US History Chapter 7 Test Review – Flashcards
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What decade was probably the most critical in our nation's history?
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1780s
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What was America's single greatest contribution to political thought?
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the Constitution
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Why did the colonists create a weak confederation?
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Each colony was jealous of it's power
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Which of the following principles was most strongly supported by the Articles of Confederation?
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Limited Government
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Which of the following best describes the government under the Articles of Confederation?
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Unicameral Congress
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Which of the following was a success to the Confederation?
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Foreign Peace
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Which of the following disputes did the Confederation settle?
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Western Lands
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How were townships in the Northwest supposed to use the proceeds from the sale of section 16?
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Schools
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How much was each acre sold for in the Northwest Territory?
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$1
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How many people were required to live in a territory before it could be accepted as a state?
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60,000
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What was Metropotamia?
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A proposed U.S. State
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What caused the Newburgh Conspiracy?
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Military discontent over back wages
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What caused Shays' Rebellion?
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unrest over defaulted farm loans
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What was the most important accomplishment of the Annapolis Convention?
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Call a new convention to remedy the weakness of the Confederation
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Whose ideas provided much of the framework for the Constitution?
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James Madison
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What was the first major resolution of the Constitutional Convention?
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a national government ought to be established consisting of a Supreme Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary. SLEJ
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Which of the following issues did not require major debate in the constitutional convention?
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power of the executive
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Which state refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention and was the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution?
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Rhode Island
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What to factions opposed each other over the issue of representation in Congress?
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large states versus small states
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What bicameral plan did the large states support at the Constitutional Convention?
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Virginia Plan
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What unicameral plan did the small states support at the Constitutional Convention?
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New Jersey Plan
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What christian Statesman presented the compromise that broke the deadlock over representation in the Constitution?
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Roger Sherman
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What region was most concerned about granting the federal government control over trade?
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South
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Which of the following was not a provision of the trade agreement reached by the Constitutional Convention?
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Slavery would be banned in twenty years
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Who wrote, "if men were angles, no government would be necessary"?
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James Madison
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The great challenge of the Constitutional Convention was to strike a balance between liberty and
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order
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Which of the following principles was not included in the constitution?
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divine sovereignty
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In the original Constitution, who was elected directly by the people?
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Members of the House of Representatives
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Who said, "Thus i consent, sir, to this constitution because i expect no better, and because i am not sure, that it is not the best"?
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Benjamin Franklin
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Who was not one of the authors of the Federalist Papers?
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Patrick Henry
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What pseudonym did the authors of The Federalist Papers use when they signed their essays?
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"Publius"
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The last two major states to ratify the Constitution were Virginia and
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New York
