Inquizitive Chapter 7

Which statements describe the laws mandated by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

-It prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest. -It created at least three states out of the Northwest Territory. -It pledged 'the utmost good faith' would be observed toward local Indians and that their land would not be taken without consent.

What does it reveal about the ratification of the Constitution?

-Anti-Federalists, who did not support the ratification of the Constitution, lived in both the North and the South. -Federalists, who supported the ratification of the Constitution, lived in both the North and the South.

The Articles of Confederation granted the national government limited powers. Identify the statements that describe the conflicts sparked by governance under this first written constitution.

-Indebted farmers, threatened with the loss of land because of failure to meet tax or mortgage payments, pressed state governments for relief. -Wealthy property owners saw their rights constrained by poorer local majorities.

The Bill of Rights is a supremely important part of the Constitution. Identify the statements that describe its legacies.

-It established the belief that federal power represented the greatest threat to personal freedom. -It established freedom of expression at the very foundation of political democracy.

Identify the aims and accomplishments of the Virginia Plan within the Continental Congress.

-It stressed the establishment of a two-house legislature. -Its governing concepts bolstered the power of the larger states.

Identify the statements that describe African-Americans in the northern states during the early years of the Constitutional Republic.

-Many northern states adopted a policy of gradual emancipation. -They could vote in many states.

The Constitution was a product of its time in that it aimed to deal with many of the questions facing early Americans. Which groups of people are specifically mentioned in the Constitution?

-Slaves -Native Americans

Identify the states that participated in the slave trade in the years after the ratification of the Constitution.

-South Carolina -Georgia

Identify the statements that describe the Bill of Rights.

-The original federal Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights. -The original ten amendments protected the basic rights of citizens, including freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the right to a jury of peers. -It states that all of the rights not given to the federal government are maintained by the states and people, to ensure the national government did not suppress the rights of citizens.

What does it reveal about the ratification of the Constitution?

-There were states in both the North and the South that did not support ratification of the Constitution. -Although two states did not support the Constitution, the majority of states supported ratification.

Identify the statements that describe why the Federalists were successful.

-They convincingly argued that a strong government would grow the economy, garnering support from both bosses, local leaders, and, as a result, their employees. -They controlled the local media. -They were successful because their opposition, the Anti-Federalists, were ineffectively organized.

American expansion to the West was made difficult by the Native American tribes that occupied that space. What options did the government see for the future of native tribes in the West?

-They would be forced onto lands farther to the West. -They would be wiped off of the continent. -Their assimilation into American society was a long-term possibility.

Following the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, the Treaty of Greenville was established between American and Native combatants. What were the outcomes of the Treaty of Greenville?

-Tribes friendly to the federal government were granted cash payments. -Much of the upper Great Lakes region became open to white settlement.

Building upon the framework of the Ordinance of 1784, in what way did the Ordinance of 1785 aim to further regulate western settlement?

-empowering the federal government to survey and subdivide western lands into square-mile sections -reserving land and funds for public education

What were the effects of the Constitution? Move the correct answers to the image of the preamble.

-made possible a national economic market by giving Congress the power over tariffs, interstate commerce, and coining money, among others -created national political institutions -reduced the powers of the state

Identify the groups of people who were most commonly Anti-Federalists.

-state politicians -small farmers

Proponents of a stronger federal government by the 1780s believed that__rights were foundational to the American system. They believed that too much__could harm the nation by endangering__

1. Property 2.Public Liberty 3. Private Liberty

James Madison viewed the addition of a Bill of Rights to be a very important and necessary check against future abuses of power by the national government.

False

The Anti-Federalists were driven by their desire to increase political order.

False

Thomas Jefferson was the greatest advocate for a stronger federal government during the postwar period.

False

What was the purpose of the essays collected in The Federalist?

To generate support for the ratification of the Constitution