1) What is the year of the Constitution? a) 1781 b) 1782 c) 1787 d) 1776 e) 1783 2) After the American Revolution, what was the central issue for the Colonies? a) Gain Independence from France b) Create a new Government c) Tax the new states d) Regulate trade 3) What was the domestic policy used to help new teritories apply for state hood in 1787? a) Declaration of Independence 1776 b) Proclamation of 1763 c) Northwest Ordinance 1787 d) Great Compromise 4) What did Daniel Shays' farmer rebellion prove? a) That our new national government was to weak. b) That taxation could pay the debt from the war c) That Slavery should be included in the constitution d) That 3/5ths compromise was needed 5) Virginia Plan asked for representatives to be based on the Population of the state. This favored which States? a) The North b) The Middle c) Smaller States d) Larger States 6) The New Jersey plan wanted an even amount of political representation. This favored which states? a) Larger States b) Smaller States c) The West d) The South 7) What plan was a combination of the Virginia Plan & The New Jersey Plan? a) The three-fifths Compromise b) The Great Compromise c) The Missouri Compromise d) The Articles of Confederation 8) What came from the Great Compromise? a) A new form of Government b) Bicameral Legislature c) House of Burgesses  d) Articles of Confederation 9) How many Senate members does every state get? a) 1 b) 4 c) 2 d) 3 10) What is the House of Representatives based on? a) Number of states b) States Population c) The same for every state d) The number of slaves 11) Why did Southern States agree with the 3/5ths Compromise? a) To increase political influence in the South b) To give slaves citizenship c) To allow slaves to vote d) To increase indentured servitude 12) What was our country's first attempted Constitution? a) Articles of Confederation b) Fundamental Orders of the Constitution c) Declaration of Independence d) Mayflower Compact 13) Who had more power under the Articles of the Confederation? a) States b) Slaves c) Federal government d) National Government 14) This group of people supported the ratification of the Articles of Confederation a) Anti-Federalist b) Federalist c) Loyalist d) Patriot 15) Which group of people wanted the Bill of Rights included in the US Constitution? a) Anti-Federalist b) Federalist c) Loyalist d) Patriot 16) George Mason & Patrick Henry both supported the... a) US Constitution b) Declaration of Independence c) Proclomation d) US Bill of Rights 17) What protects the individual rights of the People from the government? a) Constitution b) US Bill of Rights c) Great Compromise d) Magna Carta 18) Where did most ideas towards government come from? a) Native Americans b) States c) Africa d) European influences 19) The first 10 Amendments in the Constitution are known as a) Citizenship b) Unalienable Rights c) The US Bill of Rights d) Social Contract 20) The Constitutional Convention was held in what city and what year? a) New York, 1878 b) Philadelphia, 1787 c) Houston, 1774 d) Charleston, 1776

Unit 4: Chapter 8 Quiz

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?