Vocabulary
(pp 150, 152, 154)
(pp 150, 152, 154)
A set of basic rules for a government
a) executive (ex-ECK-yoo-tiv)
b) township
c) constitution (con-stih-TOO-shun)
This document explained the responsibilities of the first government of the newly formed United States of America.
a) The Bill of Rights
b) The Articles of Confederation (con-fed-ur-AY-shun)
c) The Constitution
These three states were once part of the Northwest Territory.
a) Georgia, Virginia and New Hampshire
b) Ohio, Indiana (in-dee-AN-uh) and Michigan (MISH-ih-gan)
c) North America, Africa and Europe
Bicameral means
a) a camel with two humps
b) a legislature (LEDGE-ih-slay-chur) with two "houses"
c) a legislature (LEDGE-ih-slay-chur) with one "house"
d) a type of chewy, brown-colored candy
The reason for the Constitutional Convention was to
a) celebrate the Americans' victory over the British
b) get rid of the Articles of Confederation
c) create a new constitution in order to work out the problems of the Articles of Confederation
d) both b and c
e) none of the above
This branch of government interprets (helps us understand) laws.
a) aresenal
b) judicial (joo-DISH-al)
c) ordinance (OR-din-ants)
They had more power than other branches of government under the Articles of Confederation.
a) the president
b) the states
c) Congress
Which are the five Great Lakes bordering the Northwest Territory?
a) Mississippi (miss-ih-SIP-ee), Ohio, Wabash (WAH-bash), Illinois (ill-ih-NOY), Wisconsin
b) Superior (suh-PEER-ee-or), Michigan, Huron (HYOO-ron), Erie (EE-ree), Ontario (on-TAIR-ee-oh)
c) Geneva (jen-EE-vuh), Lucerne (loo-SERN), Lugano (loo-GAW-no), Constance, Pike
Compromise means
a) an agreement where both sides give up something
b) a law that is being proposed
c) ending something completely
The Great Compromise (COM-pro-mize) was a solution that
a) gave all states more equal power in the government
b) gave more power to states with more people
c) said that the government could not say whether a state could or could not allow slavery
This branch of government enforces the government's laws.
a) executive (ex-ECK-yoo-tiv)
b) township
c) sovereignty (SOV-ren-tee)
This was a major success of the Articles of Confederation.
a) passing the Northwest Ordinance
b) winning the war against the British
c) starting the Supreme Court
a) France and Britain
b) Virginia and Pennsylvania
c) Spain and Britain
Abolition means
a) two-house legislature (LEDGE-ih-slay-chur)
b) a law that is being proposed
c) to end or get rid of something completely
The Slave Trade Compromise
a) said that the government would not interfere with the slave trade for at least ten years
b) outlawed slavery
c) encouraged people to pay enslaved people for the work they did
This word means the right to govern oneself.
a) arsenal (AR-sen-al)
b) ratification (rat-if-ih-KAY-shun)
c) sovereignty (SOV-ren-tee)
Under the Articles of Confederation (con-fed-ur-AY-shun), Congress had trouble fixing national problems because of this.
a) Congress had too much power.
b) Congress did not have the power to collect taxes.
c) Congress did not have the power to create new states.
The Ohio River takes its name from this part of the Northwest Territory.
a) Michigan
b) Minnesota (Min-eh-SEW-tuh)
c) Ohio
Unicameral means
a) a bicycle with only one wheel
b) something a clown drives to work
c) one-house legislature
According to the chart on p. 161, in 1790, which state had the largest free population (the largest number of people living in that state who weren't enslaved)?
a) Maryland
b) Pennsylvania
c) Virginia
A rule made by a government
a) township
b) judicial (joo-DISH-al)
c) ordinance (OR-din-ants)
After the American War of Independence (also known as the American Revolution, and the war against the British), the newly formed United States of America had this problem with other countries.
a) Other countries controlled land that the United States wanted..
b) Other countries were afraid of the United States.
c) Other countries wanted the United States to return the money they had borrowed to pay for the war.
The Northwest Territory is located south and east of the original thirteen colonies.
a) true
b) false
c) partly true and partly false
Union means
a) a game that was played by children during the American War of Independence
b) when different groups come together to work toward a common goal or idea
c) a person who sided with the British during the American War of Independence
According to the chart on p. 161, in 1790, which state did not have any enslaved people?
a) Massachusetts
b) New Hampshire
c) Rhode Island