Chapter 6 Us History

Who wrote the Constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts?

• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• George Washington

Who wrote the Articles of confederation?

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Dickinson
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin

Who was the Massachusetts farmer that led an attack on the states courthouse?

• Daniel Shays
• Thomas Jefferson
• Samuel Adams
• John Adams

When was the articles of confederation approved?

• November 15, 1777
• March 4, 1789
• January 1, 1776
• December 12, 1781

When was the first Northwest Ordinance passed?

• September 10, 1788
• August 1, 1790
• June 15, 1785
• July 13, 1787

When was the Second Northwest Ordinance passed?

• July 13, 1787
• August 1, 1790
• June 15, 1785
• September 10, 1788

When did the Annapolis Convention take place

• 1786
• 1790
• 1785
• 1776

What was the name of the American author that complained about copyright laws to protect his work?

• Ernest Hemingway
• Noah Webster

• Ray Bradbury
• F. Scott Fitzgerald

Who feared the "tyranny of the majority"

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Stuart Mill

When was the Olive Branch Petition written?

• 1775
• 1783
• 1765
• 1791