Articles & Constitutional Convention

Under the Articles of Confederation, which group had the most power?

• state governments

• National government

• Local governments

• state courts

What caused Shays' Rebellion?

• Land in the Northwest territory was sold.

• Cruel treatment of enslaved people.

• Farmers were angry about their rising debt.

• Abolitionists demanded an end to slavery.

The Virginia Plan wanted a states' representation to based upon the their

• slave count

• population

• number of governors

• all of the above

The sharing of power between the federal and state governments is called

• Antifederalism

• Communism

• Federalism

• Republicanism

What did Congress NOT have the ability to do under the Articles of Confederation? (select all that apply)

• Enforce Laws

• Collect Taxes

• Conduct foreign affairs

• Maintain an army and navy

Why did the ordinances of 1785 and 1787 provide public lands and funds for schools?

• The government wanted to train surveyors to divide the land.

• Congress wanted to prevent slavery in the new territories.

• There was more land available than individuals could use.

• A successful republican government needed educated citizens.

The Great Compromise resolved the problem of

• slavery in the states

• adding a Bill of Rights

• Ratifying the new Constitution

• How representation would be determined in Congress

Which of the following is a series of essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay supporting the Constitution?

• Common Sense

• Federalist Papers

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

The Antifederalists opposed ratifying the Constitution because they feared

• that without a Bill of Rights individual freedom would not be protected.

• a slave uprising.

• it would give too much power to the states.

• expansion would be prohibited west of the Mississippi.

What compromise settled the issue of counting slaves towards a states' population?

• Missouri Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance

• Three-fifths compromise