| A | B |
|---|
| Popular Sovereignty | A Government that's based on the consent of the people. |
| Legislative Supremacy | A government where most of the power is held by the legislature. |
| Faction | Groups that seek to promote their own special interests. |
| Self-Sufficient | Able to provide all necessities of life for oneself. |
| Literate | Able to read and write. |
| National Government | The organization with political power in an entire nation. |
| Confederation Congress | The legislature of the newly formed United States. |
| Articles of Confederation | The constitution of the 13 original American states. |
| Northwest Ordinance | This law provided for the settlement of the western lands. |
| Shays’ Rebellion | An uprising by Massachusetts farmers in 1786. |
| The Basic Ideas were Natural Rights and Higher Law, Social Contract, Popular Sovereignty and Representation. | T |
| Few states had a system of checks and balances. | T |
| All sates had governments where power was held by the Legislature. | F |
| A government run by the legislature didn't work in the 1780s. | T |
| Delaware’s constitution had a system of checks and balances. | F |
| Ninety percent of white Americans were farmers. | T |
| Only on the very large farms would you find slaves. | F |
| Compared to Europe at the time, America was not diverse. | F |
| Because they were a new nation, America thought very highly of itself. | T |
| Americans were less literate than their European counterparts. | F |
| Under the Articles of Confederation we had a strong national government. | F |
| With a weak national gov., states were more willing to work together. | F |
| Shay’s Rebellion did nothing to convince the government that their needed to be a change. | F |
| There was confusion at the start of our government because of congressional committees. | T |
| The Articles's biggest gain was the passing of the Northwest Ordinance. | T |
