A More Perfect Union

Which of these is a conclusion you could make about the writers of the Articles of Confederation?

• They wanted a single leader.

• They wanted to limit the power of the national government

• They demanded written guarantees of individual freedoms

• They recognized the need for three branches of government

Under the Articles of Confederation, what did Congress not have the power to do?

• Declare a war

• Make a treaty

• Elect a president

• Maintain a navy

What was one thing Congress could not do under the Articles of Confederation?

• Borrow Money

• Establish a post office

• regulate trade

• regulate coinage

What resulted from the passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• French lands would be auctioned to the highest bidders

• Groups of townships could petition to become states

• The U.S. was now claiming territory that was also claimed by Britain

• Settlers and investors could buy government land

How large was each township under the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• 6 square miles

• 12 square miles

• 20 square miles

• 36 square miles

How did Shay's Rebellion help lead to the creation of the the Constitution?

• The Articles of Confederation got burned during the attacks

• It led to the Declaration of Independence. which then became the Constitution

• It helped point out the flaws in having such a weak federal government

• It made Daniel Shays president

Why did smaller states oppose the Virginia Plan?

• They preffered to keep the Articles of Confederation

• They wanted weak executive

• They feared they would not have enough power in Congress

• They disliked James Madison

What was the problem that lead to the Great Compromise?

• How should large and small states be represented in the government?

• Should slavery continue to exist in the new nation?

• For the purpose of taxation and representation, how should enslaved persons be counted?

• What should be done with the western territories?

What did the Three-Fifths Compromis of 1787 provide for?

• For purposes of representation and taxation, the votes of three free men were equal to those of five free African Americans

• The votes of 3/5 of the southern states would be needd to pass any federal legislation affecting slavery

• For purposes of representation and taxation, five slaves would be counted as three free persons

• The votes of 3/5 of the southern states would be needed to pass any federal legislation affecting taxation

In drafting the Constitution. what did southern states' representatives argue in favor of?

• Church and state should be separated

• The slave trade should be abolished

• Territories should be closed to slaveholding

• Slaves should be counted for representation in Congress