Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan

The national government under the Articles of Confederation...

• Was very strong

• Was very weak

Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787?

• The US was getting ready to go to war with France and they'd have to be soldiers again

• The national government kept raising taxes on farmers to pay off the war debt

• They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them

• No one would buy their crops because they were over priced

Why didn't the Articles of Confederation stop Shays' Rebellion sooner?

• They were afraid of the militia and didn't want to make it worse

• The militia was too well trained and had the support for the French military

• They didn't have a military or the authority to stop it

• They didn't want it to end, they supported what Shays and is men were doing

Shays' Rebellion was good for America in that

• farmers got their farms back

• Americans were convinced of the need for a new government

• the Articles of Confederation showed how good they were

• a Bill of Rights was added

Select all the answers that describe the writers of the Constitution.

• Wealthy

• Well educated

• Experienced in government

• Representative of all of America

• Included a small number of women

The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on _______.

• population of each state.

• number of state delegates.

• one state, one vote

• delegates appointed by the president.

What does "Bicameral" mean?

• 1 house

• 2 houses

• 3 houses

• 4 houses

The New Jersey Plan wanted representation based on _______.

• population of each state.

• number of state delegates.

• one state, one vote

• delegates appointed by the president.

Who developed the Virginia Plan or large state plan?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Patterson

• Roger Sherman

Who developed the New Jersey Plan or small state plan?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Patterson

• Roger Sherman