Articles of Confederation/Constitutional Convention Review

Articles of Confederation/Constitutional Convention Review

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Big Ideas for Articles of Confederation

• weak federal government

• states had all the power and acted like mini-countries

• only one branch of government - legislative (congress)

• Weaknesses - no executive (president), no judicial (court), states arguing with each other, no power to tax, only one vote per state

Multiple Choice

What was the first form of government in the US?

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Constitution

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Magna Carta

Multiple Choice

Federal =

• national

• state

• local

Multiple Choice

Why did the Founding Fathers make the federal government weak in the Articles of Confederation?

• They didn't want the federal government to take over the country.

• They didn't want the states to take over the country.

• They didn't understand what a federal government is

• They weren't sure the US would last that long.

Multiple Choice

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ federal government.

• strong

• average

• weak

• federal

Multiple Choice

legislature = a group of elected representatives who ---

• make laws

• sign treaties

• runs the police

Multiple Choice

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote. 

• 3 
• 2
• 1
• 5

Multiple Choice

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

• The ability of Congress to tax.

• Congress couldn't raise taxes for the country.

• The ability of Congress to declare war.

• The ability of Congress to create courts.

Multiple Choice

How many states had to agree for a law to be passed under the Articles of Confederation?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a major problem of the Articles of Confederation

• The federal government had no power to raise taxes.

• It made war with France more likely.

• It required the central government to have a navy.

• The President was not chosen by a popular vote.

Shays Rebellion Big Ideas

• Soldiers not paid because Congress couldn't raise taxes to pay them.

• Shays and other farmers couldn't pay taxes and became angry.

• They started a mob to overthrow the state government in Massachusetts.

• They were stopped by the state militia.

• The rebellion scared American leaders and cause them to meet to write a new Constitution and get rid of the Articles of Confederation.

Multiple Choice

What impact did Shay's Rebellion have?

• It helped persuade the nation's leaders that they needed a Constitution.

• It overthrew the government of Massachusetts

• It convinced Americans that the Articles of Confederation worked.

• It caused many Americans to settle in the new western territories

Multiple Choice

Farmers in Massachusetts form a mob to protest state taxes. They threaten to violently overthrow the state government. This event triggered American leaders to meet about a constitution.

• Shays Rebellion

• French and Indian War

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

Northwest Ordinance Big Ideas

• First states added to the US

• Set the process for adding states to the US

• Located Northwest of the Appalachian Mountains

• Prohibited slavery, set up public education and protected individual rights like freedom of religion.

• Must have 60,000 residents to become a state.

Multiple Choice

The Northwest Ordinance ----

• set up a process for territories to become states.

• set up laws against rebellions

• was a treaty with Native American tribes

Multiple Choice

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

• that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

• that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

• that we would be dragged into another war.

• that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.

Multiple Choice

How many people did a territory have to have before it could become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance?

• 5,000

• 50,000

• 60,000

• Any number of

Multiple Select

Which of the following present day states were a part of the Northwest Territory (select all that apply)

• Ohio

• Michigan

• Indiana

• Illinois

• Wisconsin

Multiple Choice

What did the Northwest Ordinance NOT do in the Northwest Territory?

• Guaranteed freedom of religion and due process of law

• Abolished slavery

• Encouraged public education

• Created a system of public transportation

Constitutional Convention Big Ideas

• Founding Fathers met to write a Constitution with a strong federal government.

• Philadelphia, 1787

• Biggest issue = how should representation be counted?

• Virginia Plan = representation should be based on population

• New Jersey Plan = every state should get equal representation

• Great Compromise = two houses, HofR = population, Senate = equal representation

• Three-Fifths Compromise = three out of five slaves counted towards representation.

Multiple Choice

What year was the Constitution written?

• 1607

• 1776

• 1787

• 1861

Multiple Choice

Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?

• Philadelphia

• New York

• Boston

• Charleston

Multiple Choice

Which plan at the Constitutional Convention wanted each state to have equal representation, regardless of population?

• Virginia Plan (big states)

• New Jersey Plan (small states)

• Massachusetts Plan

• Georgia Plan

Multiple Choice

Which plan at the Constitutional Convention wanted representation to be determined by a state's population?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Massachusetts Plan

• Georgia Plan

Multiple Select

What two plans were merged to create the Great Compromise?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Massachusetts Plan

• Texas Plan

Multiple Choice

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• Representation in Congress would be based on a state's population

• Each state would have equal representation in Congress

• Equal representation in the Senate and population-based representation in the House

• Slaves would count as three-fifths of people for the purposes of representation.

Multiple Choice

The Three-Fifths Compromise made _______ more powerful politically?

• North

• South

• West

Multiple Choice

Which compromise counted slaves towards representation?

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Multiple Choice

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise say?

• Three out of five enslaved people would count towards population

• Three-fifths of all state taxes would go to the federal government

• One-third of American soldiers should come from state militias

• Three-fifths of all tax revenue needed to go to paying down America's debt

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