How did Spain act against the U.S. in the years just after the Revolution?

cut western U.S. farmers access to the Mississippi River

What is the main lesson prominent leaders took from Shays's Rebellion?

Need a stronger central government

How did small states, like NJ, want representation to be determined?

Based off of population of state

Why did Shays's men rebel?

In debt and loosing their homes to the banks

All of the following are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT:

Executive branch is selected by committee, not the people

What was France's issue with the U.S.?

Demand the U.S. pay its loans from the Revolution

All of the following were reasons why the U.S. was economically hurting after the war EXCEPT:

Americans had no factories or mills to make own products

Which of the following is NOT a reason foreign powers saw the U.S. as easy to take advantage of

Had very few goods to offer rest of world in trade

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Constitutional Convention

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1
How did Spain act against the U.S. in the years just after the Revolution?
Demanded immediate payment of all debts to Spanish
Invaded and claimed Florida away from the U.S.
Pushed Spanish pirates to attack American ships
cut western U.S. farmers access to the Mississippi River
2
What was the greatest threat facing American merchants in the Mediterranean?
Being barred from the ports of British allies
Dey of Algiers
Spanish cutting off the Strait of Gibraltar
The possible end of the slave trade
3
Legislative branch checks the Executive branch in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
override veto
nominate judges
determine funding of different programs
impeach president
4
The Executive has what check on the legislative?
Veto
impeachment
judicial review
Overriding a veto
5
What was the name of the first constitution of the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Land Ordinance of 1785
Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
6
What is the main lesson prominent leaders took from Shays's Rebellion?
Give the protesters what they want and they'll go away
Need a stronger central government
pay the war vet farmers
The need to build stronger fortifications around capitals
7
In what state did Shays's Rebellion take place?
South Carolina
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
8
What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention?
Completely toss out the AoC and start from scratch
make some changes to the AoC
Discuss how to stop Shays's men from continued rioting
Create a plan of defense against Britain and France
9
How did small states, like NJ, want representation to be determined?
each state gets equal number of votes
make the president a representative for all the people
Based off of how much state contributes to the U.S. economy
Based off of population of state
10
What check does the Executive have on the Judicial branch?
Cut off funding for judges if he doesn't like their ruling
Fire judges
Nominate judges
Veto decisions made by the Supreme Court
11
Why did Shays's men rebel?
In debt and loosing their homes to the banks
They wanted the governor to give more seats to protesters
Angry about the proposal of indirect presidential elections
Furious about British dumping cheap merchandise at US ports
12
All of the following are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT:
each state has only 1 vote
Executive branch is selected by committee, not the people
no power to regulate trade or enforce taxes
only a legislative branch
13
What was France's issue with the U.S.?
Demand the U.S. pay its loans from the Revolution
Felt betrayed when U.S. didn't give them Virginia as payment
Americans' continued pirate actions against French ships
Were disappointed the Americans didn't opt for a monarchy
14
Which of the following is not a compromise from the Convention?
Slave Trade issue
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Missouri Compromise
15
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Boston
Philadelphia
New York City
Baltimore
16
The power of the judiciary to declare acts of the executive or new legislation unconstitutional
Judicial review
Stare decisis
Judicial supremacy
Overriding powers
17
Which is a country the U.S. had a poor relationship with following the Revolutionary War?
China
Germany
Spain
Italy
18
All of the following were reasons why the U.S. was economically hurting after the war EXCEPT:
Americans had no factories or mills to make own products
states in great debt from the war
piracy is no longer allowed
British cut off most trade with U.S.
19
What was the main profession of the participants in Shays's Rebellion?
factory workers
farmers
pirates
merchants
20
Which of the following is NOT a reason foreign powers saw the U.S. as easy to take advantage of
no permanent army
Had very few goods to offer rest of world in trade
lack of unity among 13 states
Very broke and in debt

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