Liberty Kids "We The People"

Farmers were mad because they could not pay their...

• taxes

• debt

In Maryland, the farmers burned down a _________ to destroy records of debts and unfair taxes.

• courthouse
• church
• prison
• police department

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

James Madison said "We need to rebuild the republics based on a central government that is ________ than the states."

• stronger
• weaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Representatives from 13 colonies came together to form the...

• Continental Congress
• Senate
• House of Representatives

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Maryland was afraid the big states would get too much...

• taxes
• power
• debt

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

Southern representatives thought ______ was too important to their economy (money or resources), so they would not get rid of it.

• slavery
• taxes
• debt

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Each representative _______ be able to change his mind without public embarrassment.

• should
• should not

There would be ____ branches in the government.

• 3
• 2
• 1

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

There would be a system of checks and balances that would protect the government from any branch having ______ power.

• too much
• too little

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

Some states did not believe that _____ should count as people.

• cattle
• babies
• slaves

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.8.1