ELA TCAP Practice

Shays Rebellion Aftermath

Due to Shays Rebellion, where a group of farmers stormed the local court system seeking to shut it down in 1786, a group of political leaders got together to draft a document that could establish rules that would govern the United States. Since the United States was a new nation, many citizens were concerned that it would collapse and eventually be overtaken. Many citizens moved to the United States in order to escape the laws they felt oppressed them in their previous countries.

What is the author’s purpose for writing this?

• a. To explain the effects of Shays Rebellion

• b. To describe the laws that

• c. To contrast the different reasons for a rebellion

• d. All of the above

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Beginnings

It was the end of the 1700s. The United States had just gained its independence from England after fighting the Revolutionary War. Although rules were created to make the country strong, many citizens did not feel that there were strong enough laws to protect their rights or the nation. If a farmer did not earn enough money to pay his debts, he could lose everything he had including his livestock, farm, and any other property on the farm. The problem was that many farmers in Massachusetts could not pay their debts which caused them to lose everything. These farmers wanted to do something about these laws.

What is the central idea of the text?

• a. Farmers did not earn enough money to pay their debts.

• b. Many citizens believed the U.S.A. needed better rules.

• c. Farms and livestock could be taken away.

• d. Farmers wanted to to eat and sell their product.

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It was the end of the 1700s. The United States had just gained its independence from England after fighting the Revolutionary War. Although rules were created to make the country strong, many citizens did not feel that there were strong enough laws to protect their rights or the nation. If a farmer did not earn enough money to pay his debts, he could lose everything he had including his livestock, farm, and any other property on the farm. The problem was that many farmers in Massachusetts could not pay their debts which caused them to lose everything. These farmers wanted to do something about these laws.

What textual evidence below supports that many citizens believed the U.S.A. needed better rules?

• a. Citizens did not feel that the laws protected their rights.

• b. The United States gained its independence.

• c. The Revolutionary War ended in the 1700s.

• d. Many citizens believed that U.S.A. needed better rules.

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Shays Rebellion Aftermath

Due to Shays Rebellion, where a group of farmers stormed the local court system seeking to shut it down in 1786, a group of political leaders got together to draft a document that could establish rules that would govern the United States. Since the United States was a new nation, many citizens were concerned that it would collapse and eventually be overtaken. Many citizens moved to the United States in order to escape the laws they felt oppressed them in their previous countries.

What caused political leaders to draft a governing document?

• a. They were concerned that the country would collapse if they did not create new laws.

• b. Shays Rebellion frightened the leaders and nation.

• c. As a result, they needed to create laws to make the United States more powerful.

• d. None of the answers are correct.

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Forming a New Nation

The colonial leaders organized a convention to establish new rules for governing the United States. In order to do this, they studied the political systems of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. Both ancient civilizations had a form of democracy where citizens had a voice as to how their nations would be run. During the 1700s, many of the countries that the American citizens immigrated from were run by monarchies or the wealthy elite. Citizens had no rights. The United States government had to be organized in a way in which the government did not have too much power and citizens would have rights to protect themselves.

What did the leaders do before they created new laws?

• a. They researched the laws of other nations.

• b. They modeled the country after monarchies.

• c. They organized government power.

• d. They created new laws for the country.

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Organizing the Government

As the leaders of the newly created United States met to establish rules for governing the nation, James Madison kept detailed records. His notes provide insight as to how and why the new government was organized. To prevent one person or a few people from having too much power, three branches of government were formed. These include the legislative branch which makes the laws, the executive branch which enforces the laws, and the judicial branch which interprets the laws. The document outlining all this information is called the Constitution. A Bill of Rights was also created that explains the rights of each citizen.

A Constitution and the Bill of Rights were both created. Why were both documents needed?

• a. Both documents were not needed. The founding fathers just wanted to create two documents.

• b. They were both needed so that James Madison could keep detailed records.

• c. The Bill of Rights were needed to tell how the country should run. The Constitution was needed to give citizens rights.

• The Constitution was needed to state how the country would be run. The Bill of Rights were needed to give rights to each citizen.

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CCSS.W.6.1A

Forming a New Nation

The colonial leaders organized a convention to establish new rules for governing the United States. In order to do this, they studied the political systems of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. Both ancient civilizations had a form of democracy where citizens had a voice as to how their nations would be run. During the 1700s, many of the countries that the American citizens immigrated from were run by monarchies or the wealthy elite. Citizens had no rights. The United States government had to be organized in a way in which the government did not have too much power and citizens would have rights to protect themselves.

What is the author’s purpose for writing this?

• a. To inform the reader about how laws in the United States were developed.

• b. To persuade readers to investigate democratic systems

• c. To describe the steps that have to be taken in order to reorganize a government system

• d. None of the above

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Danielle rushed into her bedroom and tried not to let anyone see her cry. It was not easy, but she always felt like she was being compared to her sister, Ms. Perfect. Danielle’s mother placed the laundry on her bed and glanced at her daughter. “Sweet Pea, what’s the matter?” Her mother refolded her shirt and placed it on Danielle’s bed. “Everyone compares me to Joneen.” Danielle said as she wiped a tear from her eye. “Look. You are both special to me. People compared me to my sister. I had to learn to be myself,” her mother replied. Danielle’s heart grew calm and warm.

How and why did Danielle’s feelings change in the story?

• a. At first she was upset. She felt better after her mother encouraged her.

• b. At first she was mad at her sister. Then, Danielle and her sister made up so she felt better.

• c. At first Danielle was angry. Then Joneen encouraged her.

• d. None of the above

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CCSS.W.6.9A

Danielle rushed into her bedroom and tried not to let anyone see her cry. It was not easy, but she always felt like she was being compared to her sister, Ms. Perfect. Danielle’s mother placed the laundry on her bed and glanced at her daughter. “Sweet Pea, what’s the matter?” Her mother refolded her shirt and placed it on Danielle’s bed. “Everyone compares me to Joneen.” Danielle said as she wiped a tear from her eye. “Look. You are both special to me. People compared me to my sister. I had to learn to be myself,” her mother replied. Danielle’s heart grew calm and warm.

How does the first sentence fit the overall structure of the text and contribute to the development of the plot?

• a. It sets the tone by presenting the problem of the story.

• b. It creates an atmosphere of suspense for the reader.

• c. It establishes the setting which is needed to understand the story.

• d. It establishes the mood of the story.

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If Akuwa wanted to save her village, she had to warn the other Mayan people of the impending attack. She had learned a few words of the men that had strange clothes from when her father traded cocoa beans and purple potatoes with them. It was this knowledge that would help save her people today. No one would listen to a girl. They would think that she was making up wild fantasies like she did when she was a small child. Her brother Waku was too playful for anyone to believe or take seriously. She had to find someone that could take the message of the planned attack to the king before it was too late.

How does the first sentence fit the overall structure of the text and contribute to the development of the plot?

• a. It establishes the conflict of the story.

• b. It explains why the king wants to speak with Akuwa

• c. It describes the reason why Waku is untrustworthy.

• d. All of the above.

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