Origins of American Government

How was the new confederation different from our government today?

• It had no standing army.

• It had no president or court system.

• It offered voting rights to all citizens.

• It offered small loans to farmers.

After the Revolutionary War, the thirteen states saw themselves as

• independent rather than united.

• united as a single strong nation.

• a major force on the world stage.

• a single culture and political body.

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 achieve?

• They sold land to foreign countries for a huge profit.

• They turned forests into profitable farmland.

• They provided a way to settle western lands.

• They laid the groundwork for the Industrial Revolution.

Shays's Rebellion made it clear that

• states could handle small uprisings.

• the national government was too weak.

• democracy had taken root in the new nation.

• creditors would forgive the debts of farmers.

Shays's Rebellion and the Massachusetts government's reaction to it caused many people to fear

• anarchy.

• oppression.

• hunger.

• taxes.

Who was consider Father of the Constitution?

• Obama

• Trump

• James Madison

• George Washington

Which of the following most directly addressed the issue of slavery?

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the Preamble

• the Virginia Plan

• the Connecticut Compromise

The Constitution went into effect

• after George Washington became president.

• after every state ratified it.

• after a majority of delegates signed it.

• after nine states ratified it.

The group known as the Federalists

• favored a weak central government and opposed ratification.

• consisted of farmers and those afraid of a strong central government.

• favored a strong central government and supported ratification.

• disliked how the constitution was written and debated in private.

Many Anti-Federalists were swayed by the inclusion of

• the Electoral College.

• major benefits for farmers.

• the Bill of Rights.

• the abolition of slavery.