A New Nation 1
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 produced a strong federal government.
true or false
true
George Washington was unanimously chosen to lead the country as the first President of the United States.
true of false
true
Having states print their own money allowed Congress to better determine how much each state's money was really worth.
true or false
false
Because the central government was unable to raise money, it could not pay soldiers. This led to the risk of an uprising.
true or false
true
Which met first - the Constitutional Convention or the Second Continental Congress?
Second Continental Congress
What is another name for federal?
national
This was an agreement among the 13 original states. It served as the first U.S. Constitution.
the Articles of Confederation
Once the Treaty of Paris was signed after the war, where did George Washington return to?
Mount Vernon
What state did George Washington retire to?
Virginia
_____ presided over the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
George Washington
The Continental Congress needed to ____ to help the economy because with different states doing this, it made it difficult to run the economy.
print money
This line graph shows the "Effect of _____."
inflation
About how much did a bushel of potatoes cost in 1775?
30 cents
About how much did the price of a bushel of potatoes increase between 1775 and 1778?
$1.20
Under this plan for a new government, the government only had this branch. What was it called?
the legislative branch
What was the job of this branch of government under the new government?
to make laws
They had just fought against the British king, so they were wary of giving a new government too much power. This was why _____.
the delegates to the Second Continental Congress created a government with limited power
The delegates to the Second Continental Congress outlined a plan for a new government. What did they call this plan?
the Articles of Confederation
The Second Continental Congress needed to _____ to fight the British.
create a Continental Army
What were the borders of the new United States?
North-Canada
South-Spanish Florida
East-Atlantic Ocean
West-Mississippi River
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
There was no executive of judicial branch. Congress could not make laws about trade of taxes, which made it hard to run a government.