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WorksheetsUnit 3 Creating a Nation Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 6hrs 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Under the Northwest Ordinance, could a territory become a state if they allowed slavery?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Only if their population was 60,000
d)
As long as they had a state militia
2.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 _____
a)
allowed slavery in the northwest territory
b)
established a method for admitting new states to the Union
c)
made people move to the northwest
d)
divided new lands into townships
3.
Which of the following showed how weak the Articles of Confederation really were?
a)
Land Ordinance 1785
b)
tariff wars
c)
Shays' Rebellion
d)
NW Ordinance of 1787
4.
Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____
a)
force; no
b)
bargain; yes
c)
demand; yes
d)
ask; no
5.
One major problem with the Articles is that Congress could not ______
a)
tax
b)
ban slavery
c)
divide up new lands
d)
govern the NW territory
6.
What does ratification mean?
a)
To deny
b)
to ask for
c)
to demand
d)
to approve
7.
This happens when money is printed but does not have more gold or silver to back it up.
a)
ratification
b)
tariff
c)
inflation
d)
coining
8.
What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?
a)
New York Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
9.
This plan called for equal representation in the legislature
a)
New York Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Georgia Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
10.
The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states
a)
northern; southern
b)
large; small
c)
southern; northern
d)
small; large
11.
Roger Sherman proposed the ________ to solve the representation issue which contains pieces of the NJ and VA Plans.
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Electoral College
d)
Slave Trade Compromise
12.
The ______ would have two representatives from each state
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Presidency
c)
Articles
d)
Senate
13.
The number of delegates in the __________ would be based on the population of the state.
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
Confederation Congress
d)
Continental Congress
14.
What was banned after 1807?
a)
Slavery
b)
Selling Slaves among states
c)
Slave Trade
d)
The Articles of Confederation
15.
The Constitutional Convention was convened to...
a)
write the Treaty of Paris 1783.
b)
get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.
c)
Declare independence from King George III
d)
improve the Articles of Confederation.
16.
Federalists supported strong ____________ government(s).
a)
National
b)
State
17.
Anti-Federalists preferred strong ____________ government (s).
a)
National
b)
State
18.
The Anti-Federalists wanted to keep ______________________ because it kept the Federal government weak.
a)
the Constitution
b)
the Declaration of Indepdence
c)
coining money
d)
the Articles of Confederation
19.
A loose union of states
a)
Constitution
b)
Confederation
c)
Unicameral
d)
Ratify
20.
This law provided a Process for new states to join the union in the Northwest Territory if territories met certain criteria
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
Election Compromise
c)
Land Ordinance of 1785
d)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
21.
Which future state was NOT a part of the Northwest Territory?
a)
Ohio
b)
Michigan
c)
Kentucky
d)
Illinois
22.
Even though the government was weak under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following did it accomplish?
a)
made a peace agreement with Great Britain (Treaty of Paris)
b)
paid off their war debt
c)
elected the first president
d)
established a national court system
23.
This system was put in place to elect our president under the new Constitution. It was created as a safety for choosing a leader as citizens were not very educated.
a)
Slave Trade Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Electoral College
d)
3/5ths Compromise
24.
bicameral means
a)
1 house legislature
b)
2 house legislature
c)
2 house presidency
d)
1 house court system
25.
a Republican form of government (like what we have under the new Constitution) can be described as
a)
citizens have total control of government decisions
b)
representatives are chosen by the wealthy elites in each state to make key decisions
c)
a system where a king works with Parliament to make laws
d)
citizens vote for representatives who make laws on their behalf
26.
sovereign means
a)
a country governs itself
b)
a country is ruled by a mother country
c)
a country is ruled by its allies
d)
a country has a bicameral legislature
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