Chapter 7-8 Multiple Choice Exam Questions Flashcards
The Bill of Rights that went into effect in 1791 had _______ amendments
10
The last amendment in the Bill of Rights states that
any powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
Pinckney’s Treaty gave the United States
the right to navigate the Mississippi
The United States gained the Louisiana Territory by
buying it from France
Through the practice of ________ the British seized American sailors
impressments
Frances Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” after
the bombardment of Fort McHenry
Shay’s Rebellion started because
Massachusetts raised taxes to pay off its debts instead of issuing paper money
The Great Compromise proposed that in the House of Representatives,
the states would be represented according to the size of their populations
The Three-Fifths Compromise specified that
every five enslaved people in a state would count as three free persons.
The Virginia Plan would benefit
large states
Under the Articles of Confederation, taxes could be imposed only by
state assemblies
Under the Articles of Confederation,
each state had an equal vote in Congress
The first state to pass an abolition law was
Pennsylvania
The greatest difficulty facing the Continental Congress after the war was
its inability to tax
After the Revolutionary War, the Confederation virtually disbanded the army, despite objections of
George Washington
