Unit 3 Day 4

Multiple Choice

 Law prohibited colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains; colonists ignored

• France

• Intolerable Acts

• Mayflower Compact

• Proclamation of 1763

Multiple Choice

Claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading

• France

• Intolerable Acts

• Mayflower Compact

• Proclamation of 1763

Multiple Choice

British response to the Boston Tea Party; colonists formed the First Continental Congress

• France

• Intolerable Acts

• Mayflower Compact

• Proclamation of 1763

Multiple Choice

Pilgrims wrote document that established self-government          

• France

• Intolerable Acts

• Mayflower Compact

• Proclamation of 1763

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of civic virtue?

• Daniel Shay leading a violent revolt against the state government

• King George III taxing the colonists but not allowing them to have representation in Parliament

• Samuel Adams smuggling goods to avoid paying taxes on them

• George Washington volunteering to preside over the Constitutional Convention

Open Ended

What caused Shays’ Rebellion AND how did the event impact our government?

Multiple Choice

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

• Any congressional action required executive approval.

• Congress lacked the power to declare war.

• Most congressional decisions required the approval of at least nine states.

• Congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade.

Multiple Choice

To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?

• The American victory at the Battle of Yorktown

• The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats

• The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge

• The arrival of French aid after the Battle of Saratoga

Great Compromise

• The Virginia Plansuggested 3

branches of government and
representation in Congress based
on the population of each state

• The New Jersey Plan

recommended that
representation from each state be
equal

• The Great Compromise created a

bicameral Congress, with one
house based on population, and
the other house having 2
representatives from each state
for equal representation

Senate

House of Representatives

Day 4

• What plan favored larger states in

congress?

• What problem did the Great Compromise

solve?

Brain Dump

Three-Fifths Compromise

• Although the south

treated slaves as
property, Southerners
wanted to count slaves
towards their population
so they could have more
representation in
Congress

• Northerners and

Southerners agreed to
have 3 out of every 5
slaves count towards a
state’s population

Day 4

Count

Don’t Count

• What was the name of the agreement that

allowed southern states to count 3 out of
every 5 slaves towards their total
population?

• Why did northern states not want the

southern states to count their slaves
towards their population?

Brain Dump

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

What are the “two distinct governments” referenced in the excerpt?

Match

Match the following

• Established the idea of self-government

• Protected citizens liberties from the government

• Limited the power of the monarch and expand citizen’s rights

Mayflower Compact

English Bill of Rights

Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

Open Ended

What are unalienable rights AND how was the theory used in the Declaration of Independence? 

Match

Match the following

• The ___________________ created a bicameral legislature to satisfy both large and small states.  

• _________________ wanted slaves to count towards their population so they could have more representation in Congress.  

• The Constitutional Convention is where the Founding Father’s came together to revise the ____________________________.  

Great Compromise

Southerners

Articles of Confederation

• Great Compromise

• Southerners

• Articles of Confederation

Match

Match the following

• Shay’s Rebellion resulted in many Americans wanting a ________________________ national government.  

• The first anti-slavery group who lived in Pennsylvania were called  __________________________.          

• The  ______________________  was written by Thomas Jefferson and stated colonists had the right to create a new government.

Stronger

Quakers

Declaration of Independence

• Stronger

• Quakers

• Declaration of Independence