Quiz 3: Birth of a Nation

Select four weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Congress had no power to collect taxes. Equal voting power in Congress led to jealousies between states. Congress had no power to control trade. There was no system of national courts.

According to the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the River would be open for trade to both the Americans and the British.

Mississippi

What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution that protect the rights of the individual called?

Bill of Rights

The Intolerable Acts punished what city?

Boston

What were the opponents of the Constitution known as?

Anti-Federalists

Proponents of the Constitution were called ________.

Federalists

The Albany Plan of Union was proposed in order to strengthen the colonies against the

French

Who was the author of Common Sense?

Thomas Paine

After the Treaty of Paris, England was not friendly with the United States.

True

America's victory in the Revolutionary War was made more probable because of the aid provided by France.

True

Daniel Shay's rebellion united the colonies in recognizing a need for a strong national government.

True

Many of the serious problems that plagued the government under the Articles of Confederation developed because of the limited power of the central government.

True

The number of Loyalists who left the United States after the Revolutionary War is estimated at 100,000 people.

True

The states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin were formed in the Northwest territory.

True

Which was not a feature of the new state governments?

unlimited governmental powers

What man is credited with teaching the patriots how to fight professionally?

von Steuben

What were the THREE branches of the system of checks and balances?

executive judicial legislative

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for the:

government of new territories

Which of the following helped to create a strong political and social foundation after the American Revolution?

separation of church and state affairs establishment of state governments