U.S. History 2.7.T - Lesson Review: America's First Government and A More Perfect Union

What delegates were absent from the Constitutional Convention because they opposed a strong national government and feared what might happen if any power were diverted from the states? [Select all that apply.]

Patrick Henry Samuel Adams

As a provision in the Constitution, the slave trade could not be regulated until what year?

1808

How many states needed to ratify the Constitution for it to become law?

9

Match each Federalist essay with the correct topic.

Federalist 48: Separation of powers Federalist 45: The concept of federalism Federalist 10: The extended republic

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do?

It provided for the survey and sale of western lands.

One of the most important provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that it prohibited _____ in all territories north of the Ohio River and west of the Mississippi River.

Slavery

What is the Bill of Rights?

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

What was the cause of Shays' Rebellion?

The seizure of property for inability to pay debts

In two to three sentences, explain why the Founding Fathers created a weak national government under the Articles of Confederation.

The tyranny of great Britain was very new to the men who drafted the confederation government. The founding fathers went out of their was so people wouldn't fall under their authority.

Which of the following were problems with the Articles of Confederation? [Select all that apply.]

There was no power to keep the domestic peace. There was no central authority to deal with international affairs. There was no power to collect taxes.

What was the Anti-Federalists' primary critique of the Constitution?

They wanted a guarantee of rights added to the Constitution.

At the Constitutional Convention, many southern states refused to join the Union if

slavery was prohibited