Chapter 4 Test 1 Review

What was the forerunner of the written constitution in America?A. Articles of ConfederationB. Colonial chartersC. Mayflower CompactD. U.S. Constitution

C. Mayflower Compact

What city became the temporary capital of the new government after the Constitution had been ratified?A. New York CityB. PhiladelphiaC. Washington, D.C. D. Annapolis

A. New York City

A. The central government is subordinate to the state governments

B. Land Ordinance of 1785C. Called for a one-house legislature with all

states having equal representationD. Called for a two-house legislature based

upon state populationE. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Provided for the surveying and orderly sale of western lands.

B. Land Ordinance of 1785

A. The central government is subordinate to the state governments

B. Land Ordinance of 1785C. Called for a one-house legislature with all

states having equal representationD. Called for a two-house legislature based

upon state populationE. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Provided a plan of government and complete religious freedom in the western lands

E. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

A. The central government is subordinate to the state governments

B. Land Ordinance of 1785C. Called for a one-house legislature with all

states having equal representationD. Called for a two-house legislature based

upon state populationE. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Confederacy

A. The central government is subordinate to the state governments

A. The central government is subordinate to the state governments

B. Land Ordinance of 1785C. Called for a one-house legislature with all

states having equal representationD. Called for a two-house legislature based

upon state populationE. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Virginia Plan

D. Called for a two-house legislature based upon state population

A. The central government is subordinate to the state governments

B. Land Ordinance of 1785C. Called for a one-house legislature with all

states having equal representationD. Called for a two-house legislature based

upon state populationE. Northwest Ordinance of 1787

New Jersey Plan

C. Called for a one-house legislature with all states having equal representation

True/False

The Declaration of Independence became America’s first national constitution.

False

Shays’ Rebellion put the fear of anarchy and insurrection in the hearts of many Americans.

True