Topic 4 Test: Establishing the New Nation

Which form of state government was considered the most democratic and the least conservative?

• bicameral legislature with strong governor
• bicameral legislature with weak governor
• unicameral legislature with strong governor
• unicameral legislature with weak governor

How did new state constitutions in both democratic and conservative states establish who would participate in their republics?

• They extended the right to vote to white males, most often to property owners.
• They established requirements that only those who paid taxes could vote.
• They set up bicameral legislatures elected by all residents of the state.
• They created the position of governor, who was elected by the legislature.

Why did many states choose to create governments with bicameral legislatures?

• They wanted to limit the influence of the wealthy elite.
• They feared giving the common people too much power.
• They foresaw the need for a two-party system of government.
• They felt it better served an increasingly diverse populace.

After the Revolution, the national government lacked the funds it needed to repay its war debts because

• Congress had committed the nation to unfavorable trade agreements.
• the Articles failed to give Congress the power to tax.
• the Articles permitted Congress to borrow money from states.
• the Articles did not create a national banking system.

What did the British do to harm the United States’ economy in the years following the Revolution?

• They ceased the import of all British goods to the United States.
• They prevented American vessels from accessing the port of New Orleans.
• They charged American merchants prohibitively high tariffs on British goods.
• They banned American ships from trading with the West Indies.

Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, made plans for settlement of the Northwest Territory in the hopes that

• they could ease the overcrowding that was occurring in the 13 states.
• settlers would improve the nation’s relationship with Native Americans.
• the British would abandon their efforts to take over those lands.
• they would be able to raise revenues to support the federal government.

According to the map, what is one reason that the federal government feared that settlers in the Northwest Territory might become part of the Spanish empire?

• Spanish territory was home to a wide variety of Native American groups.
• Spanish territory included present day Mexico and Central America.
• Spanish territory bordered the western edge of the Northwest Territory.
• Spanish territory included the Great Lakes and so controlled trade.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided a plan for

• abolition of slavery throughout the nation.
• recognition of American Indian nations.
• statehood for territories.
• distributing the public lands.

Which of the following can best be inferred from this image of a settlement in the Northwest Territory?

• There was little trade in the Northwest Territory in the years after the Revolution.
• Transportation routes connected the Northwest Territory to the rest of the nation.
• Defense was a central concern of those who settled in the Northwest Territory.
• The national government owned all of the land in the

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• to force the British to leave forts in the Northwest Territory
• to grant limited war powers to the new national legislative body
• to address the government and settlement of new territories
• to set up defense forces against American Indians in the territories