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US History Chapter 7 Test

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What difficulty did the Confederation have with the government of Spain?

a)

Spain refused to withdraw from lands east of the Mississippi.

b)

Spain closed the lower Mississippi to American shipping.

c)

Spain refused to talk over difficult issues with John Adams.

d)

Spain kept Americans out of trade markets in the West Indies.

2.

The Articles of the Confederation had to be approved by how many states?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

13

3.

Slavery was a major source of labor in the North.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Under the policy of the proportional representation, smaller states would have more votes than larger states.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Great Compromise resolved the issue of _____________________.

a)

the way enslaved people would be counted

b)

providing enough protection of individual rights

c)

the way the chief executive would be chosen

d)

representation in the legislature

6.

Both the federal and state governments have the power to tax.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What happens during a period of depression in a country?

a)

Unemployment decreases.

b)

The nation's borders increases.

c)

Unemployment increases.

d)

The nation's debts decrease.

8.

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention included Native Americans, African American, and women.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which uprising occurred when the petitions of the Massachusetts farmer, as stated in the quote, went unanswered?


"[S]uerly your Honours are not Strangers to the Distresses of the people but.... know That many of our good Inhabitants are now Confined in gole[jail] for Debt and for taxes."

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Greenwich Revolt

c)

Shay's Rebellion

d)

Springfield's uprising

10.

Anti-Federalists supported the Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In a republic, people rule through representatives they elect.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The process to approve the Constitution required ________________.

a)

a bill of rights to be included

b)

a unanimous vote of all states

c)

approval by 9 of the 13 states

d)

a signature by all the convention delegates

13.

The movement that influenced the Constitution's architects was the

a)

Age of Science.

b)

Enlightenment.

c)

Ideas Period.

d)

Reason Era.

14.

The first three articles of the Constitution describe the structure of the federal government.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Federalism means that the federal government ________________.

a)

has the power to tax people

b)

can pass laws to deal with new situations

c)

has power to regulate trade

d)

shares power with the state governments

16.

The Magna Carta placed limits on the power of a monarch.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The legislative branch includes

a)

Senate and House of Representatives

b)

Upper House and House of Representatives

c)

Lower House and Senate

d)

Upper and Lower House

18.

Which law helped stop the spread of slavery west?

a)

Confederation Law

b)

Morris Ordinance

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

Ordinance of 1785