Chapter 4 Test 1
Review
 What
was the forerunner of the written
constitution in America?
A.
Articles of Confederation
B.
Colonial charters
C.
Mayflower Compact
D.
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 City
B.
Philadelphia
C.
Washington, D.C.
D.
Annapolis
 A.
New York City
 A.
The central government is subordinate to
the state governments
 B.
Land Ordinance of 1785
 C.
Called for a one-house legislature with all
states having equal representation
 D.
Called for a two-house legislature based
upon state population
 E.
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 1785
 C.
Called for a one-house legislature with all
states having equal representation
 D.
Called for a two-house legislature based
upon state population
 E.
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 1785
 C.
Called for a one-house legislature with all
states having equal representation
 D.
Called for a two-house legislature based
upon state population
 E.
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 1785
 C.
Called for a one-house legislature with all
states having equal representation
 D.
Called for a two-house legislature based
upon state population
 E.
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 1785
 C.
Called for a one-house legislature with all
states having equal representation
 D.
Called for a two-house legislature based
upon state population
 E.
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