Topic 5 Test

What kind of government was created by the Articles of Confederation?

• Monarchy

• Confederation

• Federal Republic

• Dictatorship

What was the capital of the United States finally decided to be?

Summarizing: What was the purpose of the Ordinance of 1785?

• To establish a standard method for surveying land and selling it in the western territories

• To declare independence from British rule

• To establish the first national park

• To regulate trade with foreign nations

Identifying Cause and Effect: Why do you think the Land Act of 1800 made it possible for people to pay for their land a little at a time?

• It lowered the minimum acres purchasable and reduced the price per acre.

• It increased taxes on land purchases.

• It restricted land purchases to large corporations.

• It abolished previous land ownership laws.

Explaining Why: Why did farmers in Massachusetts rebel in 1787?

• Discontent with federal control

• Economic hardships

• Disagreements over land policies

• All of the above

Identifying: In what parts of the new United States was the institution of slavery first abolished?

• Northern states

• Southern states

• Western territories

• Eastern colonies

Explain how proportional representation favored larger states.

• By allowing them more votes due to their larger populations

• By reducing their influence in the government

• By increasing the number of smaller states

• By unrelated economic factors

Why did New Jersey's delegates object to the Virginia Plan?

• Equality issues

• Representation concerns

• Economic impacts

• None of the above

What compromises were reached in the new constitution?

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?