An important legacy of the northwest ordinance was that it banned the expansion of this north of the ohio river in the new territories.

question 2 options:

a)indian warfare

b)slavery

c)mining

d)french colonization

the new jersey and virginia plans tried to

question 3 options:

a)make a peace treaty with the british.

b)make a compromise on the problem of slavery.

c)plan for independence from britain.

d)settle issues regarding the power of states (representation) in the national government.

the three-fifths compromise allowed states to

question 4 options:

a)count three-fifths of the women when calculating their entire population.

b)count three-fifths of their immigrants when calculating their entire population

c)count three-fifths of their slaves when calculating their entire population.

d)cancel three-fifths of their revolutionary war debt

opposition to approval of the constitution made by the anti-federalists was grounded on the belief that it would

question 5 options:

a)keep elites in power, endanger liberty especially for individuals, and weaken the states.

b)grant too much power to the states

c)be too democratic in a strong central government.

d)encourage pluralism, which would threaten liberty

those who wanted the acceptance of the constitution were called

question 6 options:

a)democrats

b)populists

c)abolitionists

d)federalists

a main failing of the united states government under the articles of confederation was its

question 7 options:

a)failure to regulate trade among the states.

b)failure to allow the united states to increase.

c)inability to defend texas from being taken over by mexico.

d)inability to allow the united states to conduct foreign relations.

james madison (father of the constitution) wrote the bill of rights that would be

question 8 options:

a)added to the constitution as amendments once the anti-federalists supported ratification.

b)added to the constitution once the federalists supported ratification

c)added to the constitution which increased the power of the federal government

d)added to the articles of confederation

the northwest ordinance of 1787 is important because it

question 9 options:

a)provided free land to all settlers.

b)granted universal suffrage

c)gave rules for territorial expansion and the admission of new states.

d)balanced the number of free and slave states in america.

why was a weak central government set up under the articles of confederation?

question 10 options:

a)to stop abuse of power and tyranny by the central government

b)to expand the taxation powers of the central government

c)to copy the government after that of great britain

d)to run the independent states with limitless power

the great compromise created

question 11 options:

a)three-chamber legislature with one chamber based on total population in the state, the second chamber based on merchants in the state, and the third chamber with equal representation for all the states

b)two-chamber legislature with one chamber based on the population of the state and the second chamber with equal representation for all the states.

c)one chamber legislature based on the population of the state including slave population

d)one chamber legislature with equal representation of the states

which event caused great britain to pass the intolerable acts, which included closing down the port of boston?

question 12 options:

a)boston massacre

b)boston tea party

c)declaration of independence

d)paul revere's midnight ride

the proclamation line of 1763 runs roughly along the

question 13 options:

a)ohio river.

b)mississippi river.

c)rocky mountains.

d)appalachian mountains.

what was the colonists' main objection to the british parliament's policies on taxation?

question 14 options:

a)the colonists thought britain was taxing the wrong imported goods.

b)the colonists thought parliament should not tax the manufactured goods the colonists exported.

c)the colonists thought parliament had no right to tax them directly.

d)the colonists thought the taxes were much too high.

according to the 1763 treaty of paris, what was the result of the french and indian war?

question 15 options:

a)the british won and acquired canada and all the land as far west as the mississippi

b)the french won and expanded their territory northward all the way into canada.

c)the indians lost all their territory and were pushed west of the mississippi.

d)the french lost the war and had to give up their territory west of the mississippi.