Answers: U.S. History---Chapters Five and Six

1. What style of government did Americans favor after gaining their independence from Great Britain?
   Your answer: republic
   CORRECT!

2. The FIRST constitution of the United States was called the:
   Your answer: Articles of Confederation
   CORRECT!

3. Which law organized land into new territories? This was also the law that created our state of Michigan.
   Your answer: Homestead Act of 1887
   Wrong. The correct answer is Northwest Ordinance of 1787

4. The USA was strongly united under the Articles of Confederation.
   Your answer: False
   CORRECT!

5. The issue of how to give fair representation to both large and small states was solved with James Madison's Virginia Plan.
   Your answer: False
   CORRECT!

6. What did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention create to choose a president? (Each state would choose a group of electors equal to the number of senators and representatives each state had in Congress.)
   Your answer: Electoral College
   CORRECT!

7. What was the group of people called who supported the Constitution?
   Your answer: Federalists
   CORRECT!

8. Even though the Constitution was ratified, what was missing? James Madison made sure to create this document in order to satisfy the Antifederalists.
   Your answer: Articles of Confederation
   Wrong. The correct answer is Bill of Rights

9. What event occurred in 1787 that involved a group of Massachusetts farmers revolting against the state because of taxes?
   Your answer: Shay's Rebellion
   CORRECT!

10. The essays that the Federalists produced to support their cause were called "Letters from the Federal Farmer."
    Your answer: False
    CORRECT!

11. The Mississippi River was closed to American navigation by what country?
    Your answer: Spain
    CORRECT!

12. Which of the following answers IS NOT one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
    Your answer: The thirteen separate states lacked national unity.
    Wrong. The correct answer is Congress could regulate foreign trade

13. Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had:
    Your answer: one vote
    CORRECT!

14. The Virginia Plan was the idea of James __________.
    Your answer: Madison
    CORRECT!

15. The plan which resolved the issue of state representation in the national legislature introduced by Roger Sherman was called the:
    Your answer: Great Compromise
    CORRECT!

16. To prevent any one branch of government from dominating the other two branches, the delegates established a system of:
    Your answer: checks & balances
    CORRECT!

17. The first state to ratify the Constitution was:
    Your answer: Delaware
    CORRECT!

18. Most of the delegates to the 1787 convention recognized the need to strengthen the central government.
    Your answer: False
    Wrong. The correct answer is True

19. What did Jefferson NOT believe in?
    Your answer: popular participation
    Wrong. The correct answer is federalist ideas

20. The first capital of the United States was what city?
    Your answer: New York City
    CORRECT!

21. How did Hamilton propose the national banking system by funded?
    Your answer: both the federal government and private wealthy investors
    CORRECT!

22. What are the measures called that raised the residence requirements for American citizens and also set fines and jail terms for anyone expressing opinions considered damaging to the government?
    Your answer: Great Compromise
    Wrong. The correct answer is Alien and Sedition Acts

23. Jefferson believed in a simple government which best suited the needs of a republic.
    Your answer: False
    Wrong. The correct answer is True

24. What is the name of a very important court case that affirmed the ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional?
    Your answer: Marbury v. Madison
    CORRECT!

25. What government purchase for $15 million doubled the size of the United States?
    Your answer: Louisiana Purchase
    CORRECT!