Chapter 7 A More Perfect Union Lesson 1-2
  • 1. After throwing off British rule, the independent states faced the challenge of what?
A) The independent states faced the challenge of working together.
B) The independent states faced the challenge of governing themselves.
C) The independent states faced the challenge of picking a new ruler.
D) The independent states faced the challenge of maintaining their independence.
  • 2. In May 1776, Congress asked the states to do what?
A) Congress asked the states to organize their governments.
B) Congress asked the states to work together.
C) Congress asked the states to pick there own leaders.
D) Congress asked the states to make their own governments.
  • 3. Because the Americans didn't want to place too much power in the hands of one ruler or body they did what?
A) They made new governments that didn't allow the people to have a certain amount of power.
B) They made a law that went against rulers having power at all.
C) They crafted constitutions that limited power of the governor.
D) They created a group of people that had all the power.
  • 4. What is the definition of Republic?
A) A Republic is a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
B) A Republic is a government in which only one person rules through everything.
C) A Republic is a government in which a King or Queen rule throughout everything.
D) A Republic is a government ruled by a dictator.
  • 5. What is the Articles of Confederation?
A) The Articles of Confederation is a book of laws.
B) The Articles of Confederation is a new government.
C) The Articles of Confederation is the united states first constitution.
D) The Article of Confederation is an large army.
  • 6. How many articles were there in the Articles of Confederation?
A) 13 Articles
B) 12 Articles
C) 7 Articles
D) 14 Articles
  • 7. What was some weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?
A) There was no chief executive.
B) There was no national court system.
C) There was no way to pass laws enforced by congress.
D) All of the above.
  • 8. What law did the Confederation Congress pass that set up a process to survey and sell the lands north of the Ohio River?
A) The Northwest Ordinance
B) Policies for Western Lands
C) The Ordinance of 1785
D) Land Act of 1800
  • 9. What was some of the successes of the Articles of Confederation?
A) Americans negotiated a peace treaty with Britain.
B) The Confederation helped with settling and governing the country's western lands.
C) All of the above
D) The Confederation expanded the country's foreign trade.
  • 10. Why did Spain close the lower Mississippi River to America shipping in 1784?
A) They wanted to stop American expansion into its territory.
B) They didn't want Americans to leave with there goods.
C) They didn't want more Americans coming in there territory.
D) They wanted to ship goods to market.
  • 11. Many Americans became convinced that the government became too weak to deal with the country's problems because of what?
A) They were convinced because of serious economic difficulties.
B) None of the above.
C) They were convinced because farmers were unable to sell their goods.
D) They were convinced because their was a serious shortage of money in the United States.
  • 12. In January,1787 who led a force of about 1,200 supporters toward the federal arsenal in Springfield , Massachusetts?
A) Daniel Shay
B) A famous slave
C) George Washington
D) Alexander Hamilton
  • 13. Between 1776 and 1786 which two states did not outlaw or tax the importation of enslaved people?
A) Connecticut and Rhode Island
B) South Carolina and Georgia
C) Pennsylvania and New York
D) New Jersey and Virginia
  • 14. Who were the two American leaders supporting reform in the Articles of Confederation?
A) James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
B) James Wilson and James Madison
C) George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
D) George Washington and James Wilson
  • 15. Why did Hamilton call for a convention in Philadelphia?
A) Hamilton called for an convention to talk about making new rules.
B) Hamilton called for an convention to talk about ending slavery.
C) Hamilton called for an convention to discuss improvement to the Articles of Confederation
D) Hamilton called for an convention to talk about a strong national government.
  • 16. What two men guaranteed public trust by going to the Constitutional convention?
A) Thomas Jefferson and Roger Sherman
B) Ben Franklin and George Washington
C) Alexander Hamilton and John Adams
D) Patrick Henry and James Taylor
  • 17. How many votes the delegates decided each state would have on all questions?
A) 1 vote on all questions
B) 2 votes on all questions
C) 4 votes on all questions
D) 13 votes on all questions
  • 18. The convention appointed a committee to settle the disagreements which was called?
A) The Three-Fifths Compromise
B) The Virginia Plan
C) The Great Compromise
D) The New Jersey Plan
  • 19. State constitutions such as Virginia and Massachusetts had a listing of key rights and freedoms that was known as what?
A) All of the above
B) A Bill of Rights
C) The Articles of Confederation
D) The American Revolution
  • 20. The new Constitution document only needs how many states to approve?
A) 9 of the 13 states have to approve
B) 7 of the 13 states have to approve
C) All 13 states have to approve
D) 5 of the 13 states have to approve
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