The American Revolution

What did the Anti-Federalists want before they signed the Constitution?

• To include The Articles of Confederation

• A Bill of Rights

• Little states to have as much power as the big states

• George Washington as President

What caused Shay’s Rebellion?

• They wanted to go back to British Rule.

• They wanted a stronger federal government.

• The northerners did not like the Articles of Confederation.

• Daniel Shay was fuming about the taxes put in place on him and other farmers.

How did the Colonists show they were unhappy with King George lll. Choose all that apply.

• Protesting

• They didn’t purchase anything that was taxed

• Boston Tea Party

• Women made their own clothing

Who do you feel was the most influential at the Philadelphia Convention?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

• Benjamin Franklin

One advantage of the 3/5 clause for the Southern states was

Which event in our nation's history is described as the colonists were unhappy with the tax on tea, so they dressed as Native Americans and threw all of the tea off of the ships in protest.

• Boston Massacre

• Stamp Act

• Boston Tea Party

• Shays’s Rebellion

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• A list of rights that were created to tell the government what they could not do and what rights they could not take away from the citizens.

• A document with a set of rules that allowed the colonies to govern themselves.

• A compromise where every state will send the same number of representatives to the Upper House (Senate). Every state will have proportional representation in the Lower House (House of Representatives).

• a document that outline the Unites Stated new system of government which made the federal government stronger.

Which decision or compromise do you feel was the most significant of the Philadelphia Convention

• The Great Compromise

• The Virginia Plan

• The Committee Postponed Parts deciding who could be president and how the president would be elected.

• The 3/5 Clause

What are the 3 branches of government and their purpose?

Do you think Thomas Jefferson had difficult job writing the Declaration of Independence?

• Yes

• No