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Founding Principles/George Washington Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Articles of Confederation was the name of what?

a)

The letter that the colonist sent to the King

b)

A document granting colonist the right to start a colony

c)

The first constitution of the United States of America

d)

A document outlining the rights of every US citizen

2.

Under the Articles of Confederation who had the most power?

a)

The national government

b)

The states

3.

What powers did the national government NOT have under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Wage war and issue money

b)

Tax and enforce laws

4.

What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan (Large State Plan) and the New Jersey Plan (Small State Plan)?

a)

The amount of representatives each state would have

b)

How slaves would be counted towards population

c)

The amount of states that would be allowed to join

d)

The strategy to get the British to leave the western forts

5.

The Great Compromise addressed the issue of what?

a)

The issue of slaves counting toward population

b)

The issue of the British invading Canada

c)

The issue of state representation in Congress

d)

The issue of Long Island being attacked by the French

6.

How many houses were created under the Great Compromise?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

The Three-Fifth Compromise addressed the issue of what?

a)

Immigration

b)

Emigration

c)

Law Making

d)

Slavery

8.

What was added to the Constitution so that the Anti-Federalist would sign it?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Olive Branch Petition

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The 3/5th Compromise

9.

What is the Presidential Cabinet?

a)

The cabinet where the President keeps his lunch

b)

A group of advisors to help the President run the country

c)

A group of advisors to help Congress run the country

d)

A special cabinet in the Oval Office where the DoI is kept

10.

Whose job is it to oversee relations between the United States and other countries?

a)

Chief Justice

b)

Attorney General

c)

Secretary of State

d)

President of the United States

11.

What is the correct description of the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

Farmers from Pennsylvania are upset about the excise tax

b)

The farmers begin to protest the tax through violence

c)

George Washington and his soldiers put an end to it

d)

All answers are correct

12.

What was George Washington's foreign policy?

a)

Keep alliances w/France b/c they were our first ally

b)

Keep alliances w/Great Britain b/c we traded with them a lot

c)

Keep alliances w/Spain b/c they let us use the MS River

d)

Stay neutral! Do not create permanent alliances.

13.

In Washington’s Farewell Address, Washington gave advice as to how the country should go forward. What advice did Washington give?

a)

A. to restrict all foreigners from becoming Americans, because they will only bring trouble

b)

B. to avoid developing a loyalty to political parties

c)

C. to keep America focused on its development, and out of foreign matters

d)

D. both B and C are correct