Ch 10 Social Studies Review

1. What did the states hope to gain under the Articles of Confederation?

• a strong central government
• freedom and independence
• a powerful government
• a strong court system

2. Which of the following BEST describes the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress collected enough money to run the government
• The judicial branch interpreted the laws
• Congress could not pass laws to collect taxes
• The legislative branch enforced the laws

3. What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The government had only one branch
• Each state paid taxes
• Laws could not be made
• Each state had one vote

4. What caused Shays' Rebellion?

• Massachusetts had the power to tax its citizens
• Massachusetts needed to pay its debts
• Daniel Shays was an angry farmer
• Massachusetts property taxes were hard on farmers

5. Which of the following was ordered by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• divide the territory into smaller territories
• make the territory into four states
• make the territory into one state
• make the entire territory equal to the other states

6. Which of the following did NOT apply to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• The Northwest Territory had to be divided into smaller territories
• The Northwest Territory would automatically become a state
• A governor and judges were named to govern the territory
• Slavery was prohibited in the Northwest Territory

7. What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• make laws to stop dissenters
• make a trade plan with Europe
• revise the Articles of Confederation
• elect a leader of the Confederation

8. Which point in the Virginia Plan was objected to by supporters of the New Jersey Plan?

• Larger states should have more representatives in Congress
• Congress requires greater power
• The government needs an executive branch
• The government needs a legislative branch

9. Which of the following does NOT describe the Great Compromise?

• equal representation in the Senate
• representation based on population in the House of Representatives
• a Congress made up of two houses
• enslaved people counted in state populations

10. What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?

• Compromises were proposed
• The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation
• The Articles of Confederation were amended
• Trade with Europe was established