WorksheetsUS History CH 7 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the first govt. of America?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
Convention of 1175
d)
Declaration of Independence
2.
What was banned in the Northwest Territory?
a)
Education
b)
Religious accomodation
c)
Slavery
d)
Tariffs
3.
What was the only branch at the national level of govt. under the Articles?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
4.
Who formulated the Great Compromise?
a)
Roger Sherman
b)
James Madison
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
John Adams
5.
What was the greatest foreign triumph for the Articles of Confederation govt.?
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Jay Treaty
c)
Neutrality Proclamation
d)
Treaty of Paris
6.
Why did the Annapolis Convention fail?
a)
Slavery was too much of a debatable topic
b)
Threat of war with France
c)
George Washington decided to not support it
d)
Not enough states appeared
7.
How many males were required to a territory to become a state?
a)
10,000
b)
20,000
c)
60,000
d)
80,000
8.
In which state did Shays Rebellion occur?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
New York
c)
South Carolina
d)
Massachusetts
9.
What was the biggest power the Articles govt lacked at the national level?
a)
Power to coin money
b)
Power to raise an army
c)
Power to tax
d)
Power to end representatives terms
10.
What level of govt. was emphasized with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
National govt.
b)
State govt.
c)
Considered equals
11.
In what city did the Constitutional Convention meet?
a)
NYC
b)
Boston
c)
Philly
d)
Williamsburg
12.
Which plan presented at the Constitutional Convention wanted a govt. modeled after the Articles of Confederation?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Delaware Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
Rhode Island Plan
13.
In what year did the Constitutional Convention meet?
a)
1776
b)
1783
c)
1787
d)
1789
14.
What is the term for the passage of the Constitution among the states?
a)
Ratify
b)
Concur
c)
Extradite
d)
Brokered
15.
If you supported the Constitution what were you called?
a)
Federalist
b)
Republican
c)
Constitutionalist
d)
Unionist
16.
Who is known as the "father of the Constitution"?
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
17.
In what state was there an intense fight to pass the Constitution?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Maryland
c)
Virginia
d)
Vermont
18.
What was promised to those who opposed the Constitution?
a)
A quick death :)
b)
Possible changes in the future
c)
Trade resolutions with slavery
d)
Protection for individual liberties
19.
Where was America's temporary capital?
a)
Philly
b)
NYC
c)
Boston
d)
Charleston
20.
Who was America's first vice-president?
a)
John Adams
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
21.
How many states had to pass the Constitution?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
11
d)
13
22.
What was the most difficult area to compromise in at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Slavery
b)
Representation
c)
Tariffs
23.
What issue did the 3/5ths Compromise resolve?
a)
Representation
b)
Slavery
c)
Tariffs
24.
How old is the constitution?
a)
Oldest in the world
b)
2nd only to GB
c)
Many previous constitutions but is the most advanced
25.
What one word was the struggle for the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Issue of power
b)
Issue of slavery
c)
Issue of individual rights
d)
Issue of economic principle
26.
Which principle of the Constitution divides America's layers of govt between local, state, and national?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Limited Govt.
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
27.
Which branch of govt. is supposed to enforce laws in America?
a)
Judicial branch
b)
Legislative branch
c)
Executive branch
28.
Which principle of the Constitution encourages having written laws in society?
a)
Popular Sovreignty
b)
Limited Govt.
c)
Republican Idealogy
d)
Checks and Balances
29.
Which part of Congress is more powerful?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
President
30.
What was the reasoning for the Federalist Papers?
a)
End the Constitutional Convention
b)
Support the Annapolis Convention
c)
Support the passing the Constitution in states
d)
End the movement to bring back the Articles of Confederation
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