unit 2 american history

4) The Federalist Papers were written to encourage

• A) the adoption of the Bill of Rights.

• B) the ratification of the Constitution.

• C) delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution.

• D) states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention

7) The Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement?

• A) Realism

• B) Humanism

• C) Enlightenment

• D) Existentialism

8) The Articles of Confederation was important MAINLY because they

• A) named the country "The United States of America."

• B) protected the rights and liberties of American citizens.

• C) forbade states to enter into treaties without approval from Congress.

• D) held the country together prior to the implementation of the Constitution.

13) At the Constitutional Convention, the "Three Fifths Compromise" dealt with issues surrounding what issue?

• A) taxation

• B) slavery

• C) the military

• D) states rights

17) Which is the BEST description of the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• A) the federal government had no way to force the states to supply troops or funds

• B) Washington's army gained thousands of Indian warriors as allies, a fact that led to his victory at the Battle of Yorktown.

• C) Because the Articles of Confederation created a strong central government, the Thirteen Colonies were unified against Great Britain and had little problem raising troops and providing adequate supplies for Washington's army.

• D) Because the Articles of Confederation gave the states too much power, each state was trying to negotiate individually with Great Britain and several states reached compromises with Great Britain and hurt the American war effort.

One of primary reasons for population shift out West was the abundance of.....

• ocean front property

• cheap land

• forests

• ranches

14) Some delegates to the Constitutional Convention refused to ratify the Constitution until which document was included?

• A) The Magna Carta

• B) The Bill of Rights

• C) The Articles of Confederation

• D) The Declaration of Independence

Why would southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention have opposed the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A) They opposed the creation of a Congress that would give all states the same number of Senators.

• B) They believed that more states with a larger population should have more representation in Congress.

• C) They feared that the creation of the office of President would produce a "king" in the United States.

• D) They wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed of Congressional representation.

13) One of the key problems in our young nation that led to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 was

• A) a strong national army.

• B) a clear ratification plan.

• C) a weak national government.

• D) a profitable taxation system.

a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

• a constitution

• the law

• a carta

• an ordinace