2.1 Origins of the U.S. Constitution

What was one financial problem with the Articles of Confederation that led to Shays' Rebellion?

• Each state has its own currency.

• The U.S. has to pay back France and Holland.

• Congress could not collect taxes.

• All of the above

What does ratify mean?

• to change

• to approve

• to amend

• to erase

How many branches makes up a unicameral government?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the following essays?

• Virginia Plan

• Federalists Papers

• New Jersey Plan

• Bill of Rights

The goal of the Constitution Convention was to ...

• go back to Great Britain

• elect a president

• address problems with the Articles of Confederation

• create three branches of grovernment

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement between Northern and Southern states about how slaves would be represented in voting and taxes. They agreed three-fifths of enslaved people should towards the reprsentation. Which of the following is an example of that?

• For every 600 slaves, 300 would be counted.

• For every 1000 slaves, 500 would be counted.

• For every 800 slaves, 200 would be counted.

• For every 500 slaves, 300 would be counted.

What was the Treaty of Paris?

• wrote the Declaration of Independence

• established the Articles of Confederation

• ended the Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Great Britain

• created the Constitution

How many branches is made up of a bicameral legislature?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

What was the compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

• adding the Bill of Rights

• creating the Declaration of Independence

• establishing the Great Compromise

• establishing the Three-Fifths Compromise

What was a belief about the Federalists?

• They wanted a strong national government.

• They wanted individual rights to be protected.

• They wanted Alexander Hamilton to be president.

• They wanted a weak national government.