APUSH Period 3

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Which is true of the Virginia and New Jersey plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?

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They illustrated the struggle between states for representation in the new legislature.

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What is the significance of the Northwest Ordinance?

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Established the process by which territories become states

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Alexander Hamilton's financial plan would most likely benefit... southern planters, urban mercantile interests, French fur traders, western farmers

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urban mercantile interests

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Several of the thirteen states voted for the approval of the Constitution only after...

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the promise of the addition of a Bill of Rights

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Shays's Rebellion is significant because it...

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showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

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The Federalist papers were written in order to...

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mobilize support for the ratification of the Constitution

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The "Three-Fifths Compromise" referred to the...

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number of African American slaves that would be counted for representation and taxation purposes

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Under the Articles of Confederation the central government had no power to...

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levy taxes

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Which is a true statement about the Treaty of Paris 1783? Options: It resulted in the return of all property confiscated from Loyalists, It recognized US sovereignty over territory east of the Mississippi, between the Great Lakes and Florida, It led to the immediate withdrawal of all British troops on North American territory, The only parties to the treaty were Great Britain, the United States, France, and Spain

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It recognized US sovereignty over territory east of the Mississippi, between the Great Lakes and Florida

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A major consequence of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) was the...

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imposition of new taxes on the British North American colonies