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WorksheetsCh 3 A More Perfect Union
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Check all that apply. How did the first U.S. national government raise money under the Articles of Confederation?
by raising taxes
by asking the states for money
by selling lands on the frontier
by not giving Congress the power to enforce its laws
Under the Articles of Confederation, could the federal government BORROW money from wealthy individuals and other countries?
Yes
No
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Check all that apply.
Congress couldn't collect taxes
Weak central government
Provided for no common currency as states and the federal government all had forms of money
Congress could tax the people
If states had more power than the federal government under the Articles of Confederation, which best sums up the attitude of the MAJORITY of Americans during the time that the Articles of Confederation were in effect?
They saw themselves as citizens of the nation first, and citizens of their states second.
They saw themselves as citizens of their states first, and citizens of the nation second.
They were torn between feeling as though they were citizens of the nations, as well as citizens of their states
They were willing to become citizens of France or Spain to gain access to other territories, especially the use of the Mississippi River and the right of deposit at New Orleans.
The Northwest Ordinance
was a law prohibiting the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
provided a model for expansion of the nation.
was a way to survey the land.
was the first constitution of the United States of America.
Which state was NOT formed from the Northwest Territory?
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
New Hampshire
How did the Ordinance of 1785 survey western lands?
into states
as territories
into provinces
into townships
Check all that apply. As a result of the weakness of the Confederation government,
the central federal government was always short of money.
states often fought amongst themselves and coordinating the work of the national government was almost impossible.
the Spanish occupied strategic forts in the Great Lakes.
most bills were difficult to pass into laws, because it took nine states to approve a law.
Which of the following is NOT true under the Articles of Confederation?
Congress had a strong executive branch to enforce compliance with its laws
Each state had one vote in Congress
Laws could be made only by approval of 9 of 13 states
Congress had the authority to print money
What caused Shays' Rebellion?
Land in the Northwest Territory was sold.
Cruel Treatment of enslaved people.
Farmers were angry about their rising debt.
Abolitionists demanded an end to slavery.
What was the most important lesson learned as a result of Shays's Rebellion?
It showed the weakness of the federal government and the need for the Constitution.
It showed the power of the new national government in dealing with uprisings.
It showed the need for strong state military establishments.
It showed that the U.S government was as unfair as the English kings.
Who was James Madison? Check all that apply.
Chief writer of the Constitution
2nd POTUS (President of the United States)
From Virginia and designer of the Virginia Plan
The man who's notes are the best record of what happened from the Constitutional Convention
Which issue did NOT divide people at the Constitutional Convention?
the issue of slavery
representation of large states vs. small states
how strong the national government should be
religion of Catholics vs. Protestants
Which is true of the New Jersey plan? Check all that apply.
it favored a strong central government
all delegates at the Convention agreed to the plan
it proposed that each state have an equal vote
it favored small states
Which document gives stronger federal powers?
The Articles of Confederation
The United States Constitution
The sharing of power between federal and state government is called
federalism
republicanism
democracy
theocracy
Why did the Framers of the Constitution not initially put in a Bill of Individual Rights in the document?
because they felt the new government would not be too strong and would be nice to every one
they did not want to waste time on the ratification process
they did not believe people deserved individual rights
they felt the Constitution already protected individual rights
Why were the Federalist Papers written?
To convince Congress to create a Bill of Rights.
To ask the Constitutional Convention to incorporate a system of checks and balances in the Constitution.
To convince Anti-Federalist New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution.
To convince Virginians to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
Who did NOT write the Federalist Papers?
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
George Washington
Besides making the federal government stronger and helping the country, the Framers of the Constitution wanted to
eliminate fighting and competition between the states
end slavery
continue fighting France
make the federal government weaker
How did the Framers of the Constitution limit of the powers of the government? Check all that apply
by extending voting rights to everybody over the age of 18
by creating 3 branches
by separating the powers of the government
by creating checks and balances
