US History Chapter 7

What was the first US constitution?

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Common Sense

What document was used as inspiration for the US Constitution?

• Magna Carta
• Declaration of Independence
• Gettysburg Address
• Bill of Rights

Who's ideas were borrowed for the Constitution?

• John Locke
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• James Madison

What was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• Weak Federal Government
• Weak State Government
• Too Much National Government Control
• Strong Central Government

What event showed that the Articles needed to be changed or replaced?

• Shay's Rebellion
• Constitution Convention
• Battle of Yorktown
• Whiskey Rebellion

What was one of the plans proposed for the new Constitution?

• New Jersey Plan
• Pennsylvania Plan
• New York Plan
• Georgia Plan

What was the name of the plan that benefited the large states?

• Virginia Plan
• New York Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Connecticut Plan

What was the name of the plan that benefited the small states?

• Virginia Plan
• New York Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Connecticut Plan

In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads.  Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes.  The state struggled to end the rebellion.  Events such as this one contributed to the decision to --

• sign the Treaty of Paris
• repeal the Intolerable Acts
• declare an embargo on imported goods
• restructure the federal government

What year was the Constitutional Convention held?

• 1776
• 1787
• 1803
• 1845