EXTRA Quiz: Chapter 9

How many states needed to ratify the US Constitution for it to be the law of the land of those states?

• 7 states
• 1 state
• 13 states
• 9 states

The US Constitution was ratified first by

• 4 large northern states
• 4 large southern states
• 4 small states
• An assortment of 4 states

The US Constitution was ratified

• by the people in a state by state basis
• by the 1790 Federal Congress
• by elected conventions in a state by state basis
• by the delegates in the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia

The trans-atlantic slave trade ended completely in the US

• in 1790 by the Federal Congress
• in 1807, as agreed upon in the Constitution
• in 1786, before the Federal Congress got together
• after the conclusion of the Civil War

The “three-fifths compromise’’ was the agreement that

• slaves were counted as 3/5 when it came to population count
• citizens that were ineligible to vote counted as 3/5 when it came to population count
• free black people were counted as 3/5 when it came to population count
• anyone who was not a white man counted as 3/5 when it came to population count

The "Great Compromise" is when

• The larger states were conceded representation by population in one house, and the smaller states were given by equal representation in another
• delegates of Rhode Island agreed to come to the convention
• the checks and balances between judiciary, executive and legislative were agreed upon
• the northern and southern delegates compromised over slavery

New Jersey's "small state plan"

• 2 houses of a bicameral Congress with one house with equal state representation and house with a population based representation
• 1 house of a unicameral Congress with population based representation
• 2 houses of a bicameral Congress with equal state representation
• 1 house of a unicameral Congress with equal state representation

Virginia's "Large-state plan" stated that there should be

• 1 house of a unicameral Congress with representation based on population
• 2 houses of a bicameral Congress with representation based on population
• 1 house of a unicameral Congress with representation based on land area
• 2 houses of a unicameral Congress with equal representation for every state

In 1787, the Philadelphia committee mostly wanted to

• define commerce
• end mobocracy
• outline taxes
• fix the national debt

In 1787, 55 emissaries arrived at Philadelphia and who was elected chairman?

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• John Hancock
• George Washington

In 1786, a convention in Maryland was called to deal with commerce, but they were only able to call on Congress to call another convention later to revise the Articles of Confederation. Why did the Maryland convention fail?

• The delegates fought so fiercely over taxes there was a duel
• They realized they didn't have the power to fix commerce
• Not enough delegates showed
• All of the above

In 1789, a push for a stronger Articles of Confederation was caused by many reasons. What is NOT a reason?

• Undefined taxes
• The shipping industry losing money
• Pirates
• Shay's rebellion

In 1786 Massachusetts, Shay's rebellion was caused by

• An attempt to take away the farmer's guns
• Banks seizing farmer's land
• The abolishment of slavery
• Indentured servitude

In the late 18th century, trade with Europe was more dangerous because of

• French pirates
• African Pirates
• British pirates
• Navigation Acts

Spain controlled the Mississippi and in 1784

• 30% of US trade was through the Mississippi
• closed the river to American commerce
• decreed that American commerce would be taxed
• Spain signed an alliance with the United States

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 outlined

• how western territories should be sold off
• how national debt would be paid off
• how federal taxes would be collected
• how a territory became a state

In the Land Ordinance of 1785, the 16th section out of 32 section of 6x6 mile lands were sold to

• to poor farmers to increase eligible voters
• fund public schools
• pay off state debt
• for the National Park Service

The Land Ordinance of 1785 sold off land in the Northwest mainly to

• to increase the number of eligible voters
• fund public schools
• pay off National debt
• encourage Northwest expansion

The last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation was

• New York
• Virginia
• Pennsylvania
• Maryland

The Articles of Confederation were written in 1777, but not ratified by all 13 states until 1781. This is mostly due to disagreements on

• western lands
• slavery
• trade
• governments

In 1786, imports from Britain

• jumped due to European wars
• jumped due to a backlog of British goods from the war
• stopped due to a royal decree
• were banned by Congress

In 1784, through the Express of China, Americans exported to Asia

• tobacco
• ginseng
• sugar
• maize

Many of the state constitutions had things in common. What is something they did NOT have in common?

• weak executive branch
• a bill of rights
• annual elections
• strong judicial branch

The idea of "republican motherhood" was the belief that women

• upheld the "civic virtue" of the nation
• vote through their husbands
• should hold political fundraisers
• should have a domestic sphere of influence

For a short while, one state allowed women to vote in 1776, which state?

• Pennsylvania
• Georgia
• New York
• New Jersey