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A More Perfect Union
Articles of Confederation through Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| After the American Revolution, most states allowed only white men who were at least 21 years old to vote | True |
| Slavery was the main source of labor in the North | False |
| The delegates of the Constitutional Convention included Native Americans, African Americans, and women | False |
| The first three articles of the Constitution describe the structure of the federal government. | True |
| Anti-Federalists supported the Constitution | False |
| Which law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West | Northwest Ordinance |
| The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by how many states | 13 |
| Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| Under the "Supremacy Clause", what is our "supreme law of the land"? | Constitution |
| The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered .. | States must unite together to protect each other for their mutual well-being |
| What uprising occurred when the petitions of Massachusetts farmers went unanswered? | Shay's Rebellion |
| One major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that it could not deal with | the nation's finances |
| Shay's Rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not take away | farmer's land |
| The American Revolution brought into focus the contradiction between the American battle for liberty and | the practice of slavery |
| Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved | the Great Compromise |
| What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? | For every five slaves, they would count as three people |
| The branch of government headed by the president is called the | executive branch |
| The branch of government headed by the court system is called the | judicial branch |
| The branch of government headed by Congress is called the | legislative branch |
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