Boston Tea Party

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of July 13, 1787?

• To establish a process for admitting new states to the Union

• To create a new constitution for the United States

• To declare independence from Britain

• To form a new alliance with Native American tribes

Fill in the blank: The Proclamation of 1763 was enforced to prevent settlers from moving too far _______.

• A. east

• B. west

• C. north

• D. south

What role did the Native Americans play in the context of the Proclamation of 1763?

• They were allies of the British

• They were enemies of the colonists

• They were neutral parties

• They were forced to relocate

Fill in the blank: The Continental Congress was responsible for the _______ of the U.S. Constitution.

• A. rejection

• B. approval

• C. drafting

• D. destruction

Why was it critical that the states of New York and Virginia ratify the U.S. Constitution?

• The first president would likely come from one of these two large states.

• The new government needed these large states’ support to succeed

• All 13 states had to ratify the Constitution before it could go into effect

• These states’ approval curbed the veto power of slave-holding states in the Senate.

During the ratification debate, Federalists and Anti-Federalists were primarily divided over the

• division of power between the states and the federal government.

• treatment of Native Americans and enslaved people.

• granting of suffrage to women and non-landowners.

• necessity of a bicameral legislature.

In the view of Mercy Otis Warren, the Constitution lacked

• an adequate system of checks and balances

• enough power in the judicial branch of government

• a forceful executive branch of government

• enough overlap in all of the branches to cause alarm

Why did many American colonists oppose British tax laws?

• There was no colonial representation in the British Parliament.

• Taxes were already so high that most colonists could not pay them.

• Britain was the wealthiest nation in Europe and did not need extra revenue.

• British tax laws did not apply to Native Americans or French settlers.

Fill in the blank: The new government needed the support of large states like New York and Virginia to succeed because ______.

• A. they had large populations

• B. they were economically powerful

• C. they were politically influential

• D. they had strategic locations

Fill in the blank: Montesquieu influenced the U.S. Constitution by advocating for ______.

• A. separation of powers

• B. freedom of speech

• C. religious tolerance

• D. economic equality