Chapter 11 History

How did people think of themselves under the Articles of Confederation?

• Most people thought themselves as citizens of the state in which they lived rather than citizens of the United States.

• Most people thought themselves as citizens of the state in which they lived rather than citizens of Great Britain.

• Most people thought themselves as citizens of the United States rather than citizens of Great Britain.

• Most people thought themselves as citizens of the United States rather than the citizens of the state in which they lived.

How did the Articles of Confederation change the power between the central government and the states?

• The Articles of Confederation gave most power to the central government, leaving the states weak.

• The Articles of Confederation gave most power to the people, leaving the central government and states weak.

• The Articles of Confederation gave most power to the states, leaving the central government weak.

• The Articles of Confederation gave most power to the states and central government, leaving no power to the people.

Select two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

• Congress had no power to tax or collect taxes from the citizens, and each state created and collected its own taxes.

• The states used one common currency or money that could be used across each state under the Articles of Confederation.

• The Articles of Confederation gave congress (central government) the power it needed to enforce its laws.

• Each state made its own laws under the Articles of Confederation.

• Congress had the power to regular trade between the states or other countries.

What led to Shay's Rebellion?

• The Massachusetts government tried to enforce higher taxes on trade and crop market prices which caused farmers to become upset and frustrated.

• Congress tried to stop the Massachusetts government from paying its soldiers for their time fighting in the American Revolution until they paid their taxes.

• The Massachusetts government began to tax farmers for their farm equipment and for each animal on their farm which led to an uprising.

• Congress did not have the power to stop the Massachusetts government from unfair taxation, and it did not have the power to collect taxes to pay soldiers from the Revolution.

Why was the Northwest Ordinance considered an important law? Select three.

• The Northwest Ordinance offered lands in the northwest region to the Native Americans that once lived in the United States.

• The Northwest Ordinance set out a plan for the new territories in the northwest region to become states.

• The Northwest Ordinance offered land to the French and Spanish to use to set up trading posts in the northwest region.

• The Northwest Ordinance offered free land to people who decided to move to the northwest region in hopes to increase the populations.

• The Northwest Ordinance aside land for schools in each of the territories in the northwest region.

Why did the Second Continental Congress decide that a convention should be held at Independence Hall in Philadelphia?

• Congress agreed that a convention should be held to determine how the powers among the states and the central government should be divided.

• To improve their relationship with other countries, Congress decided that a convention should be held to discuss trade routes and where to set up trading posts.

• Congress agreed that a convention should be held to create a new government where the central government, not the people, makes and determines the laws of the United States.

• To address the growing problems between the states, Congress agreed that a convention should be held to fix the Articles of Confederation.

Select the statement that correctly explains the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.

• The Virginia Plan called for representation in Congress to be equal among the states. The small states favored this plan because it would give them more representation in Congress. However, the New Jersey Plan called for representation in Congress to be based on a state's population. Large states favored this plan because it gave all states equal representation.

• Both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan wanted to divide the central government into

  two branches. The branches would give each state equal representation in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• Both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan wanted to divide the central government into two separate branches. However, representation in the branches would be based on a state's population.

• The Virginia Plan called for representation in Congress to be based on a state’s population. Large states favored this plan because it would give them more representatives in Congress. However, the New Jersey Plan called for each state to have the same number of representatives. The small states favored the New Jersey plan because it gave all states equal representation.

Select three statements that describe how the Great Compromise changed Congress.

• Congress would be divided into two separate houses that would make laws for the country and raises money for the central government.

• In the House of Representatives, each state would have two representatives, which favored the small states.

• In the House of Representatives, the number of each state’s representatives would be based on population, which favored the large states.

• In the Senate, each state would have two representatives, which favored the small states.

• In the Senate, the number of each state’s representatives would be based on population, which favored the large states.

What compromises did the Constitutional Convention of 1787 decide on when voting for a President and on slavery? Select two.

• The delegates reached an agreement that only members of Congress could vote for the President of the United States.

• Every five enslaved people would be counted as three citizens.

• The delegates created an Electoral College where each state has the same number of votes as it has representatives and senators in Congress.

• The delegates decided that all citizens of the United States could vote for the President.

• Slavery would be allowed in the southern states but abolished in the northern states.

The Preamble, or the introduction of the Constitution, begins with “We the people of the United States,”

• to show its readers that the people need a government to protect them and keep them safe.

• to show its readers that the people of the United States are strong and united.

• to show its readers that the people of the United States need others to watch over them and guide them.

• to show its readers that the people held the power in the United States.