Ch. 8

Question 1

What was the third land act in 1787 that specified the development of territories?

Answer 1

Northwest Ordinance

Question 2

Western farmers felt they were being unfairly oppressed through taxation. They ended up marching armed into Massachusetts. This was called what?

Answer 2

Shays Rebellion

Question 3

When was popular vote taken on the constitution?

Answer 3

1787

Question 4

What did the pro-constitutionalists call themselves?

Answer 4

Federalists

Question 5

The group mainly desiring to block the constitution we’re known as the …

Answer 5

Antifederalists

Question 6

In 1775 the _______ met and took over direction of the war

Answer 6

Second Continental Congress

Question 7

In 1781 the articles of confederation were _____

Answer 7

Ratified

Question 8

Shays rebellion was crushed in ____

Answer 8

Massachusetts

Question 9

____ was a merchant from Pennsylvania appointed superintendent of finance in 1775

Answer 9

Robert Morris

Question 10

_____ was the first state to legislate an end to slavery by statute in ____

Answer 10

Pennsylvania, 1780

Question 11

By 1778 ten states had provided documents spelling out ______, rights, and obligations

Answer 11

Liberties

Question 12

8 land claiming states were ready to sign the ———- by 1777.

Question 13

In November of 1778, Dickinson drafted a loose confederation and formed the ____

Answer 13

Union

Question 14

————- was devoted to building the government on republican principles and to sticking to that in the declaration

Question 15

Building the republic occurred between 1775-1789 lol