Articles of Confederation/Constitutional Convention

What did the United States need once it was formed?

• It needed a government

• It needed some states

• It needed a president

• It needed land

What did the colonist fear?

• Many colonists feared the result of a new government

• Many colonists feared the result of another war

• Many colonists feared the result of another king

• Many colonists feared the result of another drought

What was the first national government created for the United States?

• The Preamble

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

What was the main problem of the Articles of Confederation?

• It had no separation of powers

• It had no separation of powers and it had a weak central (federal) government

• It was too long

• It had a weak central (federal) government

What did the colonist eventually call for?

• They called for the Constitutional Convention

• They called for the Constitution

• They called for the Preamble

• They called for a meeting

What were the two plans created to help solve the problem of the weak central government in the Articles of Confederation?

• The Virginia and Congress plans

• The Congress and Jersey plans

• The Virginia and New Jersey plans

• The Congress and Virginia plans

What plan was favored by the large states, had 3 branches of government and a two- house legislature, and the representation would be based on population

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

What plan was favored by the small states and each state has the same number of representatives?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Who said this quote? "No taxation without representation!"

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Colonists

• Son's of Liberty