Constitutional Convention

Why style of government was established under the Articles?

• democracy
• republic
• confederation
• monarchy

What was the Land Ordinance about?

• Cutting up large parcels of land for sale
• Give section of land for public schools
• Give land to war veterans
• all the above

What was a requirement to become a new state under the NW Ordinance?

• needed population of 6,000
• needed population of 60,000
• needed population of 75,000
• Just needs its own constitution

What events led to Shays' Rebellion?

• unfair taxes
• taking away property
• always causing personal debt
• all of the above

What issues created the need for the Annapolis Convention?

• government had no power to regulate trade
• they wanted to talk about creating new states
• because Britain refused to buy goods from U.S.
• to change the Articles of Confederation

Why did the Annapolis Convention fail?

• delegates from every state showed up
• General Washington died
• Only 5 delegates showed up
• slavery was banned

Bicameral means there are ___ branches or houses

• one
• two
• three
• five

Shays' Rebellion was made up of which group of people?

• farmers and merchants
• bankers
• government leaders
• basketball players

Which was an effect of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• American Revolution
• Giving states more power
• Shays' Rebellion
• Treaty of Paris 1783

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 _____

• allowed slavery in the northwest territory
• established a method for admitting new states to the Union
• made people move to the northwest
• did nothing