Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Vocab 3
Multiple Choice 1
Multiple Choice 2
Mystery
100
legislation passed by Congress to establish a plan for settling the Northwest Territory.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
100
Great Charter.
Magna Carta
100
formally approved.
ratified
100
Three of the most intellectually gifted _______—Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay—teamed up to write a series of articles defending the Constitution for New York newspapers.
a. Antifederalists
b. Federalists
c. Constitutionalists
b. Federalists
100
The “Father of the U.S. Constitution” is _______________.
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. James Madison
c. Richard Henry Lee
b. James Madison
100
T or F The Antifederalist Papers were a collection of essays on the principles of government written in defense of the Constitution.
False
200
an agreement stating that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted when determining a state’s population.
Three-Fifths Compromise
200
a powerful alliance of six Native American nations.
Iroquois Confederation
200
two-chamber.
bicameral
200
On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonial protestors in Boston, killing five people in an event known as the ____________.
a. British Massacre
b. Boston Massacre
c. U.S. Revolution
b. Boston Massacre
200
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are traditionally called the ________.
a. Bill of Rights
b. Right Bills
c. Great Compromise
a. Bill of Rights
200
T or F The Constitutional Convention adjourned on September 27, 1787. Now known as Constitution Day.
False
300
pen name that Framers used when writing the Federalist Papers.
Publius
300
group of people who supported the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
Federalists
300
meeting in Philadelphia where colonists were resolved to take strong measures against the crown this time.
Second Continental Congress
300
________ was the first state to approve the Constitution on December 7, 1787.
a. Rhode Island
b. North Carolina
c. Delaware
c. Delaware
300
On June 21, 1788, ______ became the ninth state to ratify, and the Constitution officially went into effect.
a. North Carolina
b. New Hampshire
c. New York
b. New Hampshire
300
Thomas Jefferson argued in the Declaration of Independence that, if a government disregards the will of the people, the people are free to do which of the following?
a. change their government
b. move to another country
c. execute the king
a. change their government
400
revolt led by former captain Daniel Shays to protest Massachusetts judges.
Shays' Rebellion
400
document that created the first central government for the U.S.
Articles of Confederation
400
a group of people who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
Antifederalists
400
Under the Articles of Confederation, most governmental power was retained by (the) _______.
a. states
b. federal government
c. Parliament
a. states
400
______ was the birthplace of American democracy.
a. Washington D.C.
b. Philadelphia
c. Jamestown
c. Jamestown
400
On June 30, 1787, Roger Sherman of __________ proposed the Great Compromise.
a. Maine
b. Connecticut
c. Maryland
b. Connecticut
500
required a government tax stamp on paper goods and all legal documents, including contracts and licenses.
Stamp Act
500
delegates of the Constitutional Convention who developed the framework for the government and wrote the Constitution.
framers
500
a plan for a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states instead of by population.
New Jersey Plan
500
The ________ Plan for a legislative branch that would have two houses with representation determined by state population was proposed by Edmund Randolph.
a. Virginia
b. New Jersey
c. Connecticut
a. Virginia
500
How did the Northwest Ordinance differ from the Constitution on the issue of slavery?
a. Neither document addressed the issue of slavery.
b. The Northwest Ordinance allowed slavery for 20 years, while the Constitution banned it.
c. The Northwest Ordinance banned slavery in the territory, while the Constitution temporarily protected the slave trade.
c. The Northwest Ordinance banned slavery in the territory, while the Constitution temporarily protected the slave trade.
500
T or F 39 of 42 delegates from 12 states signed the Constitution.
True
600
a colony based on a grant of land by the English monarch to a proprietor, or owner, in exchange for a yearly payment.
proprietary colony
600
colonies based on a grant of land by the British Crown to a company or a group of settlers.
charter colonies
600
colonies directly controlled by the English king through appointed governors who served as the colonies’ chief executive.
royal colonies
600
Which document was passed by Parliament in the Glorious Revolution?
a. Magna Carta
b. Mayflower Compact
c. English Bill of Rights
c. English Bill of Rights
600
The first plan for uniting the colonies, proposed by Ben Franklin was the _______.
a. Albany Plan of Union
b. New York Plan of Union
c. Syracuse Plan of Union
a. Albany Plan of Union
600
T or F Late in the 1600’s, Europe was entering the Age of Absolutism, a time when monarchs claimed the “divine right of kings.”
True