AoC & Constitutional Convention Retest

What was the Articles of Confederation?

• A permanent form of government.

• It established the outline for the government.

• It was amended and fixed.

• It was replaced by the Declaration of Independence.

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

• It combined the NJ and Virginia Plan.

• It allowed for some slaves to be counted to appease the South.

• It allowed for some slaves to be counted to appease the North.

• It stopped the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

What does the term "ratify" mean?

• approving

• not confirming by a vote

• vetoing

• acknowledging

What was the Great Compromise?

• Combined the NJ and Virginia Plans

• Combined equal and proportional voting

• Now known as House of Representatives and Senate

• Combined the 3/5 and Slave Trade Compromise to appease the North and South

What was the setting of the Constitutional Convention?

• 1787 in Boston

• 1987 in Philadelphia

• 1787 in Great Britain

• 1787 in Philadelphia

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To sign the Articles of Confederation

• To make changes to the Declaration of Independence

• To make changes to the Articles of Confederation

• To declare war on Great Britain

Who was chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• William Paterson

• Ben Franklin

Congress could not force states to pay taxes.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Congress could only ask states for tax money. States were free to say no.

Under the Articles of Confederation, states coined their own money.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

States were not supposed to coin/print their own money, but the government could not do anything about it.

Congress wanted to be able to tax the states because

• They wanted to be able to repay veterans

• They wanted to become really powerful

• Congress could force states to pay taxes

• They wanted to begin to pay back their war debt