U.S. History Review

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to:

collect taxes

Confirmation; approval.

ratification

Under the Land Ordinance of 1787, a territory could be admitted to the Union when it had ___________ free inhabitants.

60,000

The slave owner who freed his slaves in his will was _____.

Washington

The act or process of setting free from slavery of any kind; release.

emancipation

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided for the:

government of new territories

Approximately how many Loyalists left the United States?

100,000

The Articles of Confederation went into effect in:

1781

A member of the political party that opposed the adoption of the Constitution of the United States before 1789.

Antifederalist

A rebellion of debt-ridden farmers was led by:

Daniel Shays

A member of the political party in the United States that favored the adoption of the Constitution and later, the establishment of a strong central government. The party existed from about 1791 to 1816.

Federalist

Those who favored the Constitution were called____________ , and those who opposed the Constitution were called_____________

Federalists Anti-Federalists

The _________ Plan called for a one-house legislature in which each state would cast only one vote. The _________Plan called for a Congress of two houses in which the total number of delegates would be divided among the states according to the free population of each state.

New Jersey Virginia

Ill feelings arose between the states because of claims to the:

Northwest territory

Which TWO states abolished slavery during the Revolutionary War?

Pennsylvania Massachusetts

In a separate treaty, Great Britain returned Florida to______ .

Spain

What is the system of checks and balances? Congress may override a veto with a three-fourths vote. The president can veto legislation passed by Congress. The Supreme Court may override a veto by a three-fourths vote. Congress may override a veto by a two-thirds vote or impeach the president for misconduct. The president can only veto legislation passed by Congress with less than a two-thirds vote in both houses. The Supreme Court may declare laws unconstitutional.

The president can veto legislation passed by Congress Congress may override a veto by a two-thirds vote or impeach the president for misconduct The Supreme Court may declare laws unconstitutional

The first state to have suffrage for all men over twenty-one years of age was ___________.

Vermont

All of the following events were accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation except: successful conclusion of the Revolutionary War signing of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 passage of the Northwest Ordinance adoption of the Declaration of Independence

adoption of the Declaration of Independence

What are the three ways the Constitution can be amended? amendment proposed by three-fourths of both houses and ratified by two-thirds of the states amendment proposed by two-thirds of both houses and ratified by three-fourths of the states amendment ratified by special conventions in three-fourths of the states amendment ratified by special conventions in one-half of the states amendment proposed by special convention, called for by two-thirds of state legislatures, and ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures amendment proposed by special convention, called for by three-fourths of state legislatures, and ratified by two-thirds of state legislatures

amendment proposed by two-thirds of both houses and ratified by three-fourths of the states amendment ratified by special conventions in three-fourths of the states amendment proposed by special convention, called for by two-thirds of state legislatures, and ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures

The Ordinance of 1785:

benefited eastern speculators at the expense of western farmers

A government run by the people who live under it. People rule either directly through meetings that all may attend, or indirectly through the election of representatives.

democracy

What type of government is run by the people who live under it?

democracy

A serious dispute between the large and small states under the Articles was over the problem of:

representation

Under the Articles of Confederation, the:

states were superior to the national government

The right to vote.

suffrage

Why was the system of checks and balances included in the Constitution? to prevent one branch of the government from becoming too powerful to keep the president of the United States from vetoing legislation to slow down the process of government so it doesn't move too fast

to prevent one branch of the government from becoming too powerful

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they provided for:

unanimous vote of the states to amend the Articles