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1.
The two main ways that Great Britain ignored the terms of the Treaty of Paris 1783 were....
a)
troops stayed in America, and they started riots
b)
Troops remained in America, and trade restrictions (West Indies)
c)
restrictions of trade in the West Indies, and American troops moved out
2.
Constitutions-
a)
A document that sets out the laws and principles of a government
b)
a document that removes laws
c)
a document that honors important people
d)
a document that states the rules for the people in government
3.
Virginia had a bill of rights to their Constitution. Bill of Rights-
a)
lists the freedoms that the government promises to protect
b)
lists the restrictions that the government promises to protect
c)
lists the freedoms that the congress promises to protect
d)
lists the restrictions that the constitution promises to protect
4.
In order to prevent too much power in the hands of one person the founders set up a ?????? system of government
a)
organized
b)
bi-cameral
c)
fabian
5.
bi-cameral-
a)
executive- carried out laws//Legislative- pass the laws
b)
executive- pass the laws//Legislative carried out laws
6.
The legislative was the.....
a)
most powerful branch of government in the American Constitutions
b)
most powerful branch of government in the state constitutions.
7.
Republic-
a)
When a country's government has senior citizens rule through elected representatives
b)
when a country's government has the citizens rule through elected representatives.
c)
When a country's government chooses citizens to rule
8.
The American favored a weak central government-
a)
causing the country to gain power
b)
causing the states to give up little power
c)
causing the states to lose power
d)
causing the country to lose power
9.
The Second Continental Congress met in 1776 and adopted the ?????? by November 1777
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitutions
c)
Republic
d)
bill of rights
10.
What were the powers that the government had under the Articles?
a)
Regulate trade, Force citizens to join the army, Impose taxes
b)
Conduct foreign affairs, Maintain armed forces, Borrow money , and Issue currency
11.
what were the things that the government could not do?
a)
Regulate trade, Force citizens to join the army, Impose taxes
b)
conduct foreign affairs, Maintain armed forces, Borrow money , Issue currency
12.
Congress could pass laws but...
a)
the states had to approve
b)
the states could say no
c)
it needed 9 of the 13 states to approve
d)
It needed 10 of the 13 states to approve
13.
Congress could not regulate trade..
a)
between foreign countries, the states, and China town
b)
between foreign countries
c)
between states and foreign countries.
14.
if congress needed money or troops it could ask the states....
a)
but the states could say no
b)
and they had to give them what they needed
15.
each state had one ??????..
a)
vote in congress depending on the population
b)
vote in congress regardless of it's population.
c)
vote in government no matter what
16.
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, only a few thousand settlers lived West of the __________ (thanks to the Proclamation of 1763)
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Appalachian Trail
c)
United States
17.
by the 1790's the number of people that lived West of the Appalachian Mountains was approaching ______. These western settlers hoped to organize their lands as states and join the union.
a)
70,000
b)
210,000
c)
120,000
d)
50,000
18.
A problem was that the _____________ contained no provision(the action of supplying or providing something for use) for adding new states.
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
government
c)
New Land Policies
d)
Articles of Confederation
19.
Congress realized that it had to extend it's _______ over the frontier and bring order to this territory
a)
government
b)
National Authority
c)
laws
d)
trade
20.
In 1784 Congress, under a plan proposed by _______ divided the Western territory into self-governing districts
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
George Washington
21.
When the number of people in a district reached the population size of the smallest existing state, that district could ______, or apply to, Congress for statehood.
a)
boycott
b)
sign up for
c)
petition
d)
interview
22.
In 1785 the Confederation Congress passed a/an _____, or law that established a procedure for surveying and selling the western lands north of the Ohio River.
a)
regulation
b)
restriction
c)
rule
d)
ordinance
23.
The new land divided this massive territory into _______ six miles long and six miles wide
a)
states
b)
sections
c)
townships
d)
villages
24.
These townships were further divided into _____/_____, that would be sold at public auction for at least a dollar an acre.
a)
640 sections / 36 acres each
b)
36 sections / 640 acres each
c)
36 sections / 36 acres each
d)
640 sections / 640 acres each
25.
Who was the president of Congress?
a)
James Lee
b)
Thomas Lee
c)
Wystan Henry Lee
d)
Richard Henry Lee
26.
_________, passed in 1787, created a single Northwest Territory out of the lands North of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
a)
The Northwest Ordinance
b)
The Southwest Ordinance
c)
The board of Ordinance
d)
The Northeast Ordinance
27.
The lands were to be divided into __-__ smaller territories
a)
3-5
b)
5-7
c)
3-6
d)
2-3
28.
When the population of a territory reached 60,000, the people could _____ for statehood.
a)
ask
b)
petition
c)
boycott
d)
apply
29.
Each new state would come into the union with the same _____+______ as the original 13 states
a)
laws+rules
b)
rights+privileges
30.
what else is included? A _____ for the settlers, guaranteeing freedom of religion and trial by jury.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
constitution
c)
law-based document
31.
"There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in said territory." <This clause marked the United States's first attempt to ______
a)
stop the spread of slavery
b)
stop slavery
c)
stop people from owning slaves
32.
The Confederation's western ordinances had an enormous effect on American expansion and ________
a)
growth
b)
strength
c)
development
33.
The Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance opened the way for settlement of the _______ in a stable and orderly manner.
a)
Southwest Territory
b)
Northwest Territory
34.
By 1781 the money printed during the Revolutionary War had ______, or fallen in value, so far that it was almost worthless.
a)
reduced
b)
depreciated
c)
diminish
d)
disparage
35.
Unable to collect taxes, both the _______ and the _______ had printed their own paper money.
a)
Continental Congress, states
b)
Continental Congress, government
c)
Continental Congress, colonies
d)
Continental Congress, president
36.
Why did it matter? Because no ____ or ____ backed up these bills
a)
gold, metal
b)
coins, documents
c)
gold, silver
37.
What was the result? The value of the ___ decreased, while the price of ____ and other ____ soared.
a)
bills, food, goods
b)
money, traded items, food
c)
bills, food, traded items
38.
A loaf of bread before the war costs 1$. During the war, Congress printed the same amount of money that was in circulation, which doubled the amount of money. now the ____ of money out there is twice as much as before.
a)
mass
b)
amount
c)
number
d)
quantity
39.
However, no gold or silver had been added to the "bank" to represent the new bills printed. So the _____ of a one dollar bill was actually 50 cents. So during the war a loaf of bread was 2$
a)
value
b)
usefulness
c)
representation
d)
worth
40.
Between 1771 and 1781, the number of Continental dollars required to buy one Spanish silver dollar rose from 40 to 146. In Boston and some other areas, high prices led to _____
a)
food riots
b)
riots
c)
food petition
d)
petitions
41.
Fighting in the war left the Continental Congress with a _______
a)
arrear
b)
large debt
c)
tab
d)
large bill
42.
Congress had borrowed money from ______ and _______ during the war
a)
American citizens, Foreign governments
b)
American citizens, Foreign countries
c)
Foreign countries, parliament
d)
American citizens, parliament
43.
Congress still owed the Revolutionary soldiers their pay for military service. Lacking the power to tax, the _______ could not pay it's debts.
a)
Congress
b)
Confederation
c)
Government
d)
Soldier Recreation
44.
Congress requested funds from the states, but the states contributed only a small portion of the ______ needed
a)
money
b)
amount
c)
funds
d)
donations
45.
In 1781 Congress created a department of finance under Philadelphia merchant _______
a)
Richard Henry Lee
b)
Robert Morris
c)
James Henry Morris
d)
James Morris
46.
While serving in Congress, Morris had proposed a 5 percent tax on imported goods to help pay the _______
a)
national dept
b)
war wide debt
c)
war dept
d)
nation dept
47.
The plan required that the _________ be changed to give Congress the power to levy the tax
a)
Government
b)
Northwest Branch
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
laws
48.
Although 12 states approved the plan, ________ opposition killed the measure
a)
Rhode Island's
b)
Georgia's
c)
South Africa's
d)
North Carolina's
49.
A second effort in ___ also failed to win unanimous approval. The financial crisis only worsened.
a)
1783
b)
1785
c)
1784
d)
1782
50.
In the Treaty of Paris 1783, Britain had promised to withdraw from the lands east of the _______.
a)
Nevets River
b)
Delaware River
c)
Ohio River
d)
Mississippi River
51.
Yet British troops continued to occupy several strategic forts in the ______.
a)
Great Lakes Region
b)
Ohio territory
c)
Northwest Region
d)
Great Lake territory
52.
American merchants complained that the British were keeping the Americans out of the _______ and other profitable British markets
a)
West Indies
b)
trading center
c)
towncenters
d)
Western Territories
53.
_______ to London to discuss these difficulties, but the British were not willing to talk.
a)
Sam Adam
b)
Robert Morris
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
54.
America was at fault for not holding up their end of the _______
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Treaty of Paris 1763
c)
tax reduction law
d)
tax addition law
55.
Americans had agreed to pay loyalists for the property taken from them during the _______.
a)
tax income
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
trade movement
56.
Congress had, in fact, recommended that the _____ pay the loyalists, but the states had refused
a)
states
b)
government
c)
colonists
57.
Spain, held Florida as well as lands west of the Mississippi River, was anxious to halt _______ into the territory it claimed.
a)
expansion in the West Indies
b)
American expansion
c)
expanses
58.
As a result, Spain closed the lower Mississippi River to _______ in 1784.
a)
American shipping
b)
American trade
c)
American accosiatinh
59.
Western settlers depended on the Mississippi River for ______
a)
bartering
b)
sales
c)
Commerce
60.
Representatives from the Southern states blocked any agreement with Spain because it did not include the right to use the _________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Mississippi trading quarters
c)
Mississippi trade route
61.
The weakness of the _______ and it's inability to deal with problems worried many leaders.
a)
States
b)
Government
c)
confederation
62.
______ described the government as "little more than the shadow without the substance" Many Americans began to agree that the country needed a stronger government.
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
George Henry
63.
Congress created _____ under Phili merchant Robert Morris
a)
department of finances
b)
department of justice
64.
John Adams went to _____ to discuss difficulties
a)
London
b)
Spain
c)
Britain
d)
Florida
65.
Morris proposed a ____ tax on imported goods
a)
5%
b)
3%
c)
10%
d)
7%
66.
This plan required a change in the ______
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Government
c)
colonists
d)
states
67.
Those that owe debt are thrown into
a)
the fields
b)
prison
c)
debtor prison
d)
farmers prison
68.
A former Continental Army Captain
a)
James Gartred
b)
Robert Morris
c)
Richard Henry Lee
d)
Daniel Shays
69.
__________ wondered whether "mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government."
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Daniel Shays
d)
Alvin Houter
70.
depression
a)
the high pitch squeal that someone may experience when an object falls
b)
a state of deep sadness, which may lead to severe activities
c)
a period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased
71.
Situations that caused economic depression for the new nation///Part 1///Land damaged during the war needed to be ____ for
a)
expensed
b)
paid
c)
done
72.
In 1786 angry farmers lashed out. Led by Daniel Shays, a former Continental Army captain, they forced courts in western ______ to close so judges could not confiscate farmers' land
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Georgia
c)
Carolina
d)
New Jersey
73.
In January 1787 Shays led more than 1,000 farmers toward the federal _______ in Springfield, Massachusetts for arms and ammunition
a)
prison
b)
arsenal
c)
towncenter
74.
Arsenal....
a)
an art store
b)
Football club
c)
a place where weapons are made or stored.
75.
Shays's Rebellion frightened many Americans. They worried that the government could not control unrest and prevent ______.
a)
taxation
b)
violence
c)
trading
d)
commerce
76.
The weakness of the Confederation and it's inability to deal with problems worried many ______.
a)
leaders
b)
states
c)
countries
d)
commanders
77.
___________ described the government as "little more than the shadow without the substance."
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Richard Henry Lee
78.
Many Americans began to agree that the country needed a stronger ________.
a)
trading center
b)
constitution
c)
continental congress
d)
government
79.
A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery
a)
cagonist
b)
abolitionizer
c)
abolitionist
d)
argenarist
80.
the freeing of individual enslaved persons
a)
slavegoing
b)
manumission
c)
outmission
d)
mansalet
81.
Two Americans who acted in the movement for change were ________ and __________
a)
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Madison and George Washington
c)
George Washington and Alexander Hamilton
d)
James Hamilton and Alexander Madison
82.
A Virginia planter
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Daniel Shays
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
James Madison
83.
A New York Lawyer
a)
Charles Yeeder
b)
William Penn
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
James Madison
84.
These individuals and groups began to work to end the institution of slavery
a)
arganerists
b)
abolitionists
c)
Quakers
d)
Atrilokes
85.
In the _____, it was easier to end slavery, but in the _____, their economy was built on slavery and they feared that they could not survive without it
a)
West, East
b)
East, West
c)
North, South
d)
South, North
86.
The American Revolution led to a union of all states, but it did not create a ______
a)
nation
b)
successful country
c)
good government
d)
unity day
87.
The revolutionary war brought attention to the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and the ______ of slavery
a)
issue
b)
practice
c)
entertainment
d)
rendition
88.
treat harshly based on race, culture, belief, religion, and so on...
a)
racist
b)
discrimination
c)
enslaved
d)
slavery
89.
___ Delegates showed up
a)
26
b)
55
c)
72
d)
98
90.
Who is the father of Constitution
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Ben Franklin
91.
President of Constitutional convention
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
William Paterson
d)
Alexander Hami
92.
__ of 13 states had to be present to hold an official meeting
a)
7
b)
13
c)
10
d)
9
93.
needed a ____ majority vote to pass anything (before Articles of Confederation all states had to agree or it did not pass)
a)
complicated
b)
simple
c)
unanimous
94.
26 of the delegates had _______
a)
kindergarten diplomas
b)
highschool diplomas
c)
college degrees
d)
a college educations
95.
Madison is often known as the father of constitution because he wrote the basic plan of government that the convention _____
a)
adopted
b)
considered
c)
used against the enemy
96.
The presence of _______ and ________ ensured that many people would trust the conventions work.
a)
George Washington and Ben Franklin
b)
George Washington and James Madison
c)
James Madison and Ben Franklin
d)
Ben Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
97.
A powerful speaker and writer who wrote the final draft of the constitution
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Gouverneur Morris
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
George Washington
98.
Edmund Randolph, from ______ Presented the _______.
a)
Virginia, Virginia plan
b)
New Jersey, New Jersey plan
c)
Georgia, Georgia plan
d)
Virginia, Randolph plan
99.
Representatives in the _______ of the legislature were elected by the people. These elected representatives would then elect the representatives for the ______.
a)
Lower house, Upper house
b)
lower quartile, upper quartile
c)
Upper house, lower house
d)
upper quartile, lower quartil
100.
Representation would be based upon the _______ of each state
a)
government
b)
plans
c)
representatives
d)
population
101.
This plan would have a.....Chief executive, and a _______
a)
Court system
b)
Chief commander
c)
Plan of government
d)
Court room
102.
William Paterson, from _______, Presented the _________.
a)
New Jersey, New Jersey plan
b)
Virginia, Virginia plan
c)
Georgia, Georgia plan
d)
Virginia, Paterson plan
103.
one house legislature, one _____ for each state.
a)
plan
b)
election
c)
vote
d)
victory
104.
Congress could: Set taxes, Regulate trade, Elect a weak ______ that consisted of more than 1 person (balance of power)
a)
executive
b)
government
c)
board
d)
group
105.
A “grand committee” was organized under the leadership of _______ to try to resolve the disagreements among the representatives between these two plans
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
George Washington
106.
a ______ is an agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants
a)
truce
b)
compromise
c)
consensus
d)
concurrence
107.
Roger Sherman: from ________, proposed what is known as the _________ or the Connecticut Plan.
a)
Connecticut, Great Compromise
b)
New Jersey, New Jersey plan
c)
Virginia, Virginia plan
d)
Ohio, Great Compromise
108.
two house legislature: In the ____ (the House of representatives) the number of seats would vary according to the state’s population. In the _____ (the ____) each state would have members.
a)
lower house, upper house, senate
b)
upper house, lower house, senate
c)
lower house, senate, upper house
d)
senate, lower house, upper house
109.
Most (if not all) of the _____ states already banned the slave trade within its borders and wanted it banned throughout the nation.
a)
eastern
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
western
110.
The delegates representing the _____ states argued that slaves and the slave trade were essential parts to their economy (an agricultural economy that was labor intensive).
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
eastern
d)
western
111.
In order to keep the Southern states in the nation, a/an ______ had to be made
a)
compromise
b)
agreement
c)
consensus
112.
Northerners agreed that the ______ could not interfere with the slave trade until 1808.
a)
states
b)
government
c)
congress
d)
country
113.
The next item that needed the _____ to compromise on dealt with counting those enslaved people that lived in the states.
a)
delegates
b)
government
c)
north and south
114.
The convention ______ wanted to include the enslaved in their population counts to gain delegates in the _____ .
a)
centers, south
b)
delegates, south
c)
centers, north
d)
delegates, north
115.
______ delegates disagreed to this idea because enslaved people were legally considered ______.
a)
southern, property
b)
northern, property
116.
The _____ states argued that the enslaved, as property, should be counted for the purpose of ______ but not representation. Both sides were in agreement that the enslaved should not have the right to vote.
a)
south, taxation
b)
north, taxation
c)
west, taxation
d)
east, taxa
117.
The committee’s solution is known as the ____ Compromise. This stated that each enslaved person would be counted as ______ of a free person for both taxation and representation.
a)
3/5, 3/5
b)
3/5, 1/2
c)
3/5, 1 whole
118.
Having banned the ____ trade within their borders, Northern states wanted to prohibit it throughout the nation.
a)
slave
b)
ongoing
c)
upsetting
d)
food
119.
Southern states considered slavery and the slave trade essential to their ______ .
a)
work ethics
b)
life style
c)
economies
d)
family needs
120.
To keep the Southern states in the nation, Northerners agreed that the Congress could not interfere with the slave trade until _____.
a)
1808
b)
1800
c)
1809
d)
1806
121.
Beginning that year ______ could limit the slave trade if it chose to.
a)
congress
b)
constitution
c)
board of congress
122.
______ of Virginia proposed a bill of rights to be included in the Constitution.
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
Edward Tardelli
123.
Some delegates worried that without the _____ of a bill of rights the new national government might abuse its power.
a)
protection
b)
saligation
c)
verification
124.
Mason’s proposal was ______.
a)
adopted
b)
defeated
c)
rejected
d)
accepted
125.
On September 17, 1787, the delegates assembled in the _____ to sign the document.
a)
state house
b)
congress courtroom
c)
assembly hall
d)
state hall
126.
Three delegates refused to sign. ______ of Massachusetts, _____ and _______ of Virginia.
a)
Elbridge Gerry, Edmund Randolph, and George Mason
b)
George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, and Edmund Randolph
c)
Edmund Randolph, George Mason, and Elbridge Gerry
d)
Elbridge Randolph, Edmund Gerry, and George Mason
127.
Gerry and Mason would not sign without a _______.
a)
constitution to back it up
b)
bill of rights
c)
congress signature
d)
state house
128.
The Confederation Congress then sent the approved draft of the Constitution to the _____ for consideration.
a)
states
b)
congress
c)
government
d)
state house
129.
To amend the Articles of Confederation had required ______ approval of the states.
a)
collective
b)
some
c)
unanimous
d)
assenting
130.
Therefore, the delegates agreed to change the approval process for the ________.
a)
constitution
b)
states
c)
congress
d)
bill of rights
131.
When ___ of the 13 states had approved, the new government of the United States would come into existence
a)
9
b)
7
c)
12
d)
10
132.
Who is the father of Constitution
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Ben Franklin
133.
President of Constitutional convention
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Ben Franklin
134.
The presence of _______ and ________ ensured that many people would trust the conventions work.
a)
George Washington and Ben Franklin
b)
George Washington and James Madison
c)
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
135.
A powerful speaker and writer who wrote the final draft of the constitution
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Gouverneur Morris
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
George Washington
136.
Edmund Randolph, from ______ Presented the _______.
a)
Virginia, Virginia plan
b)
New Jersey, New Jersey plan
c)
Georgia, Georgia plan
d)
Virginia, Randolph plan
137.
William Paterson, from _______, Presented the _________.
a)
New Jersey, New Jersey plan
b)
Virginia, Virginia plan
c)
Georgia, Georgia plan
d)
New Jersey, Paterson plan
138.
A “grand committee” was organized under the leadership of _______ to try to resolve the disagreements among the representatives between these two plans
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
George Washington
139.
Roger Sherman: from ________, proposed what is known as the _________ or the _______ Plan.
a)
Connecticut, Great Compromise, Connecticut
b)
New Jersey, New Jersey plan, New Jersey
c)
Virginia, Virginia plan, activation
d)
Ohio, Great Compromise, Ohio
140.
______ of Virginia proposed a bill of rights to be included in the Constitution.
a)
George Mason
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
James Madison
d)
Edward Tardelli
141.
Three delegates refused to sign. ______ of Massachusetts, _____ and _______ of Virginia.
a)
Elbridge Gerry, Edmund Randolph, and George Mason
b)
George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, and Edmund Randolph
c)
Edmund Randolph, George Mason, and Elbridge Gerry
d)
Elbridge Randolph, Edmund Gerry, and George Mason
142.
Gerry and Mason would not sign without a _______.
a)
constitution to back it up
b)
congress signature
c)
bill of rights
d)
state house
143.
In 1781 Congress created the Department of Finance under this Philadelphia Merchant
a)
Robert Morris
b)
John Adams
c)
William Paterson
d)
George Mason
144.
The lower house is also known as
a)
senate
b)
house of representatives
145.
The upper house is also known as...
a)
senate
b)
house of representatives
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