Topic 4 Review

How did Shays' Rebellion cause many people to call for changes to the Articles of Confederation?

• They were against the Northwest Ordinance

• They felt that state governments were too weak

• They believed that a weak national (federal) government was ineffective

• They wanted a plan of government made up of two branches.

Which of the following resolved the conflic between the two plans of government shown in the diagram?

• The Northwest Ordinance

• The Great Compromise

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

Which of the following would appear under the New Jersey Plan?

• One branch of government

• The same number of votes per state

• No judicial branch of government

• No executive branch of government

As part of the Great Compromise, which fraction of enslaved people in a state were included in determining representation in Congress?

• one-third

• one-half

• two-thirds

• three-fifths

The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided land into townships that were how big?

• 36 sq. miles

• 24 sq. miles

• 30 sq. miles

• 18 sq. miles

He took detailed notes on the Constitutional Convention, which earned him the nickname "Father of the Constitution".

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

An agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants.

• Compromise

• Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• Republic

To approve or accept something.

• Repeal

• Ratify

• Republic

• Compromise

This established a system for governing new territories in the United States.

• New Jersey Plan

• Articles of Confederation

• The Virginia Plan

• Northwest Ordinance

This protects the basic freedoms for citizens; the first ten amendments to the Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Great Compromise

• Judicial Branch

• Republic