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Creating The Constitution
Test Description: American History
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1) Following the American Revolution, what did Congress Fear about a strong Central government?
A
A. States would have too much power
B
B. Rights for which people fought would be lost
C
D. Laws would be passed to prevent people form settling in new territories
D
C. Another war would occur between England and America
2) Which was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
A
C. Congress could not set up a postal system
B
D. Congress could not create an army and navy
C
B. Congress count not impose taxes
D
A. Congress could not declare war
3) What land was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?
A
D. Land between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains.
B
B. Land of the 13 original colonies
C
A. Land north and south of the colonies
D
C. Land west that was bound by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes
4) What was the long-term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
A
D. Slavery was expanded in the US
B
A. Territories eventually became states
C
B. The farmers of Massachusetts rebelled
D
C. George Washington was elected president
5) Why is Shays’s Rebellion an important event in US History?
A
B. It “shocked” Congress into the realization that there needed to be a constitutional convention
B
C. It showed the strength of the Massachusetts militia
C
D. It dramatized the power of the central government
D
A. It was the beginning of a civil war
6) What was the original purpose of the convention in May 1787?
A
C. To revise the Articles of Confederation
B
A. To write the US Constitution
C
D. To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
D
B. To end the conflict in Massachusetts
7) Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?
A
C. Two houses of Congress
B
A. An end to slavery
C
D. Three branches of government
D
B. An elected president
8) What did the Great Compromise decide?
A
D. Process of selecting the president
B
A. Representation in Congress
C
B. The names of political parties
D
C. The system of checks and balances
9) The number of members of which of these is affected by state population?
A
B. Supreme Court
B
C. President’s cabinet
C
D. House of Representatives
D
A. Senate
10) Which of these describes a federal system of government?
A
D. Power is shared by the national and state governments
B
B. A single leader makes all of the government decisions
C
C. Individual states have power over the national government
D
A. Government is run by one political party
11) Which of the following are the weaknesses that George Washington and the Continental Army faced towards the beginning of the war?
A
Scarcity of guns and gunpowder
B
Great leadership
C
Food shortages
D
Lack of training
12) Who wrote The Crisis?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Benjamin Franklin
C
Thomas Paine
D
John Adams
13) During the American Revolutionary War, slaves supported whom?
A
The British
B
The American Rebels
C
Slaves had no role in the War
D
They supported both the Americans and the British
14) Which of the following is a strength the British DID NOT have at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
A
Good leadership
B
Recruitment of Loyalists
C
Experienced
D
Well supplied
15) Which of these was an effect of African Americans helping the cause of independence?
A
African Americans who fought were given their freedom.
B
Several colonies began to take steps to end slavery.
C
Slavery was abolished throughout the colonies.
D
African Americans who fought were given their freedom.
16) Which battle marked a turning point of the War in the American’s favor?
A
Battle of Lexington
B
Bunker Hill
C
Battle at Saratoga
D
Battle at New York
17) Which of these was a clear disadvantage for General Burgoyne in Albany, New York?
A
Poor communication
B
Not enough soldiers
C
Insufficient supplies
D
Unfamiliar territory
18) What country allied with the Americans during the war?
A
Spain
B
The Germans
C
France
D
Portugal
19) What document did the British produce that promised freedom to slaves?
A
Declaration of Independence
B
Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation
C
Magna Carta
D
Proclamation of Rebellion
20) How did the American Revolution impact other parts of the world?
A
It made other nations fearful of American strength.
B
It made citizens of other nations fearful of a fight for independence.
C
It led to Great Britain giving up its other colonies.
D
It encouraged other nations to fight for their independence.
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