A Weak Federal Governmnet, Shays's Rebellion, And The Constitutional Convention
Use pages 82 & 83 in the textbook to answer the questions below.
- 1.The first government in the "united" states was set up in _______.
- A.
1781
- B.
1776
- C.
1871
- D.
1981
- E.
1492
- 2.What were the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
A law that described the government in Britain
- B.
A story in an old newspaper
- C.
A law that described the first government of the United States
- D.
The clothes that the American colonists wore
- 3.What is the legislature?
- A.
A part of the government that makes the laws
- B.
A person that writes the laws
- C.
The highest law making body in Britain
- 4.What were the four problems with the Articles of Confederation?
- A.
There was no president
- B.
There were 2 presidents
- C.
There were no courts to solve the problems among the different states
- D.
There was a legislature, but it didn't have the power to tax people. It couldn't raise money.
- E.
Each state had its own money
- 5.True or False. In the federal government, the legislature is also called "Congress."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.What are "debts"?
- A.
Money people pay to the government
- B.
Money owed
- C.
People sent to a meeting to represent others
- D.
A time of great difficulty when change must come
- 7.One day in 1786, a group of angry farmers, led by __________ _____________, marched with guns to a courthouse.
- A.
Paul Revere
- B.
George Washington
- C.
Benjamin Franklin
- D.
Marquis de Lafayette
- E.
Daniel Shays
- 8.After Daniel Shays and the farmers marched with guns to the courthouse, what did the governor do?
- A.
Asked for help from the British
- B.
Asked for help from the French
- C.
Asked for help from Spain
- D.
Asked for help from the federal government
- E.
Asked for help from the Native Americans
- 9.True or False. The government did not have enough money to pay the troops.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.What did Shays's Rebellion show Americans?
- A.
That they needed a weaker government
- B.
That they needed to pay their troops
- C.
That they needed a stronger government
- D.
That they needed to persecute all farmers
- E.
That they needed to call on the British for help
- 11.What are "delegates"?
- A.
The central government that unites the states
- B.
A time of great difficulty when change must come
- C.
People sent to a meeting to represent others
- D.
The meeting that decided what should be in the Constitution
- 12.What happened on May 25, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
- A.
The First Continental Congress meeting was held
- B.
The Second Continental Congress meeting was held
- C.
The Battle of Yorktown
- D.
The Constitutional Convention took place
- E.
The British surrendered to General Washington
- 13.Which leaders attended the Constitutional Convention?
- A.
George Washington
- B.
James Madison
- C.
Benjamin Franklin
- D.
Alexander Hamilton
- E.
George Bush
- 14.The delegates who founded the U.S. government are also known as the _______ _________.
- A.
Best Dance Crew
- B.
Founding Fathers
- C.
First Presidents
- D.
Redcoats
- E.
New Orleans Saints
- 15.True or False. A rebellion is a smaller fight than a revolution.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Why did Shays's Rebellion make leaders feel they needed a stronger government?
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