A New Nation Emerges

Prior to the creation of the U.S. Constitution, delegates to Congress proposed the ___________________, which would create a confederation that shared power between the states and the national government.

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

The __________________ gave congress the right to sell lands north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi River, and south of the Great Lakes in order to repay war debts from the Revolution.

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Louisiana Purchase

• None of these

The __________________ created the first organized territory of the new United States and also created provisions for adding new states in the future.

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Louisiana Purchase

• None of these

In 1786, the overwhelming taxes on farmers in Massachusetts led to an uprising by those farmers known as ________________.

• Pickett’s Charge

• Salem Witch Trials

• Pontiac Rebellion

• Shays’ Rebellion

In May of 1787, delegates met in Philadelphia at the ___________________ with the initial purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation, but instead created a new Constitution.

• Constitutional Convention

• Independence Convention

• Seneca Falls Convention

• Articles of Confederation Convention

Which of the following key figures attended every meeting at the convention in Philadelphia and is considered the “father of the Constitution”?

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Which plan proposed the idea for three branches of government and benefited the larger states when it came to representation?

• New Jersey Plan

• Pennsylvania Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

Which plan proposed the idea that small states should have the same power as large states in Congress?

• New Jersey Plan

• Pennsylvania Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

The ___________________ was proposed by Roger Sherman from Connecticut which resolved the issue over representation by creating a legislative branch with two houses.

• New Jersey Plan

• Pennsylvania Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

When dealing with the issue of slavery, the __________________ was created to allow for a state’s slave population to be counted toward its total population when it came to representation.

• Two-Thirds Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Georgia Plan