Chapter 7

Question 0

What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?

Answer 0

Republic

Question 1

What is a bicameral legislature?

Answer 1

2 houses

Question 2

What was America’s 1st constitution?

Answer 2

Articles of Confederation

Question 3

When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?

Answer 3

November, 1777

Question 4

How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?

Answer 4

1

Question 5

Why was the AoC unsuccessful?

Answer 5

The gov’t they had wasn’t strong enough to handle the problems they were having.

Question 6

What created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?

Answer 6

Northwest Ordinance

Question 7

The Northwest Ordinance was a _______ of ________ for the new settlers.

Answer 7

Bill of Rights

Question 8

The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?

Answer 8

Slavery

Question 9

What is the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14th state in America?

Answer 9

State of Franklin

Question 10

What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?

Answer 10

1796 and 16th

Question 11

What is a depression?

Answer 11

A bad time in economics

Question 12

What was Shays’ Rebellion?

Answer 12

An uprising by Mass. Farmers to fight the governments taxes on poor farmers