Expansion and Conventions Practice Test

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8th grade US History Quiz am Expansion and Conventions Practice Test, erstellt von Amber Hepfer am 12/10/2021.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

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Which items were included in the Land Ordinance of 1785? Select ALL THAT APPLY (3)
Antworten
  • The land would be surveyed and divided into townships
  • Basic rights were guaranteed to all settlers
  • Each township would be divided into 36 individual square mile sections to be sold at $640 per plot
  • Outlawed slavery
  • Each township would set aside one plot for a public school
  • Allowed for the territory to be divided into separate territories
  • Once a territory reached 60,000 settlers, they could apply for statehood

Frage 2

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Which items were included in the Northwest Ordinance? Select ALL THAT APPLY (4)
Antworten
  • The land would be surveyed and divided into townships
  • Basic rights were guaranteed to all settlers
  • Each township would be divided into 36 individual square mile sections to be sold at $640 per plot
  • Outlawed slavery
  • Each township would set aside one plot for a public school
  • Allowed for the territory to be divided into separate territories
  • Once a territory reached 60,000 settlers, they could apply for statehood

Frage 3

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Who wrote the Virginia Plan?
Antworten
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • John Jay
  • James Madison

Frage 4

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One reason the meetings for the new government were kept a secret is because they didn't want any outside pressure.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 5

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Another reason the meetings for the government were kept a secret is because they were afraid that if the information leaked they would receive death threats.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 6

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Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?
Antworten
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • James Madison
  • William Patterson

Frage 7

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What does ratify mean?
Antworten
  • To approve
  • To disapprove
  • To argue
  • To give up

Frage 8

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How many houses did the New Jersey Plan call for?
Antworten
  • 1
  • 2
  • 32
  • 4

Frage 9

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How many houses did the Virginia Plan call for?
Antworten
  • 1
  • 2
  • 32
  • 4

Frage 10

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How did the Virginia Plan want representatives counted?
Antworten
  • By population
  • Each state would get 1 vote regardless of population
  • Each state would get to choose how many votes it would get
  • Each state would get 2 senators

Frage 11

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How many votes would the states receive under the New Jersey plan?
Antworten
  • 1
  • 2
  • It would depend on population
  • 3

Frage 12

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What was the name of the plan that settled the representation argument in Congress?
Antworten
  • The Virginia Plan
  • The New Jersey Plan
  • The Great Compromise
  • The Three-Fifths Compromise

Frage 13

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Who wrote the Great Compromise?
Antworten
  • James Madison
  • William Patterson
  • Roger Sherman
  • Daniel Shays

Frage 14

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What was the name of the plan that settled the dispute over slavery?
Antworten
  • The Virginia Plan
  • Shay's Rebellion
  • The Great Compromise
  • The Three-Fifths Compromise

Frage 15

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It was agreed that slaves in any state would be counted and that every [blank_start]3,000[blank_end] out of [blank_start]5,000[blank_end] slaves would be added to the population.
Antworten
  • 3,000
  • 5,000

Frage 16

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What were the TWO conditions of the Three-Fifths Compromise? CHOOSE 2.
Antworten
  • Congress could not ban slavery for 20 years
  • Northern states could not hide runaway slaves
  • Slaves could never be set free
  • Slavery could never be banned

Frage 17

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What was Shay's Rebellion?
Antworten
  • A fight between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
  • When a group of former militiamen began burning down banks and courthouses in protest
  • Another name for the Revolutionary War
  • A dispute over slavery

Frage 18

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Why did Daniel Shay and the group of militiamen destroy banks and courthouses?
Antworten
  • To prevent farms from being seized (taken)
  • To protest slavery
  • To protest rising taxes
  • To protest the new Constitution

Frage 19

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How did Shay's Rebellion end?
Antworten
  • Another militia was called in to stop it
  • A treaty was signed
  • Shay and his militiamen claimed victory

Frage 20

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What were the arguments the FEDERALISTS had for APPROVING the Constitution? Check ALL THAT APPLY (3)
Antworten
  • They thought the Articles made for a weak government.
  • The Constitution protected the rights of the people.
  • The Constitution protected the rights of the states.
  • They thought the Constitution made the states too weak.
  • They believed it gave the president too much power.
  • It did not include a Bill of Rights.

Frage 21

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What were the arguments that the ANTI-FEDERALISTS had AGAINST the Constitution? Check ALL THAT APPLY (3).
Antworten
  • They thought the Articles made for a very weak government.
  • The Constitution protected the rights of the people.
  • The Constitution protected the rights of the states.
  • They thought the Constitution made the states too weak.
  • They believed it gave the president too much power.
  • It did not include the Bill of Rights.

Frage 22

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Which of the following did NOT help write the Federalist Papers?
Antworten
  • James Madison
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • John Jay
  • Alexander Hamilton
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