Unit 3 Test

Question 1

List the accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation:

Answer 1

Winning the war, Land Ordinance of 1785,
Northwest Ordinance of 1787-

Question 2

What did winning the war prove?

Answer 2

That the U.S. could win and the negotiation of the favorable peace treaty.

Question 3

Land Ordinance of 1785-

Answer 3

Established a policy for surveying and selling of the western lands. Required setting aside a section of land in each township for public education. (Ex. Ohio, New York, Indiana)

Question 4

Northwest Ordinance of 1787-

Answer 4

Law for the territory lying between Great Lakes and the Ohio River. It set rules for creating new states, limited self government for the new territories, and prohibited slavery in the region.

Question 5

List the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (at least 3):

Answer 5

Financial, Foreign, Domestic (home)

Question 6

What was the financial weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 6

Most war debt went unpaid. Individual states and congress issued worthless paper money. Congress had no taxing power and had to request donations from states. (No executive branch, no judicial branch)

Question 7

executive branch

Answer 7

The president- enforces the law of the land

Question 8

judicial branch

Answer 8

interprets the meanings of laws and and applies them to individual cases

Question 9

What was the foreign weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 9

European nations couldn’t take the U.S. seriously with its weaknesses (pay debts or take effective united action). Britain and Spain threatened to take advantage of the U.S.

Question 10

What were the Domestic (home) weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 10

Individuals were rebelling against the government, causing more issues than they fixed. States were competing against each other for economic advantage. Shays Rebellion. (Ex. Shays Rebellion.)

Question 11

List two reasons why the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised:

Answer 11

Needed executive branch and judicial, need rules for executive and legislative.

Question 12

List examples of proof of the need for revision of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 12

States failed to adhere to the Treaty of Paris, government was too weak to stop Britain from maintaining outposts on the western frontier and restricting trade

Question 13

What was the major source of income for the US after the American Revolution?

Answer 13

Trade (agricultural)

Question 14

Why was trade a major source of income for the U.S. after the American Revolution?

Answer 14

The American Revolution opened more trade markets and opportunity

Question 15

What was the main reason the Stamp Act the British imposed on the colonies, was protested against?

Answer 15

No taxation without representation

Question 16

What was the significance of the Stamp Act?

Answer 16

This was the first tax used against the people who used the goods opposed to those who imported the goods.

Question 17

What is the importance of Shays’ Rebellion? Where was it fought and what was it fought over? (Howard’s answer)

Answer 17

Need for a strong central government. A way for the government to take up taxes, not states. Farmers from Massachusetts led by Daniel Shay.

Question 18

What is the significance of Shays’ Rebellion? Where was it fought and what was it fought over? (book answer)

Answer 18

It became one of the most notable times where an individual could stop the economic flow of states and threaten the safety of others without and earlier stop. It was fought in Massachusetts over taxes, imprisonment for debt, and lack of paper

Question 19

What are the ideals behind “republican motherhood”?

Answer 19

Essentially, women should be educated so they can raise their children to participate in government, vote, and understand the laws they are voting on.

Question 20

What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 state? Why?

Answer 20

Stops the colonies from expanding west beyond the Appalachian mountains because the British couldn’t send troops. No protection.

Question 21

What was Common Sense by Thomas Paine about?

Answer 21

Why are you trying to rule something that’s 3,000 miles away? The distance was too great. There was no way “we” could control them from this distance. From British perspective.

Question 22

What was the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions about?

Answer 22

States rights

Question 23

What are the two national governments this country has had?

Answer 23

Articles of confederation, the constitution

Question 24

What was Alexander Hamilton’s main goal for this nation, when he served as Secretary of
Treasury?

Answer 24

National bank, clean up the debt, keep a little for good credit.

Question 25

Why is the Battle at Saratoga important?

Answer 25

A turning point. The U.S. won, proving they could defend themselves. It got the French to help us. Won, got support, got recognized.

Question 26

What was a result of the French and Indian War?

Answer 26

French and Indians vs. British and Americans in America. The British won, Americans were still British. Automatically gave us land, but British established the Northwest Ordinance, and cant pass the Appalachian mountains.

Question 27

Who did most patriots of the American Revolution think should be in charge of the colonies?

Answer 27

The people, the citizens. They wanted to be in charge of themselves.

Question 28

In order to have the states agree to the new Constitution of the U.S., what needed to be added to it?

Answer 28

The Bill of rights.

Question 29

How many articles are in the Constitution?

Answer 29

7 articles.

Question 30

How many amendments are in the Constitution?

Answer 30

27 amendments.

Question 31

Who is the main author of the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 31

James Madison

Question 32

James Madison wrote…

Answer 32

the bill of rights