SS Weekly Week 9 A New Nation

1. What was the greatest challenge that the new nation faced?

• printing money
• creating a new government
• declaring war
• creating friends with other nations

2. Many of the issues the young nation faced were due to the limitations of the _________________.

• Treaty of Paris
• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence

3. States had all the power under the Articles of Confederation but they could not __________.

• levy and collect taxes
• create their own currency
• decide what goods they would import and export
• declare war

4. Why were former soldiers so upset with the new government?

• The government wanted the soldiers to keep fighting.
• The government wanted to confiscate the soldiers weapons.
• The government wanted the soldiers to move off their lands.
• The government did not have the money to pay the soldiers.

5. When did Shay's Rebellion happen?

• January 1787
• January 1788
• January 1776
• January 1789

6. Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Founding Fathers wanted to create a strong central government?

• to create alliances/friends with foreign powers
• to create a stable financial area for the country
• to maintain order
• to protect its citizens

7. How many delegates served at the Constitutional Convention?

• 35
• 45
• 55
• 65

8. Who was the man that proposed the Virginia Plan?

• Charles Pinckney
• Ben Franklin
• George Washington
• Edmund Randolph

9. When was the United States Constitution approved?

• January 1787
• September 1787
• January 1788
• September 1788

10. In what year did George Washington become president?

• 1787
• 1788
• 1789
• 1790