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Unit 5: AoC,Shays,NW Remix

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
2.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
b)
Life, liberty, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Voting, rebelling, and health
3.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)
From the King
b)
From the Supreme Court
c)
From God
d)
From the people
4.
In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?
a)
The States
b)
The National Government
c)
The Continental Congress
d)
The Legislative Branch
5.
Why was the U.S. Army so weak under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
There was only 1 branch of government
b)
States could refuse to provide soldiers
c)
The nation had no common currency
d)
All of the above
6.
What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?
a)
A strong national government
b)
A stronger militia
c)
A common currency
d)
The ability to sign peace treaties
7.
In the Northwest Ordinance, what population did territories need to reach to become states?
a)
50,000
b)
65,000
c)
70,000
d)
60,000
8.

What did the Continental Congress want to protect Individual Rights from?

a)

Another rebellion like Shays'

b)

Taxation

c)

Another revolution

d)

Another tyrannical (too strong) central government

9.

Who participated in Shays' Rebellion?

a)

Poor farmers who were Continental Army soldiers

b)

A group of brothers named Shays

c)

Massachusetts militia men

d)

Loyalists

10.
Were the Articles of Confederation mostly considered a failure?
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
Bicameral means there are ___ branches or houses
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
12.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government could not...
a)
Make laws
b)
Enforce laws
13.

What kept the Articles of Confederation from being successful during this time period according to the political cartoon.?

a)

States cared too much about themselves and were not working together or unified.

b)

The AoC did not give the individual states enough power.

c)

Virginia, Kentucky, and Massachusetts spent too much time working together and not enough time with the other states.

d)

Many of the states were still under British control and did not want independence.

14.
What is the name of the first government of the United States?
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Declaration of Independence
15.
What is a settlement of differences in which each side gives up part of what they want?
a)
nullification 
b)
confederation
c)
argument
d)
compromise
16.
What is a set of rules that guides how a country works?
a)
delegate
b)
compromise
c)
constitution
d)
bicameral
17.
Why did people fear a strong national government?
a)
A war was just lost against a strong government.
b)
The founding fathers did not want leaders in government to become tyrants just like King George III.
c)
France asked them to make a weak central government in return for their help in the war. 
d)
They were afraid slavery would spread and the government would make everyone a slave. 
18.

The Treaty of Paris forced Britain to give up the Northwest Territory.

What were the borders of this area?

a)

Everything South of Canada to Jacksonville, Fl.

b)

Anything that touched the Mississippi River.

c)

Canada to Mexico and the Ohio to the Great Lakes

d)

land between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes.

19.

The long term effect of the Northwest Ordinance was....

a)

allowed states to apply for statehood (become states)

b)

forced the farmers of Massachusetts to rebel.

c)

George Washington was impeached as President.

d)

Slavery was now illegal in the US.

20.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 decided how land in the Northwest Territory would be ____________
a)
sold to the French
b)
measured and divided
c)
given to the Indians
d)
given back to the British
21.
  Which of the following was included in the Northwest Ordinance?       
a)
Outlawing slavery in the N.W. territories
b)
Forcing states to create schools for the population
c)
 Providing population guidelines applying for statehood.
d)
     all of the above
22.
Why did Shays lead a rebellion against the government?
a)
Shays wanted to become President of the new nation
b)
Shays was angry about  women getting the vote
c)
Shays wanted to stop the government from taking farmer's land and using debtor's prisons. 
d)
Shays was a loyalist who wanted to return to rule by the English king
23.

What was the problem (that caused inflation) with currency under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

States could print their own money

b)

The money had a picture of George Washington on it and many people were upset he was chosen instead of Adams

c)

The states had to give a majority to the federal government because of taxes.

d)

There were no problems with currency at this time

24.

Daniel Shays' rebellion showed that:

a)

the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizens (so the Constitution was created).

b)

the government should be able to defend our citizens from Great Britain again

c)

the government needs to protect the citizens from Native American attacks

d)

the government set up by the Articles of Confederation was successful and running smoothly

25.

Which was one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress could not declare war.

b)

Congress could not make citizens pay taxes.

c)

Congress could not set up a postal system.

d)

Congress could not make peace treaties with other countries.

26.

What factor led to Shays' rebellion?

a)

poor leadership in the central government

b)

constant native american attacks

c)

poor farming conditions

d)

angry indentured servants

27.
The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. This act of protest is known as 
a)
the Boston Tea Party
b)
the Stamp Act
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Boston Massacre
28.
Colonists who supported the Bitish king were called 
a)
Patriots
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Loyalists
29.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
30.
After the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new laws for the colonies. These laws were passed because Britain
a)
was afraid the French would support the colonies.
b)
was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain.
c)
needed the colonists to help pay for the war. 
d)
wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands. 

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