Constitutional Convention

What was the name of the first form of government of the United States of America?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

What was good and bad about the Articles of Confederation

• It lead to Shay's Rebellion

• It had a weak federal government

• It had a weak central government

• It had the Northwest Ordinance to lead west

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

• that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

• that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

• that we would be dragged into another war.

• that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.

Which Plan favored representation based on a states population?

• The Connecticut Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Rhode Island Plan

Which Plan favored representation based on equality?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Rhode Island Plan

• The Connecticut Plan

What was the 3/5ths Compromise?

• A Compromise that would allow slaves to vote

• A Compromise for how slaves would be counted in representation

• A Compromise to abolish slavery

• A Compromise that would not allow slavery in Northern states

What was the result of the Great Compromise?

• 2 houses based on equality where each states gets 2 votes

• 2 houses based on population where slave population cannot count

• 1 house based on population, 1 house based on equality where each states gets 2 votes

• 1 house based on population,1 house based on population including slave population

Which group benefited most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Northern women

• Southern plantation owners

• Northern factory workers

• Southern slaves

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
• Richmond, Virginia
• Paris, France

What were the men who represented their states called?

• Senators
• Congressmen
• Delegates
• Speakers