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Expansion and Conventions Practice Test
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1Which items were included in the Land Ordinance of 1785? Select ALL THAT APPLY (3)
- AThe land would be surveyed and divided into townships
- BBasic rights were guaranteed to all settlers
- CEach township would be divided into 36 individual square mile sections to be sold at $640 per plot
- DOutlawed slavery
- EEach township would set aside one plot for a public school
- FAllowed for the territory to be divided into separate territories
- GOnce a territory reached 60,000 settlers, they could apply for statehood
2Which items were included in the Northwest Ordinance? Select ALL THAT APPLY (4)
- AThe land would be surveyed and divided into townships
- BBasic rights were guaranteed to all settlers
- CEach township would be divided into 36 individual square mile sections to be sold at $640 per plot
- DOutlawed slavery
- EEach township would set aside one plot for a public school
- FAllowed for the territory to be divided into separate territories
- GOnce a territory reached 60,000 settlers, they could apply for statehood
3Who wrote the Virginia Plan?
- AThomas Jefferson
- BAlexander Hamilton
- CJohn Jay
- DJames Madison
4One reason the meetings for the new government were kept a secret is because they didn't want any outside pressure.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5Another reason the meetings for the government were kept a secret is because they were afraid that if the information leaked they would receive death threats.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?
- AThomas Jefferson
- BAlexander Hamilton
- CJames Madison
- DWilliam Patterson
7What does ratify mean?
- ATo approve
- BTo disapprove
- CTo argue
- DTo give up
8How many houses did the New Jersey Plan call for?
- A1
- B2
- C32
- D4
9How many houses did the Virginia Plan call for?
- A1
- B2
- C32
- D4
10How did the Virginia Plan want representatives counted?
- ABy population
- BEach state would get 1 vote regardless of population
- CEach state would get to choose how many votes it would get
- DEach state would get 2 senators
11How many votes would the states receive under the New Jersey plan?
- A1
- B2
- CIt would depend on population
- D3
12What was the name of the plan that settled the representation argument in Congress?
- AThe Virginia Plan
- BThe New Jersey Plan
- CThe Great Compromise
- DThe Three-Fifths Compromise
13Who wrote the Great Compromise?
- AJames Madison
- BWilliam Patterson
- CRoger Sherman
- DDaniel Shays
14What was the name of the plan that settled the dispute over slavery?
- AThe Virginia Plan
- BShay's Rebellion
- CThe Great Compromise
- DThe Three-Fifths Compromise
15It was agreed that slaves in any state would be counted and that every [blank_start]3,000[blank_end] out of [blank_start]5,000[blank_end] slaves would be added to the population.
- A3,000
- B5,000
16What were the TWO conditions of the Three-Fifths Compromise? CHOOSE 2.
- ACongress could not ban slavery for 20 years
- BNorthern states could not hide runaway slaves
- CSlaves could never be set free
- DSlavery could never be banned
17What was Shay's Rebellion?
- AA fight between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
- BWhen a group of former militiamen began burning down banks and courthouses in protest
- CAnother name for the Revolutionary War
- DA dispute over slavery
18Why did Daniel Shay and the group of militiamen destroy banks and courthouses?
- ATo prevent farms from being seized (taken)
- BTo protest slavery
- CTo protest rising taxes
- DTo protest the new Constitution
19How did Shay's Rebellion end?
- AAnother militia was called in to stop it
- BA treaty was signed
- CShay and his militiamen claimed victory
20What were the arguments the FEDERALISTS had for APPROVING the Constitution? Check ALL THAT APPLY (3)
- AThey thought the Articles made for a weak government.
- BThe Constitution protected the rights of the people.
- CThe Constitution protected the rights of the states.
- DThey thought the Constitution made the states too weak.
- EThey believed it gave the president too much power.
- FIt did not include a Bill of Rights.
21What were the arguments that the ANTI-FEDERALISTS had AGAINST the Constitution? Check ALL THAT APPLY (3).
- AThey thought the Articles made for a very weak government.
- BThe Constitution protected the rights of the people.
- CThe Constitution protected the rights of the states.
- DThey thought the Constitution made the states too weak.
- EThey believed it gave the president too much power.
- FIt did not include the Bill of Rights.
22Which of the following did NOT help write the Federalist Papers?
- AJames Madison
- BThomas Jefferson
- CJohn Jay
- DAlexander Hamilton
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