Unit 3 Test- Birth of a Nation

During the ratification debates of 1788 to 1791, the activities of the Anti-federalists led to the (SSUSH5d)

• addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

• adoption of the Northwest Ordinance

• strengthening of the Articles of Confederation

• drafting of the Declaration of Independence

Shays’ Rebellion (1786) became a concern for many national leaders because it (SSUSH5b)

• Indicated there would be future conflicts over the spread of slavery.

• Pointed to the need for federal government regulation of interstate commerce.

• Showed that frontier settlements were vulnerable to raids by Native American Indians.

• Exposed fundamental weaknesses in government under the Articles of Confederation.

Which of the following was adopted to resolve the issue of representation in the House and Senate? (SSUSH5c)

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

In United States history, which statement best represents the political ideology of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists? (SSUSH5d)

• Only the wealthy will survive in the economic system

• A strong central government is essential for the economic growth of the nation

• No one should have to pay taxes to the National Government

• Elected officials should give public jobs to those who helped get them into office.

One major strength of the Articles of Confederation was (SSUSH5a)

• The creation of a bicameral legislative branch or Congress.

• The construction of improved infrastructure throughout the nation.

• The addition of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• The balancing of the three branches of the Federal Government.

“The consequences of a . . .  [an] inefficient government are too obvious to be dwelt upon.  Thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head, will soon bring ruin upon the whole. . . . Let us have [government] by which our lives, liberty, and property will be secured or let us know the worst at once.”  

The quote was written in a response to the (SSUSH5b)

• central government’s attempt to assert greater control over the southern colonies

• ineffectiveness of a country run by state governments

• British government’s failure to protect colonist from attacks by American Indians

• Rapid expansion of frontier settlements

“The consequences of a . . .  [an] inefficient government are too obvious to be dwelt upon.  Thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head, will soon bring ruin upon the whole. . . . Let us have [government] by which our lives, liberty, and property will be secured or let us know the worst at once.” 

What is the above quote most likely referring to? (SSUSH5b)

• Declaration of Independence

• Shays’  Rebellion

• 1. Northwest Ordinance

• Articles of Confederation

The purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise which was adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787, was to (SSUSH5c)

• Balance power between states with large populations and those with smaller population

• Provide a means of deciding disputed Presidential elections

• Allow Congress to override a Presidential veto of an act passed by both Houses

• Reduce the fear of loss of representation by Southern States with large slave populations.

The President vetoes a bill and then the Legislative branch overrides the veto by a two-thirds vote in both houses. This situation is an example of the operation of (SSUSH5c)

• 1. Checks and balances

• 1. Legislative compromise

• Federalism

• 1. Direct democracy

What was the significance of the Land Ordinance of 1785? (SSUSH5a)

• 1. It set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped Northwest.

• 1. It set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped South.

• It set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped West.

• It set up a system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped Southwest.