A New Country

A New Country

8th Grade

36 Qs

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A New Country

A New Country

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

-loss of subsidies (bonuses) for naval stores and rice
-war debt
-low crop yields
-loss of British trading partners
-devastation of fields
-many slaves left with the British

What do the above have in common?

Improvements in South Carolina after the Revolution
Ways that nationalism increased in South Carolina
Economic problems in South Carolina after the Revolution
Political issues that strengthened sectionalism in South Carolina

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first constitution of the United States called?

the Articles of Confederation
the Bill of Rights
the United States Constitution
the Declaration of Independence

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

The Articles of Confederation could be revised.
The Articles established a weak central government.
The federal government represented all 13 states.
The Articles of Confederation could not be amended.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Shay’s Rebellion reveal to Americans?

That they needed a stronger central government after the war.
That the government needed to pay their troops.
That they needed a weaker central government after the war.
That they needed to call on the British for help.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 decide to do after they got to  Philadelphia and discussed the Articles of Confederation?

elect a President
establish a court system
dump the Articles & write a new Constitution
revise the Articles of Confederation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did states with smaller populations object to the Virginia Plan?

Were concerned that the debate would destroy the convention
Objected to counting slaves in the South
Believed that each state should have more than one vote
Feared that the large states would have more power

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Great Compromise make both the large and small states happy?

The Senate and House of Representatives would have the same number of representatives.
Each state would have one representative in the upper house and two in the lower house.
Each state would have the same number in the Senate, and the number of members each state has in the House of Representatives would be based on population.
The large states would have more Senators, but the small states would have more               Representatives.

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