Ch.7 "The Constitution"

This person was the most famous in America during this time period?

• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton
• Roger Sherman
• George Washington

Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton
• Roger Sherman
• George Washington

What city did the Constitutional Convention take place in?

• New York
• Philadelphia
• Annapolis
• Boston

What was the major positive of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• It provided for statehood.
• It started the abolition of Slavery.
• It provided for the sale of land in the Northwest Territory.
• It provided for the sale of land in Kentucky and Tennessee.

This is protected in the 1st amendment?

• no cruel and unusual punishment.
• housing of troops.
• a speedy trial
• freedom of religion

Under the Articles we had trouble with what 2 countries?

• Spain/France
• France/Great Britain
• Canada/Great Britain
• Spain/Great Britain

Powers that both the National and State government have?

• Shared
• Separate
• Federalism
• Checks and balances

These 2 states became states out of the Northwest Territory?

• Indiana/Kentucky
• Ohio/Minnesota
• Indiana/Wisconsin
• Indiana/Minnesota

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution?"

• George Washington
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

Whose ideas did Madison borrow from?

• Montesquieu
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ben Franklin