The Constitution

In 1787, who led a group of farmers in an attempt to take over government weapons in Massachusetts?

• James Madison

• Daniel Shays

• Daniel Boone

During the Constitutional Convention, which leader argued that the country needed a stronger national government?

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• Daniel Shays

Which leader at the Constitutional Convention put forth the Virginia Plan?

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

True or False

The Virginia Plan was favored by the larger states.

• True

• False

True or False

The New Jersey Plan was favored by the larger states.

• True

• False

The Virginia Plan based the representatives in Congress on what?

• equal number for all states

• a state's population

The New Jersey Plan based representatives to Congress based on what?

• equal number for all states

• a state's population

The final plan for Congress became known as what?

• The Constitution Compromise

• The Grand Idea

• The Great Compromise

• The Constitutional Convention

How many of the total number of slaves in each state counted towards the number of representatives for the state?

• two-thirds

• one-half

• all of them

• three-fifths

When any region of the Northwest Territory had more than 60,000 people, it could become a ____________.

• territory

• province

• state