Articles of Confederation

What was the first constitution of the United States?

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation 
• Treaty of Paris
• Olive Branch Petition 

Which of these was a weakness of the Article of Confederation?

• Could not raise an army 
• Could not Tax 
• Could not control trade 
• All of the above 

An uprising by farmers who shut down the courts because they were in debt.

• Shays Rebellion 
• Boston Massacre 
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Treaty of Paris 

The Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses and needed to be changed. 

• True
• False 

meeting that was held in Philadelphia in 1787 to create a new system of government which was the constitution. 

• Constitutional Convention 
• Treaty of Paris 
• Articles of Confederation 
• Geneva Convention 

plan that stated that representation should be based on population of each state.

• New Jersey Plan
• Massachusetts Plan
• Delaware Plan
• Virginia Plan 

plan stated that each state should have the same number of representatives which brought equality for all states. 

• New Jersey Plan
• Massachusetts Plan 
• Delaware Plan
• Virginia Plan 

two parts of congress (legislative branch)

• House of Representatives and Senate
• Executive and Judicial
• King and Queen
• House of Representatives and Judicial 

This compromise was used to count slaves for representation.

• 3/5 compromise
• Treaty of 1950 
• Constitution
• Virginia Plan 

This section of the country wanted slaves to be counted for taxation purposes

• The North
• The South 
• The East
• The West