Chapter 6 and 7 Study Guide

Based on the diagram below, which of the following answer choices would be the best title?

• The Causes of the American Revolution

• The Reasons why the Articles of Confederation were successful

• The Land Ordinance of 1785

• The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Based on the diagram and your knowledge of Social Studies, how did the Land Ordinance of 1785 provide for the education of future settlers?

• It required that as people crossed the Appalachian Mountains, they be educated to the level of a college graduate.

• The document specifically stated that within 20 miles of each township the settlers start a college to train teachers.

• The money from the sale of the first lots in the township was set aside, as was a section of land, for a public school to be set up in the middle of the township.

• The law stated that when the population reached 100 settlers, they must hire a teacher for the children of the township

§ established as a new territory in 1784

§ adopted a constitution and created a government system

§ requested admission to the United States as the 14th state

§ request for statehood was denied

§ ?

§ area was given to the United States government

§ parts of the area were incorporated into another state in 1796

Which piece of information best completes this list of facts about the Lost State of Franklin?

• Government refused to send taxes to the United States

• Government applied to join the United States

• Government collapsed as conflicts intensified

• Government gave more citizens the right to vote

One of the main causes of Shays' Rebellion was farmers

• Taking on too much debt

• Not being able to own land

• Not growing enough crops

• Taking on too much work

What can we infer was added from the two plans to the Great Compromise?

• There would be a two-house legislature, with each state having two representatives in the House of Representatives and the Senate based on Population Totals.

• That the Legislative Branch would have one house in the Congress.

• There would be a bicameral legislature, with both houses having two representatives in the House of Representatives and two Senators in the Senate.

• There would be a two-house legislature, with the House of Representatives based on Population Totals and each state would have two Senators in the Senate.

Based on the diagram below, what was the solution Congress came up with to deal with these two differences of opinion?

• The Great Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

Which of the following delegates is referenced as the “Father of the Constitution”?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

Why was George Washington unanimously chosen to act as the president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• His experience as a foreign diplomat

• His reputation among the delegates

• His previous political writings

• His economic standing among his peers

Based on the diagram below, which of the following is the best description over Federalism (The Federal System)?

• A balance to make sure that one branch of government does not have to much power.

• A separation of power between a National Government and State Governments with some powers being used by both.

• A system in which the National Government maintains all powers and the states can only share power.

• A belief that the national government gets its power from the citizens it protects.

Base your answer on the quote below. The passage above describes which principle of the Constitution?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Amendment Process

• State's RIghts