Articles/Constitutional Convention Review

The Articles of Confederation were...

• the King's plan for how to govern the newly freed colonies
• the first Constitution
• the first government of the U.S.
• George Washington's plan for taking power as the new King

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

• creating a weak central government
• not giving enough power to the states
• too many taxes
• uniting all of the states

Shay's Rebellion revealed...

• that Americans had too much freedom, and they needed to have some taken away
• that the Articles of Confederation were not an effective form of government and needed to be revised
• that milita troops were not skilled enough to handle a rebellion
• that the Articles of Confederation were strong enough to handle any crisis 

How many states had to agree in order to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

• 13
• 8
• 1
• 6

Because of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.

• food quality
• laws
• travel
• commerce (trade)

Because of the Articles, each state got __ vote(s).

• 1
• 2
• 10
• more votes if more people live in that state

Congress never had any money because under the Articles they did NOT have the power to ____.

• print money
• sell items to other countries
• tax
• spend money

An agreement in which both sides give up something.

• Compromise

• Conclusion

• Argument

• Declaration

In the Virginia Plan representation in congress was based on population. Which states favored this plan?

• Small States

• Large States

• Southern States

• Northern States

Which compromise combined aspects of the Virginia and New Jersey plans to make small and large states satisfied?

• the Commerce Compromise
• the Three-Fifths Compromise
• the Just Compromise
• the Great Compromise