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WorksheetsModule 5-Forming a Government
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which English laws limited the power of the king?
Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
The Code of Hammurabi and the Napoleonic Code
The U.S. Constitution and the Federalist Papers
The Edict of Nantes and the Petition of Right
What was the Enlightenment?
A philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason to examine old ideas and traditions.
A religious revival that focused on spiritual experiences.
A military campaign to expand European empires.
A period of economic depression in Europe.
What were some early models of self-government in America?
Town meetings, Virginia House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact
The White House, Congress, Supreme Court
The Senate, House of Representatives, President
Parliament, Monarchy, Dictatorship
Thomas Jefferson’s ideas on religious freedom were written in the ________.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Bill of Rights
Federalist Papers
Declaration of Independence
What did the Articles of Confederation lay the base for?
The first national government of the United States.
The Bill of Rights.
The United States Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence.
Which of the following powers did Congress have under the Articles of Confederation?
Settle conflicts among states
Appoint a president
Establish a national court system
Refuse requests from states
What issue delayed the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?
Settlement of the Western lands
Shays Rebellion
Bill of Rights
Executive Branch
What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 provide for?
Establishing new states
Surveying and dividing western lands
Banning slavery
Providing public education
Which ordinance established the Northwest Territory and a system for creating new states?
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
The Northwest Territory included what are now the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
True
False
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 required the provision of public education and banned ________.
slavery
taxation
immigration
trade
Britain closed off trade with the British West Indies and imposed high _______ on American merchants.
tariffs
taxes
duties
fees
What are tariffs?
Taxes on imports or exports
Laws about land ownership
Military alliances
Types of ships
What power did the Confederation Congress lack that made trade difficult across state lines?
The power to regulate interstate commerce.
The power to declare war on states.
The power to appoint state governors.
The power to print state-specific currency.
Depression is a period of low economic activity combined with a rise in _________
unemployment.
inflation.
exports.
population.
Shays’s Rebellion pointed out weaknesses in which document?
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
After the Revolutionary War what was a major economic issue the country faced?
Deflation
Heavy Debt
Inflation
Depression
Many Americans called for changes in the national government. What event showed the weaknesses of the Confederation government, which could not respond to Massachusetts’s call for help?
The Virginia legislature's call for a conference
The Annapolis Convention
Shays’s Rebellion
The Constitutional Convention
What is the Magna Carta?
The Magna Carta is a charter of liberties agreed to by King John of England in 1215 that limited the power of the monarchy and established certain legal rights.
The Magna Carta is a famous painting created during the Renaissance period.
The Magna Carta is a type of ancient Roman coin used for trade.
The Magna Carta is a medieval weapon used by knights in battle.
What is the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a law passed in Virginia in 1786 that gave people the right to practice religion freely and separated church and state.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a document that established the first public school in Virginia.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a law that required all citizens to attend church services.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a treaty signed between Virginia and England.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, adopted in 1781, which created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government.
The Articles of Confederation were a set of laws passed by the British Parliament to tax the American colonies.
The Articles of Confederation were a peace treaty signed between the United States and France during the Revolutionary War.
The Articles of Confederation were a collection of essays written to promote the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
What was the Land Ordinance of 1785?
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a law that set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands in the United States.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a treaty that ended the Revolutionary War.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a law that abolished slavery in the United States.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a document that established the first national bank.
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a law that established a government for the Northwest Territory and outlined the process for admitting new states to the Union.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a treaty that ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a tax law that imposed tariffs on imported goods in the Northwest Territory.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was an agreement that divided land between Native American tribes and European settlers.
What was the Northwest Territory?
The Northwest Territory was a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and the Great Lakes, established by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
The Northwest Territory was a region in Canada known for its gold mines and fur trade.
The Northwest Territory was a disputed area between Mexico and the United States after the Mexican-American War.
The Northwest Territory was a territory in the southern United States known for its cotton plantations.
What are tariffs?
Tariffs are taxes imposed by a government on imported or exported goods.
Tariffs are subsidies given to local businesses by the government.
Tariffs are international trade agreements between countries.
Tariffs are licenses required to start a business.
What is interstate commerce?
Interstate commerce is trade, traffic, or transportation involving the crossing of a state boundary within the United States.
Interstate commerce is trade that only occurs within a single city.
Interstate commerce refers to international trade between countries.
Interstate commerce is the exchange of goods within a single household.
What is inflation?
Inflation is the general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
Inflation is the decrease in prices and rise in the purchasing value of money.
Inflation is the process of printing more currency notes only.
Inflation is the increase in the value of money over time.
What was Shays’s Rebellion?
Shays’s Rebellion was an armed uprising in 1786-1787 by Massachusetts farmers led by Daniel Shays, protesting economic injustices and the lack of government response to debt and tax problems.
Shays’s Rebellion was a peaceful protest by Massachusetts merchants against British trade restrictions in 1790.
Shays’s Rebellion was a slave revolt in Virginia led by Daniel Shays in 1781.
Shays’s Rebellion was a tax reform movement in New York led by Daniel Shays in 1800.
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
Three
Two.
It depended on the population of each state.
One.
