5 Written Questions

1. state ratifying conventions, Virginia Declaration of Rights, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence
2. checks and balances
3. bill of rights
4. states were in debt, so they printed paper money; inflation occurred and money's value dropped; inflation couldn't be regulated
5. no; Treaty of Paris difficult to enforce, and Britain threatened to attack with 1,000s of its soldiers waiting in Canada if U.S. tried to seize forts by force

5 Matching Questions

1. What were the two main problems Antifederalists had with the Constitution?
2. Instead of printing worthless paper money, how did Massachusetts pay its war debts?
3. Where was America's first state constitution written?
4. Who could hold public office?
5. Why was the national government threatened by foreign countries?

1. a no army
2. b heavily taxed land
3. c Connecticut
4. d white, tax-paying, land-owning men
5. e too much power to central government; no section for individual rights

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rhode Island
   1. Where was America's first state constitution written?
   2. Which state didn't hold special conventions to discuss and vote on the Constitution?
   3. Which state has the oldest state constitution still in effect?
   4. What philosophical movement emphasized reason over old traditions?
2. group with one representative per state that drafted the Articles of Confederation
   1. Who appointed the Committee of Thirteen?
   2. What was the Committee of Thirteen?
   3. What did the Virginia Plan propose?
   4. What were limited governments?
3. British merchants sold products to Americans at lower prices
   1. Who led the Antifederalists?
   2. Who proposed the Virginia Plan?
   3. Why were American businesses hurt?
   4. What were the main problems with states?
4. Daniel Shays
   1. What poor farmer and veteran led angry farmers in a revolt against the courts taking away their property (_____'s Rebellion)?
   2. Why did farmers suffer at the hands of the British?
   3. What was the first state to ratify the Constitution? The ninth?
   4. What's ideas did delegates believe the Constitution protected?
5. Commerce Compromises
   1. What was the term for people who supported the Constitution?
   2. What allowed Congress to levy tariffs on imports but not exports and allowed the importation of slaves until 1807
   3. What were the two main problems Antifederalists had with the Constitution?
   4. What were reactions of Rhode Islands debtors to inflation?

5 True/False Questions

1. What made states obey the national government and gave them control over functions not specifically assigned to the national government? → no army

   True        False

2. What's ideas did delegates believe the Constitution protected? → republicanism

   True        False

3. Who proposed the Great Compromise? → Edmund Randolph

   True        False

4. What were economic problems caused by Britain? → many British ports closed to U.S. ships; Americans were forced to pay high tariffs on rice, tobacco, tar, and oil; a depression began

   True        False

5. What document set up the system for surveying and dividing western lands? → legislative

   True        False