Name______Date______
Forming A Government
(1776-1790)
1. What is the meaning of the following words? (Slide 2)
“The American war is over: but this is far from being
the case with the American Revolution. On the contrary, nothing but the first act of the great drama is closed.
It remains yet to establish and perfect our new government,”
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2. On May 1776, what did the Continental Congress ask each
colony to set up (Slide 4)
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3.Define the term, Constitution.
(Slide 5)
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4. What two reasons did most states want a constitution for?
(Slide 5)
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5. What were the colonists concerned about? (Slide 6)
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6. What does a legislature do?
(Slide 6)
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7. What did a governor do?
(Slide 6)
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8. What does the Bill of Rights list?
(Slide 7)
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9. In order to vote, what conditions did you have to fulfill?
(Slide 8)
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10. In order for America to be successful all of the states had to
be united by a ______. (Fill in the blank)
(Slide 10)
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11. What was the name of the 1st American Constitution?
(Slide 11)
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12. Name three of the proposals from the Articles of
Confederation. (Slide 12)
a.______
- ______
c.______
13. What was the first dispute between the states over the
Articles of Confederation? (Slide 13)
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14. What was the biggest problem the United States faced?
(Slide 14)
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15. What was wrong with the states printing up their own
paper money?(Slide 15)
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16. What was a problem the Articles of Confederation posed
for western lands?(Slide 16)
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17. Name the two laws that Congress passes to meet the
challenge of the Northwest Territory?(Slide 17)
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18. Name the 5 states that were carved out of the Northwest
Territory? (Slide 17)
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- Define the term, economic depression. (Slide 18)
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20. What do you think happened to the farmers when they could
not pay back their loans?(Slide 18)
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21. What happened at Shay’s Rebellion? (Slide 19)
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22. Who spoke on behalf of the farmers and shared his concern?
(Slide 20)
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23. What was the name of the convention held in Philadelphia?
(Slide 21)
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24. What did the delegates at the convention rewrite?
(Slide 22)
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25. Who proposed the Virginia Plan?
(Slide 22)
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26. Name the three branches of government the Virginia Plan
called for.
(Slide 23)
a)______
b)______
c)______
27. The Virginia Plan also called for a ______
legislature. (Fill in the blank)(Slide 24)
28. Under the New Jersey Plan, how many houses will be able to
vote? (Slide 25)
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29. What is a compromise?(Slide 25)
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30. What was the Great Compromise?(Slide 26)
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31. What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?(Slide 27)
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32. What issue did the northerners and southerners disagree
over? (Slide 28)
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33. What did the compromise between the northerners and
Southernerssay over the issue of slavery?(Slide 29)
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34. Name and define one idea that shaped the constitution.
(Slide 32-33)
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35. Define the term, federalism.(Slide 34)
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36. The Constitution set up a separation of powers. What is a
separation of powers? (Slide 37)
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37. What is the duty of the Legislative branch of government.
(Slide 37)
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38. What is the duty of theExecutive branch of government?
(Slide 38)
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39. What is the duty of the Judicial branch of government?
(Slide 39)
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40. What is a system of checks and balances?(Slide 41)
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41. Define the term, Veto.(Slide 42)
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42. What is a bill?(Slide 42)
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43. Define the term, impeach.(Slide 43)
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44. Who were the Federalists?(Slide 47)
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45. Who were the Antifederalists?(Slide 47)
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46. What did the Bill of Rights “spell out?”(Slide 48)
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47. Who was elected as the 1st President of the United States?
(Slide 48)
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48. Who was elected as the 1st Vice-president of the United
States? (Slide 48)
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49. What city became the United States 1st Capital city?
(Slide 48)
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50. What is the first step of the amendment process?
(Slide 50)
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