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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe first American national government that was setup was calledThe ConstitutionArticles of ConfederationBill of RightsThe Declaration of Independence
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThis government was considered weak and could be compared to a one-legged stool.Articles of ConfederationThe ParliamentConfederacyThe Constitution
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was NOT true about the Articles of Confederation?The government had the power to collect taxes and force states to give it money.Making laws was difficult.The government did not have a court that could settle disagreements.The government did not have a president.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat former soldier led hundreds of men to rise up against the government?Shay MorrisDaniel BooneJames MadisonDaniel Shays
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHundreds of men took up their guns and tried to stop the courts from taking people's money. Their fight against the government was known asShays's RevolutionRevolutionary WarShays's RebellionShays's Declaration
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of the Constitutional Convention was toforce the states to pay taxeselect a presidentimprove the Articles of Confederation
- 7. Multiple ChoiceTo improve the Articles of Confederation, delegates met together at this meetingSecond Continental CongressConstitutional ConventionThe Congressional MeetingThe Confederational Convention
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe 55 delegates of the Constitutional Convention werewell educated and richer than most Americanall white menlawyers, doctors, merchants, farmers and soldiersall of the above
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Constitutional Convention took place inVirginiaMassachusettsPhiladelphiaMaryland
- 10. Multiple ChoiceOne of the Constitutional Convention's fiercest debates was regarding: the number of representatives of theLegislative BranchExecutive BranchJudicial Branch
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAn agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wanted is called aDecisionContractCompromiseTreaty
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe delegates of the Constitutional Convention agreed to havea state government and a strong national governmentonly a state governmentonly a national government
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe delegates agreed to divide the National government into4 Branches13 Branches2 Branches3 Branches
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Legislative Branch wouldmake the lawssettle disagreements over the meaning of the lawscarry out the laws
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Judicial Branch wouldcarry out the lawsmake the lawssettle disagreements over the meaning of the laws
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Executive Branch wouldsettle disagreements over the meaning of the lawsmake the lawscarry out the laws
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich Branch was created into 2 parts called houses?ExecutiveJudicialLegislativeCongress
- 18. Multiple ChoiceBy June 1788, the Final Constitution was approved by9 of the 13 states11 of the 13 states5 of the ten states7 of the 13 states
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