Us history test 4.1

Question 1

republic

Answer 1

a form of government in which officials are elected by the people

Question 2

unicameral legislature

Answer 2

a lawmaking body made up of a single house

Question 3

bicameral legislature

Answer 3

a lawmaking body made up of 2 houses

Question 4

articles of confederation

Answer 4

the first consitiution of the United states

Question 5

federal

Answer 5

national

Question 6

northwest territory(where)

Answer 6

the territory north of the Ohio river and west of Pennsylvania to the Mississippi river

Question 7

land ordinance of 1787(how do we buy)

Answer 7

the Congress designed a system for distributing the public lands

Question 8

shays’ rebellion

Answer 8

a farmers rebellion led by shays, against higher taxes in massachusettes

Question 9

what happened to shays crops when they returned

Answer 9

the crops died so they borrowed money for supplies/seeds leading them to debt

Question 10

why was there a rebellion

Answer 10

the taxes rise and farmers cant pay leading to farms being taken

Question 11

what did shay threaten to do

Answer 11

shay and the farmers threatened to close the courts

Question 12

Who was involved in shays’ rebellion

Answer 12

Daniel shays’, farmers, ex rev. soldiers

Question 13

what is higher senate or house of reps. ?

Answer 13

senate

Question 14

John dickinson

Answer 14

drafted the articles of confederation

Question 15

northwest ordinance(Creating the gov.)

Answer 15

provided a government for the westers territory as well as a process for statehood. Slavery was barred from the territory

Question 16

what 2 things did the rebellion prove to the new gov.

Answer 16

1. the new gov. is too weak to prevent people from overthrowing gov.
2. they need to strengthen the gov

Question 17

what did the new government need?

Answer 17

A constitution

Question 18

why was new Orleans important

Answer 18

-Mississippi river was the main trading channes
-important port city
-owned by spain

Question 19

why did John Adams say the uneducated shouldn’t vote?

Answer 19

uneducated did not have the common sense to vote

Question 20

who could vote

Answer 20

white men who owned land or just white men

Question 21

weaknesses of the articles of confederation

Answer 21

-.lacked power to enforce laws
.lacked power to levy taxes
-lacked power to regulate trade amoung the states
-only one branch: legislator
-required all 13 states to approve changes to the articles