Articles, Shay's Rebellion, 4 plans, Fed v Anti-Fed

The Articles of Confederation gave the states: 

• no power.
• the same power as the national government. 
• less power than the national government. 
• more power than the national government. 

In a federal system of government:

• the states share power with the central government. 
• the states have more power than the central government. 
• the central government has more power than the states. 
• the states don't share power with the central government. 

In a federal system of government:

• the states share power with the central government. 
• the states have more power than the central government. 
• the central government has more power than the states. 
• the states don't share power with the central government. 

How did the states compromise about slavery? 

• No enslaved people were counted. 
• All enslaved people were counted. 
• Every five enslaved persons was counted as three free people. 
• All states said slavery should never end. 

Why did the Anti-federalists think the Constitution was dangerous?

• It was not ratified by all of the colonies. 
• It eliminated the federal government. 
• It did not contain a Bill of Rights. 
• It set up courts to settle cases.

What major complaint motivated farmers to become involved in Shays's Rebellion?

• They were tired of taxation without representation in the British Parliament.
• They felt that they were overtaxed by the state of Massachusetts because the state was paying off the Revolutionary War debt to wealthy creditors in Boston.
• They did not want the state of Massachusetts to belong to the union.
• They wanted higher prices for their crops.

Many people were alarmed about Shays's Rebellion, not so much because of the fear of the insurrection itself but because:

•  of the inability of government under the Confederation to maintain public order.
• the rebellion was led by Daniel Shays with the blessing and support of General George Washington.
• of the tens of thousands of farmers who participated in the rebellion.
• the French sent troops to support the farmers participating in the rebellion.

This "plan" called for a national legislature, with seats apportioned to the states on the basis of population size.

• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Articles Revision Plan
• National Plan

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise between the large states and the small states resulted in:

• the creation of a bicameral legislature
• a provision for equal protection of the laws
• a permanent solution to the slavery issue 
• the guarantee of voting rights for all male property owners

The framework of government described in the Constitution of the United States (1787) most clearly shows the dissatisfaction of the founders with the

• Albany Plan of Union
• Northwest Ordinance
• Articles of Confederation
• Treaty of Paris