Chapter 4 Quiz

Question 1

For what two main reasons did people oppose ratification of the Constitution ?

Answer 1

No bill of rights and to little power of the states

Question 2

What two factors allowed colonial self-government to grow during the colonial period ?

Answer 2

The British were neglecting the colonies and the amount of distance of the colonies

Question 3

Whom did the Second Continental Congress appoint to lead the Continental Army ?

Answer 3

George Washington

Question 4

What law did the 1765 Stamp Act violate ?

Answer 4

The petition of rights

Question 5

Who led an uprising among farmers in Massachusetts who feared prison sentences for indebtedness ?

Answer 5

Daniel Shays

Question 6

A trade dispute between Virginia and Maryland, as well as Shay’s Rebellion, highlighted weaknesses of what document ?

Answer 6

Articles of Confederation

Question 7

In what city did the Constitutional Convention meet ?

Answer 7

Philadelphia, PA

Question 8

What King ascended to the throne of England in 1760 ?

Answer 8

George lll

Question 9

Which was the last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation ?

Answer 9

Maryland

Question 10

What year was the first legislative assembly organized in the New World ?

Answer 10

1619

Question 11

Whose writings in Second Treatise on Civil Government greatly influenced the founding fathers ?

Answer 11

John Locke

Question 12

Who is known as Father of the Constitution ?

Answer 12

James Madison

Question 13

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence ?

Answer 13

Thomas Jefferson

Question 14

Contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, and identify the type of state that support each plan

Answer 14

The Virginia Plan- advocated a bicameral congress with the number of representatives based in state population, supported by the bigger states
The New Jersey Plan- advocated a strong state government, based on a unicameral congress, supported by the smaller states

Question 15

Identify the catalytic events that shook colonial America and encouraged the independence movement

Answer 15

In 1760, the French and Indian War left England deeply in debt. The British Parliament wanted the colonies to help pay off those debts and therefore began introducing and imposing various taxes on the colonists. George lll ascended to the British throne and tried to reassert the political strength of the crown