US History

U.S. History Study Guide

7.18 Chapter Seven Practice Exam 1. All state constitutions drafted during the American Revolutionary era were significant because they: a. Included a system of checks and balances. b. Included clauses which ended slavery. c. Propagated the confiscation of the property of Loyalists. d. Were the first efforts to establish a government by and of the people. e. All the above 2. The Articles of Confederation were important because: a. It was the first effort to unite the states in one government. b. It worked very smoothly. c. It had major flaws. d. It had a very strong national government. e. None of the above 3. The Land Ordnances from 1784-1787 did all of the following except: a. Establish the foundations for land surveying. b. Set aside land for public education. c. Provide a bill of rights for settlers. d. Forbade slavery north of the Ohio River. e. Offer 40 acres and a mule to all white settlers. 4. Shays' Rebellion is best described as: a. An uprising over the Articles of Confederation. b. An uprising over states’ rights. c.

An uprising over taxes. d. An uprising over slavery. e. An uprising over land. 5. The Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan argued about a. State size and representation. b. Slavery. c. The nullification of the Articles of Confederation. d. Who should be elected president? e. The addition of the Bill of Rights.

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