WorksheetsMod 5 Exam Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
the power given to the national government under
the Articles of Confederation
choosing a President
appointing national judges
settling conflicts among states
requiring states to supply troops
this issue had to be negotiated before the states all agreed
to ratify the Articles of Confederation
control of the western lands
whether to add a Bill of Rights
whether Congress could declare war
who was eligible to become President
the Land Ordinance of 1785 determined how western lands would be
sold to settlers
designated reservation
divided into townships
divided into states
Britain hurt the US economy by refusing to allow American ships
in West Indies ports and ___________
kept British troops in Canada
controlled the forts in the Great Lakes
signed the Treaty of Paris
made American merchants pay high tariffs
Why didn't the Confederation Congress prevent British merchants from
selling products in the United States that were cheaper than locally
made products?
Congress could not pass tariffs
British merchants bribed members of Congress
High inflation kept British prices low
the British threatened a war over prices
Which problems led Daniel Shays and other framers to start a rebellion in Massachusetts?
high taxes and a record drought
high taxes and heavy debts
heavy debts and abuses by soldiers
a record drought and abuses by soldiers
What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention
elect a new Congress
raise an army to fight rebellions
revise the Articles of Confederation
replace the Articles of Confederation
At the Constitutional Convention, _________ states supported the
__________ because it allowed each state equal representation
larger states/
NJ plan
smaller states/
NJ plan
larger states/
VA plan
smaller states/
VA plan
How did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention handle
the issue of slavery?
they decided slavery should be banned
the decided that all states should be open to slavery
they decided the slave trade could not be banned until 1808
they decided that individual states should regulate the slave trade
Some Antifederalists such as _______ opposed the Constitution
because they said it would make the _______ too powerful
James Madison/
State legislature
James Monroe/
National government
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
to improve the Articles of Confederation
to persuade the ratify the Constitution
to defend the Constitution against foreign criticism
to provide historical background of the Constitution
the first _____ amendments to the Constitution were created
to protect _________
10 / government rights
12 / business rights
15 / parental rights
10 / individual rights
