Founding Principles Review

The Articles of Confederation was the name of what?

• The letter that the colonist sent to the King

• A document granting colonist the right to start a colony

• The first constitution of the United States of America

• A document outlining the rights of every US citizen

What were American’s afraid of under the Articles of Confederation?

• A strong national government

• A weak national government

• A strong foreign government

• A strong state government

Under the Articles of Confederation who had the most power?

• The national government

• The states

What powers did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation?

• Wage war and issue money

• Tax and enforce laws

What powers did the national government NOT have under the Articles of Confederation?

• Wage war and issue money

• Tax and enforce laws

Led by Daniel Shays, what did the farmers begin to do?

• Write letter to the King for help

• Begin to discuss another revolutionary war

• Forcibly prevent the courts from meeting

• Create an alliance with England

What did Shays’ Rebellion show the nation?

• That the country needed a stronger national government

• That the farmers needed to just accept they were never getting paid

• That the country needed to go back under British rule

• That the country needed to go under French rule

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To write a letter to the King stating we were still loyal

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To discuss the war with France

• To write an apology letter to the Native Americans for taking their land

Virginia Plan: How would representation be decided?

• Bicameral legislature - 2 houses

• Number of representatives based on the population of each state

• Chief Executive chosen by the legislature

• Created a court system

Virginia Plan: What did it also set up?

• Bicameral legislature - 2 houses

• Number of representatives based on the population of each state

• Chief Executive chosen by the legislature

• Created a court system