Building a Nation
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- Q1The Great Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 settled a dispute over howstate boundaries would be determinedthe states would be represented in Congressa leader would be selected for the executive branchpower would be divided between the states and the national government30s
- Q2What was one effect of the Three-fifths Compromise?Presidential appointments were assumed easy confirmationA two-house legislature was created.The number of justices on the Supreme Court was establishedSlave states gained additional congressional representation.30s
- Q3In the publication Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that the American colonies shouldsupport the policies of King George IIIratify the Constitution of the United Stateapprove the Treaty of Paris (1763)end their political relationship with Great Britain30s
- Q4The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was toavoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indiansprevent American industrial development in the Ohio River valleymake a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountainsallow Canada to control the Great Lakes region30s
- Q5John Locke’s theory of natural rights, as reflected in the Declaration of Independence, states thatpower should be concentrated in the monarchypower to govern belongs to the peopleindividual liberties are best protected by a strong governmentgovernment is the source of all individual rights30s
- Q6The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War primarily toencourage colonial economic ties with Francepromote colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountainslimit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial settlersforce French settlers to leave British territory30s
- Q7"The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures." – Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765 What is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from this quote?The colonists should be opposed to all taxationOnly the colonists' elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes.The English King should have the right to tax the colonists.The colonial legislatures should be appointed by the English King with the consent of Parliament30s
- Q8Delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-fifths Compromise to solve a dispute directly related toa decision by the Supreme Courtthe addition of a bill of rightsrepresentation in Congressthe power of the presidency30s
- Q9Which statement best describes governmental power under the Articles of Confederation?A balance of power existed among the three branches of the central government.A strong chief executive headed a unified central governmentThe power of the states greatly exceeded the power of the central governmentPower was shared equally by the central government and the states30s
- Q10The Declaration of Independence (1776) has had a major influence on peoples throughout the world because itdescribes the importance of a strong central governmentestablishes a basic set of laws for every nationprovides justification for revolting against unjust governmentsguarantees universal suffrage30s
- Q11Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was instrumental in the development of what?US ConstitutionBill of RightsArticles of ConfederationDeclaration of Independence30s
- Q12Which issue did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise address at the Constitutional Convention (1787)?the power to regulate interstate commercea method of determining state representation in Congressa system for electing the presidentthe number of justices on the Supreme Court30s
- Q13How did the outcome of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) affect American colonists?New taxes were imposed by Britain to pay its debts.Settlements were allowed west of the AppalachiansBritish troops were removed from the coloniesColonial trade regulations were reduced30s
- Q14The government created by the Articles of Confederation was unsuccessful at solving many major problems becausemembers of Congress were elected according to each state’s populationpolitical parties prevented the passage of legislationmost power remained with the state governmentsunlimited power was given to the Supreme Court30s
- Q15The slogan "no taxation without representation" was first used by Americans to protest Britain'sissuance of the Proclamation of 1763passage of the Coercive Actspolicy of salutary neglectattempts to raise revenue through the Stamp Act30s