Confederation to Constitution

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How did Shays' Rebellion affect people's reactions to the Articles of Confederation?

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People worried about having a weak central government.

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Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress couldn't collect taxes, Lack of control over trade, Provided for no common currency, All of the these

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All of the these

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The Land Ordinance of 1785 established

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townships to sell land in the Northwest Territory

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What is one reason people wanted change to the Articles of Confederation? Options: They opposed the Land Ordinance of 1785., They didn't want the government to have only 1 branch., Central government was weak and ineffective., State government was weak and ineffective.

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Central government was weak and ineffective.

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Which of these was an economic problem for the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation? Options: There were too many Continental and state currencies, The states taxed each other's goods, Each state had its own trade policies with foreign countries, All of these

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All of these

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Which Framer is known as the "Father of the Constitution"? Options: George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, George Mason

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James Madison

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The Virginia and New Jersey Plans were combined in the

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Great Compromise

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The weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation led to an effort to create a new _____________.

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Constitution

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The Three-Fifths Compromise solved disagreements over representation and taxation of slave states.

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representation and taxation of slave states

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What change did George Mason and other Anti-Federalists want made to the Constitution?

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They wanted more protection of individual rights.