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Growing Pains

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The national government under the Articles of Confederation...

a)

Was very strong

b)

Was very weak

2.

Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation

a)
Inability to regulate trade
b)
Lack of protection for individual rights
c)
Lack of a national currency
d)

Lack of executive branch

3.

Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787?

a)

The US was getting ready to go to war with France and they'd have to be soldiers again

b)

The national government kept raising taxes on farmers to pay off the war debt

c)

They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them

d)

No one would buy their crops because they were over priced

4.

What did Daniel Shays' and his men do?

a)

Burned down government buildings all over Massachusetts

b)

Took over courthouses by going in armed and refusing to leave

c)

Paid Native Americans to raid the houses of the wealthy and powerful

d)

Challenged the US military to a battle

5.

Larger states wanted to implement this plan in order to have representation based on population.

(a)  

6.

Smaller states wanted to implement this plan in order for every state to have equal representation.

(a)  

7.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
b)
To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
c)
To write the Treaty of Paris
d)
To elect the first president
8.
The three branches of government are ________________
a)
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
b)
Legislative, Judicial, and National
c)
Executive, Principle, and Judicial
d)
Judicial, National, and Legislative
9.
Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?
a)
Senate
b)
Judicial
c)
House of 
Representatives
d)
House of Congress
10.
Which part of the legislative branch has the same number of representatives for each state?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Senate
11.
How were slaves counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?
a)
All slaves were counted.
b)
Three-fifths of the number of slaves was added to the population.
c)
Slaves were not counted at all.
d)
Slaves were allowed to vote and be elected to represent each state.
12.

Who got the most electoral votes in the 1796 Presidential election?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Aaron Burr

13.

Why did Thomas Jefferson become Vice-President in 1796?

a)

He was a Democratic-Republican.

b)

He came in second in Electoral votes.

c)

He was chosen by John Adams.

d)

He was a Federalist.

14.

During Adam's presidency, France and England were at war. This was a problem because

a)

neither country wanted the United States to trade goods with the other.

b)

he couldn't vacation in either France or England

c)

his best friend was English

d)

his best friend was French

15.

To stop the French attack on our ships President Adams sent delegates to France, but the unnamed French Delegates named X, Y and Z ...

a)

demanded a $250,000 bribe and a $10 million dollar loan for France before the U. S. Delegates could begin negotiations.

b)

refused to talk

c)

went on vacation

d)

your mama

16.

Who won the election of 1800?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

Aaron Burr

17.

According to the rules of the constitution, how was the tie broken?

a)

By a re-vote

b)

By the senate

c)

The house of representatives

d)

The supreme court chooses

18.

Which persident bought the Lousiana Territory

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

19.

How much did the USA pay for the Louisiana Territory

a)

100 million

b)

55 million

c)

25 million

d)

15 million

20.

Name the Big City that was in the Lousiana Territory

a)

New York

b)

Los Angeles

c)

New Orleans

d)

Chicago

21.

Lewis and Clark were famous because

a)

They bought Louisiana for the USA

b)

The explored the Louisiana Territory

c)

They fought for Napoleon's army

d)

The saved Washington from the British army

22.

Impressment was

a)

the process of squeezing juice from fruits

b)

trying to attract a suitor

c)

kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in a foreign navy

d)

trying to convince another country that you are on their side

23.
The 1807 Embargo Act prohibited trade with other countries.
a)
True 
b)
False