SC History Unit 3

What was the main fear of our Founding Fathers, which caused the Articles of Confederation to be weak?

• Fear of the smaller states having the same representation as the bigger states

• Fear of a monarchy or central government with too much power over states

• Fear of the bigger states having too much control over the smaller states

• Fear of the states having too much control over trade and commerce

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Federal Government had too much power.

• The Federal Government did not have enough power.

• The State Governments did not have enough power.

• The British Government was given some power.

The meeting to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was called the _________.

• Constitutional Convention

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Annapolis Congress

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Columbia

• Philadelphia

• Charleston

• Boston

The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) combined what two ideas?

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• 3/5 Plan and the Virginia Plan

• Articles of Confederation and 3/5 Compromise

• Philadelphia Constitution and the Articles of Confederation

Which proposal favored large states by basing representation on state population?

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Virginia Plan

Which proposal included equal representation for all states?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• South Carolina Plan

Which of the following resolved disputes over the southern slave population and representation?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Explain the Commerce Compromise.

• The authority to regulate trade was left with the states because the delegates at the convention feared a monarchy.

• Congress was granted the power to regulate trade. Could not ban the slave trade for 20 years.

• The southern states regulated their own trade and Congress regulated trade in the northern states.

• Trade regulations were left to the people through the power of popular sovereignty.

Which compromise stated that tariffs were only to be allowed on imports from foreign countries and not exports from the U.S and that Congress had the power to regulate trade/commerce?

• The Great Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Virginia Plan