Unit 6 Social Studies: 1781-1815

What was one or more of the problems with the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't tax citizens

• Congress couldn't print money

• Congress couldn't pass laws

• both A and C

Why did the US have so much debt in the 1790's?

• They were bad at managing money.

• Many state officials were corrupt

• They borrowed money to pay for the American Revolution

• They borrowed money from Native Americans

What is a delegate?

• a governor

• a soldier

• a tradesman

• a representative from a state

Why did the Constitutional Convention Meet?

• to try to create a stronger central government

• to write the Articles of Confederation

• to write the Virginia Plan

• to write the New Jersey Plan

What did the Virginia Plan suggest?

• a Congress

• the three branches of government

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the Great Compromise

What did the New Jersey Plan suggest?

• that all states should have the same number of representatives in Congress

• that a state's population should be a factor in representation

• that enslaved people should not be counted

• none of these

The Great Compromise was a combination of what things?

• rights and freedoms

• the New Jersey and the Virginia Plan

• courts and legislatures

• the Senate and the House

How many senators does each state have?

• 4

• It depends on the population of the state

• 9

• 2

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?

• taxes

• war debts

• taxes, representation, and enslaved populations

• individual rights

What is the US Constitution?

• another name for the Declaration of Independence

• the Bill of Rights

• the document that is the foundation of law and government in the US

• an agreement between the US and Native Americans