Constitution Unit Review

This law turned a territory into a state.

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Land Act of 1785

• Southwest Ordinance of 1787

This was the first American government that was WEAK!

• American Confederation of America

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Articles of the Constitution

What proportion of slaves was counted to determine the population?

• 1/4

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 4/5

Who would support a STRONG central government?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Who demanded that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

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 satisfy both small and large states?

• the Commerce Compromise

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the Fair Compromise

• the Great Compromise

Under the Three-Fifths Compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was conducted?

• women

• Native Americans

• slaves

• children

Which group of states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Northern States

• Large States

• Southern States

• All states benefited equally

The southern states benefited from the Three-Fifths Compromise because-

• they had very small populations

• they had very large populations

• they had a warm climate

• they had large slave populations