Creating the Constitution Review

This region of the United States is bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was part of the land given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

• Republic

• Ratify

• Northwest Ordinance

• Northwest Territory

Shays' Rebellion started as a protest against-

• unfair taxes and farmer debt

• the death penalty

• no judicial system

• debtors' prisons

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

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

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
• Richmond, Virginia
• Paris, France

Who was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention, he was 81 years old.

• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton

Which house of Congress is based on equal representation, 2 members from each state?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

Which house is based on population

• House of Representatives
• Senate

How many branches of government are there?

• one

• four
• two
• three