The first government of the United States was known as:

• The Articles of Confederation

• The US Constitution

• The Declaration of Independece

• The Magna Carta

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Overregulation of trade

• Too much power to the President

• Lack of a strong central government

• Excessive taxation

Under the nation's first constitution, the government had all of the following powers EXCEPT:

• Raise an army and navy

• Create a Postal System

• Pass tax laws

• Print currency

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do?

• divided up ORV lands into townships; then into 36 sections to be sold off and given away.

• took lands from the Loyalists as a punishment for not supporting independence

• awarded lands in Florida and Alabama to Patriots and Revolutionary War veterans

• prevented American settlers from settling beyond the Mississippi River.

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• To allocate land to Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory

• To provide military protection for settlers in the Northwest Territory

• To divide the Northwest Territory into individual states

• To establish a framework for governing the Northwest Territory

Which current state was NOT a part of the Northwest Territory?

• Michigan

• Ohio

• Indiana

• Tennessee

What was the primary cause of Shays' Rebellion?

• Anger over high taxes and farmers' economic hardship

• Opposition to the federal government's foreign policy

• Disputes over land ownership with Native Americans

• Desire for independence from the United States

What was a significant outcome of Shays' Rebellion?

• The call for a stronger central government leading to the Constitutional Convention

• The drafting of the Bill of Rights

• The strengthening of the Articles of Confederation

• The immediate abolition of all state taxes

Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

What was the primary purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in 1787?

• To establish a national bank

• To negotiate peace with Britain

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To draft the Declaration of Independence