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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
The national government under the Articles of Confederation...
Was very strong
Was very weak
Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation
Lack of executive branch
Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787?
The US was getting ready to go to war with France and they'd have to be soldiers again
The national government kept raising taxes on farmers to pay off the war debt
They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them
No one would buy their crops because they were over priced
What did Daniel Shays' and his men do?
Burned down government buildings all over Massachusetts
Took over courthouses by going in armed and refusing to leave
Paid Native Americans to raid the houses of the wealthy and powerful
Challenged the US military to a battle
Larger states wanted to implement this plan in order to have representation based on population.
(a)
Smaller states wanted to implement this plan in order for every state to have equal representation.
(a)
Representatives
Who got the most electoral votes in the 1796 Presidential election?
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Why did Thomas Jefferson become Vice-President in 1796?
He was a Democratic-Republican.
He came in second in Electoral votes.
He was chosen by John Adams.
He was a Federalist.
During Adam's presidency, France and England were at war. This was a problem because
neither country wanted the United States to trade goods with the other.
he couldn't vacation in either France or England
his best friend was English
his best friend was French
To stop the French attack on our ships President Adams sent delegates to France, but the unnamed French Delegates named X, Y and Z ...
demanded a $250,000 bribe and a $10 million dollar loan for France before the U. S. Delegates could begin negotiations.
refused to talk
went on vacation
your mama
Who won the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
Aaron Burr
According to the rules of the constitution, how was the tie broken?
By a re-vote
By the senate
The house of representatives
The supreme court chooses
Which persident bought the Lousiana Territory
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
How much did the USA pay for the Louisiana Territory
100 million
55 million
25 million
15 million
Name the Big City that was in the Lousiana Territory
New York
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Chicago
Lewis and Clark were famous because
They bought Louisiana for the USA
The explored the Louisiana Territory
They fought for Napoleon's army
The saved Washington from the British army
Impressment was
the process of squeezing juice from fruits
trying to attract a suitor
kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in a foreign navy
trying to convince another country that you are on their side
