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MULTIPLE CHOICE For each of the following, write the letter of the best choice in the space provided.

____ 1. Parliament imposed a series of taxes on the colonies beginning in 1764 in order to a. help pay Britain’s debts

resulting from the French and Indian War.

b. help pay for King George III’s new palace.

c. obtain funds for another war against France.

d. discourage immigration to the colonies.

____ 2. Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? a. Congress lacked the power

to tax. b. Congress was not allowed

to coin money. c. Congress was not allowed

to conduct foreign policy. d. The president had too much

power.

____ 3. The Framers took the idea of separation of powers from which philosopher? a. Machiavelli b. Montesquieu c. Locke d. Voltaire

____ 4. Why did large states favor the Virginia Plan? a. It was proposed by James

Madison. b. Representation in the

legislature would be based on population.

c. It solved the debate over counting enslaved people for representation.

d. Representation in the legislature would be equal for all states.

____ 5. According to the Three-Fifths Compromise, three-fifths of a state’s slave population would be a. ignored when determining

representation in Congress. b. subtracted from a state’s

population to determine representation in Congress.

c. counted when determining representation in Congress.

d. added to the slave population to determine representation in Congress.

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PRACTICING SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS Study the map and read the passage below. Then answer the questions that follow.

____ 6. In which state was the Federalist case strongest? a. New Jersey b. North Carolina c. New York d. Maine

“My political curiosity . . . leads me to ask, who authorized them to speak the language of ‘We, the People,’ instead of ‘We, the States?’”

—Patrick Henry, June 4, 1788

____ 7. What document is Patrick Henry talking about? a. Declaration of Independence b. Articles of Confederation c. Declaration and Resolves d. Constitution

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MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term that matches each description. Some answers will not be used.

____ 8. One of the earliest English efforts toward limited government

____ 9. Opposed ratification of the Constitution

____ 10. Combined elements from both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans

____ 11. Essays written in support of the ratification of the Constitution

____ 12. Type of colony enjoying greatest independence from the Crown

____ 13. Passed by Great Britain’s Parliament in the Glorious Revolution

____ 14. Created a system for admitting new states to the Union

____ 15. The nation’s first constitution, adopted June 12, 1777

____ 16. Settled disagreement about how enslaved people should be counted in calculating congressional representation

____ 17. First 10 amendments to the Constitution

a. Antifederalists

b. charter colony

c. Bill of Rights

d. proprietary colony

e. Federalist Papers

f. Northwest Ordinance

g. Magna Carta

h. Federalists

i. Three-Fifths Compromise

j. Articles of Confederation

k. English Bill of Rights

l. Great Compromise

FILL IN THE BLANK For each of the following statements, fill in the blank with the appropriate word, phrase, or name.

18. _________________________ colonies were directly controlled by the king through an appointed governor who served as the colony’s chief executive. (Proprietary/Royal)

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19. The _________________________ was one of the Confederation Congress’s greatest accomplishments. (Northwest Ordinance/Bill of Rights)

20. In May 1787, delegates arrived in Philadelphia to revise the

_________________________. (Articles of Confederation/Constitution)

21. The Federalist Papers were written under the pen name of

_________________________. (Patrick Henry/Publius)

TRUE/FALSE Indicate whether each statement below is true or false by writing T or F in the space provided.

____ 22. The Framers were influenced by both Enlightenment thought and Judeo-Christian beliefs.

____ 23. The colonial assemblies were quick to accept the Albany Plan of Union.

____ 24. The Articles of Confederation provided for a strong national government with extensive power over the states.

____ 25. At the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan called for a unicameral national legislature.