Early National Period

He was the lone signer of the Constitution from New York. He would go on to defend the new Constitution as a Federalist and then become the first Secretary of the Treasury.

He was a politician from New York, a rival of Alexander Hamilton, and Vice President under Thomas Jefferson. He was infamous for having killed Hamilton in duel and then going on the run to Texas where he allegedly planned to start a new country in the South.

He presided over the Constitutional Convention and would go on to become the first President of the United States. He was a Virginian, the “Father of Our Country”.

He was a Federalist delegate from Virginia. He would be known as the “Father of the Constitution” and the primary author of the Bill of Rights as well. He would go on to be 4th President of the USA.

He was the first US Secretary of State, second Vice-President, and third President of the United States of America. As President, he authorized the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France. As a Founding Father, he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Which of the following is a false statement about the Articles of Confederation?

• The Confederation Congress required unanimous votes to ratify amendments to the Articles

• Each state had multiple votes in Congress

• The Articles had no provisions for adding new states to the union

• The Articles did not create a chief executive (president) to enforce national laws

How many citizens residing in a territory make it eligible for statehood under the Northwest Ordinance?

• 50,000

• 60,000

• 100,000

• 500,000

Which of the following was not a problem posed to the new United States by Great Britain?

• British troops still occupied forts around the Great Lakes

• British merchants froze US merchants out of trade in the West Indies

• British authorities maintained that the US owed Loyalist citizens compensation for property

• British tourists to America were trying to pay tavern and lodge owners with British money

The two plans originally presented to the Constitutional Convention could not find common ground on representation in Congress. Who suggested the "Great Compromise"? (He was from Connecticut).

What provision regarding the legislature was agreed upon through the “Great Compromise”?

• a tri-cameral legislature with multiple tiers

• one small law-making body with every state being granted the same number of votes

• one large law-making body with each state being granted representation based on population

• a bi-cameral legislature with an upper (prestigious) and lower house (common) or rather a Senate and House of Representatives