Unit 5: Founding a New Nation

It was easy to become a new nation.

• True

• False

Our first plan of government was called

• Articles of Constitution

• Amendments of Confederation

• Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

A group of people or organizations that make decisions for a country, a state, etc. is called a...

• Government

• Republic

• Framers

• Farmers

All of these were considered Founding Fathers EXCEPT

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

All of these things were wrong with the "Articles of Confederation" EXCEPT

• they had no way to raise money to run the government

• there were no courts to settle disputes

• each state acted separately instead of as one nation

• The "Articles of Confederation" brought us together during The Revolutionary War

Who was "President" of the Convention?

• Thomas Paine

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

Who was the oldest Founding Father?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

A "republic" gives the power to the

• President

• Congress

• Courts

• People

A country that is governed by representative and leaders elected by the people is called a

• Common Good

• Republic

• Nation

• State

The document that describes our highest laws of our country and the way our government is organized is called

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Amendments

• The Constitution