Ch. 2 Test Remediation

Shays' Rebellion of 1786 resulted in increased support for

• creating a U.S. Bill of Rights.

• revising the Articles of Confederation.

• writing the Declaration of Independence.

• approving the Missouri Compromise.

Which of the following belongs in the empty box above?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Federalist papers

• The Articles of Confederation

Use the quote below to answer the following question. “We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity . . .” From what document does the quote in the box above come?

• the United States Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Louisiana Constitution

The painting below shows New Yorkers in a coffee house reading and talking about the newly drafted U.S. Constitution. Much of the voting public worried about the Constitution’s lack of protection of individual rights. They were promised a Bill of Rights to increase such protection. Which of the following had to vote to accept the Bill of Rights in order for it to become part of the United States Constitution?

• the states

• the courts

• the electoral college

• the executive cabinet

The timeline below matches some important 18th-century documents with the years they were written. Which document is represented by the X on the timeline?

• the Monroe Doctrine

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• the United States Constitution

Which of the following leaders is widely considered the “Father of the Constitution”?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Andrew Jackson

• James Madison

• Roger Williams

The Articles of Confederation represented the

• rejection of weaknesses in the Bill of Rights

• first attempt at self-government in the United States

• acceptance of British rule in the colonies

• early effort to improve United States ties to other nations

Which reason best explains why many Anti-Federalists finally agreed to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

• the addition of the Bill of Rights

• arguments by George Washington

• a desire to create a better relationship with the Federalists

• a fear that civil war would break out if the dispute were not settled

The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the Enlightenment idea of

• natural rights

• collective ownership

• religious freedom

• political equality

Which document explained how the government of the United States was to be set up and what the government could and could not do?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Constitution of the United States

• the Gettysburg Address

• the Emancipation Proclamation