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- 1. Multiple Choice
What were the Articles of Confederation?
Colonist attempt at solving the issue of territorial expansion and population growth
A strong national government with limits on the overall power of the government
Confirmed American independence and set the boundaries of the new nation
Established States Rights, established the post office, and created the Northwest Ordinance
- 2. Multiple Choice
How did the Great Compromise solve the issue of state representation in the new federal government?
It exposed the fundamental weaknesses in government under the Articles of Confederation.
It reduced the fear of loss of representation by Southern States with large slave populations.
It used the Virginia Plan to base representation on population and the New Jersey Plan to base representation on equality (2 representative per state).
It reconfigure the structure of the Supreme Court and Judicial Branch
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Constitution?
Colonist attempt at solving the issue of territorial expansion and population growth
To develop a strong national government with limits on the overall power of the government
Confirmed American independence and set the boundaries of the new nation
Established States Rights, established the post office, and created the Northwest Ordinance
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best defines the word ratification?
To end slavery
To accept (the Constitution)
To cancel, void
Rule by the people, when the population is allowed to vote on a political issue
- 5. Multiple Choice
How did Daniel Shay’s Rebellion impact the Articles of Confederation?
It exposed the fundamental weaknesses in government under the Articles of Confederation.
It removed restrictions on voting base on race, color, or ever have been a slave
It proved the strength of a government based on State’s Rights.
It showed that John Locke’s Social Contract Theory was incorrect
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were famous Federalist and helped write the Federalist Papers?
Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry
Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
George Washington and Fredrick Douglas
Henry Clay and James Polk
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
To encourage colonist and anti-federalist to ratify the Constitution
To discourage colonist and anti-federalist from ratifying the Constitution
Increase the population in the west and led to the removal of the Plains Indians
Secret plan to develop and test the Atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the significance of the Land Ordinance of 1785
It set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped Northwest.
It forced American Indians to move to reservations west of the Mississippi
It exposed the fundamental weaknesses in government under the Articles of Confederation.
It showed Americans were willing to spread democracy to territories like Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following limits the power of the federal government in the Constitution?
Separation of powers, checks and balances and Federalism
Reaganomics, Containment, and Marshall Plan
New Deal, the Great Society and the American System
Habeas Corpus, Sedition Act, and Espionage Act
- 10. Multiple Choice
What were the political believes of the Anti-Federalist?
They wanted to stop the spread of Communism in Europe
They want a Constitution that limits the power of the federal government
Journalist who brought attention to the social and political problems of the early 1800’s
They want a Constitution with a weak federal government and a Bill of Rights to protect the people
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were benefits of the Articles of Confederation?
Could not tax, Could not create a military and created a weak national government
Created a Bill of Rights, Created the right to a speedy trial, and created strong state governments
Created separation of powers, included federalism and created checks and balances
Created the Northwest Ordinance, created the Post Office, and establishes States’ Rights
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance?
Influenced westward migration, no slavery and create rules for adding new states
Could not tax, Could not create a military and created a weak national government
Created a Bill of Rights, Created the right to a speedy trial, and created strong state governments
No separation of powers, no federalism and no checks and balances
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did the Three-Fifths Compromise solve the issue of state representation in the new federal government?
It exposed the fundamental weaknesses in government under the Articles of Confederation.
It forced American Indians to move to reservations west of the Mississippi River
It reduced the fear of loss of representation by Southern States with large slave populations.
It removed restrictions on voting base on race, color, or ever have been a slave
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were famous Anti-Federalist? .
Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
George Washington and Fredrick Douglas
Henry Clay and James Polk
- 15. Multiple Choice
What did the Anti-Federalist want added to the Constitution, in exchange for ratifying the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
Article V
Preamble
19th Amendment
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
To provide individual and state’s rights
Give women the right to vote
Direct election of Senators
Creates the Executive, Judicial and Legislative Branch
- 17. Multiple Choice
What were the political believes of the Federalist?
They want a Constitution that increased the power of the federal government
They wanted to stop the spread of Communism in Europe
They want a Constitution with a weak federal government and a Bill of Rights to protect the people
Journalist who brought attention to the social and political problems of the early 1900’s
- 18. Multiple Choice
A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse or rest on inference....I hope therefore bill of rights will be formed to guard the peoples against the federal government, as they are already guarded against their state governments in most instances.”
18. The concerns expressed in the quote were a response to which of the following?
Son of Liberty and the Declaration of Independence
The Committees of Correspondence and the Constitution
Anti-federalist and the ratification of the Constitution
Federalist and the ratification of the Articles of Confederation
- 19. Multiple Choice
A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse or rest on inference....I hope therefore bill of rights will be formed to guard the peoples against the federal government, as they are already guarded against their state governments in most instances.”
Match the individual to the group that may have written the quote above
George Washington and the Whigs
Thomas Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists
James Madison and the Federalists
Ben Franklin and the Know-Nothings
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following were the three negatives of the Articles of Confederation?
Could not tax, Could not create a military and created a weak national government
No Bill of Rights, No right to a speedy trial, and created strong state governments
No separation of powers, no federalism and no checks and balances
Created the Northwest Ordinance, created the Post Office, and establishes States’ Rights
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following belongs in the empty box above?
The Missouri Compromise
The Great Compromise
The Federalist papers
The Articles of Confederation
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer?
Northwest Ordinance
Louisiana Purchase
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which shaded area on the map shows the location of the Northwest Territory?
Area A
Area B
Area C
Area D
- 24. Multiple Choice
“The consequences of a . . . [an] inefficient government are too obvious to be dwelt upon. Thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head, will soon bring ruin upon the whole. . . . Let us have [government] by which our lives, liberty, and property will be secured or let us know the worst at once.”
Source: From a letter by George
Washington to a friend
The quote was written in a response to the
central government’s attempt to assert greater control over the southern colonies
ineffectiveness of a country run by state governments
British government’s failure to protect colonist from attacks by American Indians
Rapid expansion of frontier settlements
- 25. Multiple Choice
“The consequences of a . . . [an] inefficient government are too obvious to be dwelt upon. Thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head, will soon bring ruin upon the whole. . . . Let us have [government] by which our lives, liberty, and property will be secured or let us know the worst at once.”
Source: From a letter by George
Washington to a friend
What is the above quote most likely referring to? .
Declaration of Independence
Shay’s Rebellion
Northwest Ordinance
Articles of Confederation
- 26. Multiple Choice
“… The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether heredity, self-appointed or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny…”
James Madison
Which feature of the United States Constitution was included to address the concerns expressed by James Madison?
Federalism
Separation of Power
Bill of Rights
Neutrality
- 27. Multiple Choice
“… The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether heredity, self-appointed or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny…”
James Madison
James Madison’s analysis most directly illustrates the debate about which of the following issues during the ratification of the Constitution?
The Industrialization of the South
The issuing of the Northwest Ordinance
The establishment of the Three-Fifth Compromise
The argument for federal government with limited power
- 28. Multiple Choice
In a United States history textbook, the terms Articles of Confederation, Great Compromise, and Bill of Rights would most likely be found in a chapter entitled
Reconstruction (1865–1877)
Industrialization (1870–1900)
American Revolution (1765-1783)
Creating of the Constitution (1787-1788)
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer?
Lewis and Clark
Impressment
Banned Slavery in the Northwest Territory
Limits on the Power of the Federal Government
- 30. Multiple Choice
The President vetoes a bill and then Legislative branch overrides the veto by a two-thirds vote and both houses. This situation is an example of the operation of
Checks and balances
Legislative compromise
Federalism
Direct democracy
- 31. Multiple Choice
In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned future Americans about the problems that could result from
immigration quotas for foreign nations passing
high protective tariffs to control foreign imports
becoming allied with foreign powers
expanding westward into lands claimed by others
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was the most immediate result of George Washington’s response to the Whiskey Rebellion?
Promoted greater exploration of the interior of the American continents
Indicated that a national military was unnecessary in the new nation.
Led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Helped establish a strong federal government under the Constitution.
- 33. Multiple Choice
What were two key precedents set by George Washington during his presidency?
aid to farmers and the end of the slave trade
universal male suffrage and support for political parties
foreign policy of neutrality( no alliances) and the use of presidential advisors
(cabinet)
protective tariffs and foreign alliances during peacetime
- 34. Multiple Choice
Why did the U.S. Congress and John Adams pass the Sedition Act of 1789?
To prevent immigrants from joining the Federalist Party
To prevent a war with France
To prevent citizens from opposing the Federal Government
To prevent immigration from Canada
- 35. Multiple Choice
Which of the following had the greatest impact of the John Adams loss to Thomas Jefferson in the Presidential Election of 1800?
John Adams attack on individual rights in the Sedition Acts.
Thomas Jefferson and his sympathy for France
John Adam reduction of the U.S. Military and Navy
Thomas Jefferson’s belief in a strong central government
- 36. Multiple Choice
In deciding to purchase the Louisiana Territory, President Thomas Jefferson had to overcome the problem of
obtaining the support of Western settlers
passing the constitutional amendment necessary to authorize the purchase
avoid a possible war with England over the purchase
contradicting his belief in a strict interpretation of the Constitution
- 37. Multiple Choice
The image above best summarizes which of the following key concepts?
Impressment and the War of 1812
Habeas Corpus and the Civil War
Patriot Act and Operation Enduring Freedom
Espionage Act and World War I
- 38. Multiple Choice
… To demonstrate to the World … that the people of these states were united, one and indivisible… to show that our republican government was competent to assert its rights, to maintain the interests of the people, and to repel all foreign aggression… My conduct as your representative have been regulated entirely by these great and important consideration.
Source: Congressman, Hugh Nelson of Virginia
According to the above quote, why does Congressman Hugh Nelson believe that the United States should enter the War of 1812?
To show the world that the American people are united.
To display to the world the military power of the United States.
To inspire Native Americans to fight for the Unites States in the War.
To protect Americans growing interest in China.
- 39. Multiple Choice
… To demonstrate to the World … that the people of these states were united, one and indivisible… to show that our republican government was competent to assert its rights, to maintain the interests of the people, and to repel all foreign aggression… My conduct as your representative have been regulated entirely by these great and important consideration.
Source: Congressman, Hugh Nelson of Virginia
This quote above summarizes which of the following political philosophies?
American Sectionalism
American Nationalism
American Expansionism
American Progressivism
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