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In the fall of 1787, because of Shays' Rebellion, what did government leaders do?

• They decided Massachusetts couldn't be a state anymore

• They allowed all the states to become independent countries

• They met in Philadelphia to fix the Articles of Confederation

• They switched to a French model of government

Match each statement with the correct group--Federalist or Anti-Federalist

Groups:

(a) Federalist

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(b) Anti-Federalist

• They were concerned there was no bill of rights.

• They argued that a strong government was necessary to preserve the union.

• They argued that a strong central government would limit states' rights.

• They wanted a strong national government.

• They argued that the new constitution gave the central government more power than the King.

Place the following in the correct order.

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention

• Shay's Rebellion

• Declaration of Independence

What is missing from the list of characteristics of the Articles of Confederation?

• • ​ ​ (a)  

• • No national courts

• • Congress has the power to declare war

• • Congress has the power to make treaties

• • Laws need the approval of states

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• No Chief Executive
• Strong president
• 2 house legislative branches
• No laws

Which is a true statement about the New Jersey Plan?

• supported by states with large populations

• equal number of representatives from each state

• bicameral legislature

Which are true statements about the Virginia Plan?

• supported by states with large populations

• equal number of representatives from each state

• bicameral legislature

The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--

• Representation in the Senate
• How slaves should be counted for representation
• How states should be represented
• Borders of states

Which of these compromises gave states practicing slavery the ability to count a portion of their enslaved people into account towards the overall state population?

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Clause

The lasting impact of the Northwest ordinance of 1787 was...

• that slavery would be made illegal forever after in the U.S.

• that the U.S. was unable to compromise.

• that we would be dragged into another war.

• that it provided instructions on how the U.S. should add new states to the U.S. in the future.

The Northwest Ordinance said that slavery was illegal in the Northwest Territory

• True
• False