 House- Population & Equal Representation

• 3 House- Legislative, Judicial, Executive