Creating a New Nation

1. What was our nation's first constitution?

• The Constitution 1

• Articles of Confederation

• The Magna Carta

• The Checks and Balances

2. What was the most important achievement made by our government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shay's Rebellion

• Northwest Ordinance

• Taxes

• The Constitution

3. Who led the farmers in Massachusetts in an attempt to keep the state from taking their farms?

• Daniel Shays

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Shays

• Ben Franklin

4. Who wrote: I consented; I drew it; but before I reported it to the committee I communicated it separately to Dr. Franklin and Mr. Adams requesting their corrections….I then wrote a fair copy, reported it to the committee, and from them, unaltered to the Congress.”

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

5. As Jefferson drafted it, the Declaration of Independence was divided into five sections

• Introduction, Preamble, Indictment, Denunciation, and Conclusion

• Introduction, Preamble, Article, Denunciation, and Conclusion

• Introduction, Preamble, Indictment, Explanation, and Conclusion

• Introduction, Composition, Indictment, Denunciation, and Conclusion

6. What did the event led by Massachusetts farmers become known as?

7. Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence later on the _______

8. Became known as the father of the constitution because he had a plan for creating a stronger national government.

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

9. The Declaration of Independence became a significant landmark in the history of

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Communism

• Autocracy

10. These are the three essential founding documents of the United States government. EXCEPT:

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Articles pf Confederation

• Bill of Rights