Unit 4 Test

Question 1

Why was the decision about the end of slavery left up to the states?

Answer 1

A fear that a national policy would prevent unity

Question 2

Why was there less interest in abolition in the South?

Answer 2

They relied on the labor of enslaved people

Question 3

Approximately how many formerly enslaved people left America after gaining their freedom serving in the British Army?

Answer 3

10,000

Question 4

What opportunities for landownership opened up after the war?

Answer 4

Purchasing land that had belonged to loyalists
Settlement of native lands in the west

Question 5

About how many Loyalists became refugees after the war?

Answer 5

100,000

Question 6

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no power to

Answer 6

Collect taxes

Question 7

The first section of the Articles of Confederation stated that the name of the country would be

Answer 7

The United States of America

Question 8

What events finally caused Congress to call a meeting to discuss the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 8

Shays’ rebellion and arguments over state boarder

Question 9

Why were farmers in Western Massachusetts so upset over their taxes?

Answer 9

• Had to be paid in silver or gold
• Some paid more than 1/3 of yearly income
• Many hadn’t been paid for supplying crops to the army

Question 10

occurs when money becomes less valuable and prices get higher

Answer 10

inflation

Question 11

The “Great Compromise” at the Constitutional Convention was also known as

Answer 11

The Connecticut Compromise

Question 12

Which state did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 12

Rhode Island

Question 13

a Christian mountain man

Answer 13

Jedediah Smith

Question 14

author of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 14

Thomas Jefferson

Question 15

first missionary family in Oregon

Answer 15

Marcus Whitman

Question 16

the introduction to the Constitution

Answer 16

Preamble

Question 17

wrote the Star-Spangled Banner

Answer 17

Francis Scott Key

Question 18

ninth state to ratify the Constitution and make it official

Answer 18

New Hampshire

Question 19

failed to sign the Constitution

Answer 19

Rhode Island

Question 20

requires no proof

Answer 20

self-evident

Question 21

something that cannot be separated from you

Answer 21

unalienable

Question 22

George Washington’s example

Answer 22

two-term limit

Question 23

a national symbol

Answer 23

Great Seal

Question 24

a “self-evident” truth

Answer 24

all men created equal

Question 25

Constitution’s first ten amendments

Answer 25

Bill of Rights

Question 26

President of the Constitutional Convention

Answer 26

George Washington

Question 27

Preamble to the Constitution

Answer 27

“We the people”

Question 28

a factor in completing the Constitution quickly

Answer 28

willingness to compromise

Question 29

a House of Congress

Answer 29

Senate

Question 30

interpret the law

Answer 30

courts

Question 31

Right to remain silent

Answer 31

Fifth Amendment

Question 32

Freedom of religion

Answer 32

First Amendment

Question 33

Right to jury trial

Answer 33

Sixth Amendment

Question 34

Right to keep arms

Answer 34

Second Amendment

Question 35

Freedom from feeding and housing soldiers

Answer 35

Third Amendment

Question 36

Proper warrant to search

Answer 36

Fourth Amendment

Question 37

Cruel and unusual punishment

Answer 37

Eighth Amendment

Question 38

Who were members of Washington’s first cabinet?

Answer 38

Jefferson
Knox
Hamilton
Randolf

Question 39

What title did Washington prefer for the office of the presidency?

Answer 39

The president of the United States of America

Question 40

Hamilton wanted the Federal government to assume the war debts of the Second Continental Congress and also of the thirteen states.

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Thomas Jefferson objected to a National Bank because the Constitution did not give the government the right to have its own bank.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

The Louisiana Territory increased the size of the United States and gave us a southern seaport.

Answer 42

True

Question 43

The Louisiana Territory was purchased from George III.

Answer 43

False

Question 44

The War of 1812 helped gain respect for the United States from the nations of Europe.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

The battle of New Orleans was fought after the peace treaty was signed.

Answer 45

True

Question 46

The War of 1812 was between France and the United States

Answer 46

False

Question 47

What important event took place on November 3, 1783?

Answer 47

The continental army was disbanded

Question 48

Many people moved west in search of new land and a better way of life.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

The second westward surge of pioneers reached the

Answer 49

mississippi river