Pre-Constitution Review

Why did Europeans come to America?

• Guns, Germs, Games

• Land, Love, Lumber

• Gold, God, Glory

• Greed, Green, Gory

What are natural rights?

• Rights given to you by the King

• Rights given to you by land

• Rights from your parents

• Rights given to you by God

What is a constitution?

• Written laws and how a country's government is to be set up.

• When two groups give up something to to make an agreement.

• An agreement between two countries.

• A document explaining why America is to be free of England.

What is a revolution?

• The time it takes for the Earth to spin around once.

• When two groups fight each other.

• When a group tries to overthrow someone in power.

• When you fight someone else.

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...

• explain why we were breaking free of England.

• end Shay's Rebellion.

• celebrate the 4th of July.

• end the revolutionary war.

The New Jersey Plan was supported by SMALL states because...

• it wanted representation based on population.

• it began the articles of confederation.

• it made slaves worth 3/5 of a person for voting.

• it wanted equal representation.

The Virginia Plan was supported by Large states because...

• it wanted representation based on population.

• it began the articles of confederation.

• it made slaves worth 3/5 of a person for voting.

• it wanted equal representation.

The compromise about how to count slave populations for representation was...

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• The Last Compromise

• π Compromise

The king did all of the following to anger colonists EXCEPT which one?

• Tea Tax

• Quartering soldiers

• The Proclamation Line

• Founding colonies

What was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• The US Government was too strong.

• The US government was weak and could not tax.

• The US Government taxed too much.

• The US Government had a large army.