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US History Ch.7 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Confederation | Close alliance of states. |
| Unicamarel | A one-house congress. |
| Shay's Rebellion | An effort by farmers to protect their land from their creditors. |
| Articles of Confederation | The first document to unite the American colonies under one government. |
| Treaty of Paris | The official recognition of America's independence. |
| Ordinance of 1784 | A proposal to create ten equal states in the Northwest, to ban slavery, and to give away land to settlers. |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | The division of the Northwest into townships for sale and development. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | The creation of a three-stage plan to create states out of the Northwest Territory. |
| Newburgh Conspiracy | An effort by military officers to force Congress to pay their salaries and pensions. |
| How was the Congress of the Confederation run? | It was run by a unicamarel Congress that elected and controlled the chief executive. |
| Could the government under the Confederation honor its obligations under the Treaty of Paris? | No. It was too weak. |
| What was America's single greatest contribution to political thought? | The Constitution. |
| Why did the colonists create a weak confederation? | Each colony was jealous of its power. |
| What principles were most strongly supported by the Articles of Confederation? | Limited government. |
| What disputes did the Confederation settle? | Western lands. |
| What were the townships in the Northwest supposed to use the proceeds from the sale of Section 16 on? | Schools. |
| How much did an acre of land sell for in the Northwest Territory? | $1 |
| What was the first stage of the Northwest Ordinance? | The region remained almost completely under direct control of the federal government. |
| What was the second stage of the Northwest Ordinance? | When the region had at least five thousand free inhabitants,it became a territory. Then the people could elect a legislature and send representatives to Congress. The governor,placed by government,could veto any acts,and the representatives couldn't vote. |
| What was the third stage of the Northwest Ordinance? | Once a territory had sixty thousand free inhabitants, it could write a state constitution and apply for admission to the Union on an equal basis with the other states. If Congress voted to admit the territory, it became a state. |
| Bicameral | A two-house congress. |
| Limited Government | Official restrictions on the power of the government. |
| Separation of Powers | The division of government into branches. |
| Checks and Balances | A balance of power between the different branches of government. |
| Amendment | A change or addition to the Constitution. |
| Federalism | The division of power between national and state levels of government. |
| Electoral College | The representatives who elect the president. |
| Popular Sovereignty | Belief that the ultimate source of governmental power is vested in the people. |
| The Federalist | A collection of essays supporting the Constitution. |
| Annapolis Convention | An effort to settle trade disputes between the colonies. |
| Constitutional Convention | An effort to solve the weakness of the Confederation. |
| By giving each state an equal vote, the Senate benefits whom? Smaller or larger states? | Smaller. |
| Did the Three-Fifths Compromise include a provision to outlaw slavery within 20 years of the ratification of the Constitution? | No. It decided how slaves would be counted in regards to representation. |
| What did the framers of the Constitution recognize about the nature of man? | It was and is sinful. |
| What did Madison promise before he ratified the Constitution? | He promised to introduce a Bill of Rights. |
| What is the name we sue for the introduction to the Constitution that begins with "We the people...?" | The Preamble to the Constitution. |
| What constitutional principle supports the division of power between the national and and state levels of government? | Federalism. |
| What was the governor of New York's signature on his articles denouncing the Constitution? | "Cato." |
| What was the most important accomplishment of the Annapolis Convention? | Calling a new convention to remedy the weakness of the Confederation. |
| Whose ideas provided much of the framework for the Constitution? | James Madison. |
| What issue did not require a major debate in the Constitutional Convention? | Power of the Executive. |
| Which state refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention and was the last of the original states to ratify the Constitution? | Rhode Island. |
| What bicameral plan did the large states support at the Constitutional Convention? | Virginia Plan. |
| What were the opponents of ratifying the Constitution called? | Anti-Federalists. |
| What Christian statesman presented the compromise that broke the deadlock over representative in the Constitution? | Roger Sherman. |
| What region was most concerned about granting the federal government control over trade? | South. |
| What were the 3 provisions of the trade agreement reached by the Constitutional Convention? | 1)Congress had power over foreign trade. 2)Congress did not impose export taxes on states 3)Congress had power over interstate commerce |
| In the original Constitution, which person or group of people was elected directly by the people? | Members of the House of Representatives. |
| Who said, "Thus I consent, Sir to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not best"? | Benjamin Franklin. |
| Who were the authors of The Federalist Papers? | James Madison, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton. |
| Be able to describe the ways that the Constitution expressed the principle popular sovereignty. | Representation and amendment. Elected officials. Amendments offer popular support. |
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