Articles of Confederation to Constitution

What states were formed from the Northwest Territory?

• Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois

• Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Indiana

• Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota

• Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri

What plan of Government did the Constitution replace?

• The United Colonies

• Firm League

• Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

What event was a sign to many that our first government wasn't working?

• Northwest Ordinance

• Shays' Rebellion

• Philadelphia Convention

• Bacon's Rebellion

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Mason

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

• George Washington

Who is the "father of the Constitution"?

• George Washington

• George Mason

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

Who wrote the Federalists Papers? (Check all that apply)

• George Mason

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

• James Madison

What did the Great Compromise set up?

• a 2 house legislature, made up of the Senate (2 per state) and the House of Representatives (based on population)

• a separation of powers within our federal government by setting up 3 branches of government

• a 2 house legislature, made up of 2 houses where representation is based on population

• the executive branch, (president) a leader with limited powers

The process of approving the Constitution or amendments to it, is called:

• Sufferage

• Immunity

• Ratification

• Naturalization

The Constitution needed the approval of how many states to go into effect?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 13

What was the agreement about how to count slaves for purposes of taxation and representation?

• The Great Compromise

• Taxation Compromise

• Two-Thirds Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise