Ch. 7- A More Perfect Union

Shay's rebellion demonstrated the

Constitution gave the federal goverment powers such as ability to tax and regulate trade

The freeing of individual enslaved persons

Which law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West?

The delegates at the Constituional Convention included

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the authority to

In the debate over the ratificiation of the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists most feared

After the American Revolution the central goverment was viewed as weak because

A government in which citizens rule through elected officials

To fall in value

New York and Virginia did not want to ratify the Constitution because

Slavery was a major source of labor in the North

TRUE or FALSE?  Anti-Federalists supported the Constitution.

The movement that influenced the Constitution's architects was the

The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by how many states?

Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?

Under the federal system of government, what or who is the final authority?

The first three articles of the Constitution describe the structure of the federal government

Having two separate lawmaking chambers

Framers of the Constitution wanted to protect people's rights.  The idea was from the work of

The Northwest Ordinance

Wrote that government is based on a contract between people and the ruler

Which of the following was NOT part of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

After Revolution, most states allowed only white men who were at least 21 years old to vote

The sharing of powers between federal and state goverment

Which uprising occurred when farmers couldn't pay taxes, their land was seized & sent to prison

Which is a branch of government set up by the Constitution

John Locke wrote that all people have

Proposed the Great Compromise