Module 5 Review

The Articles of Confederation was a document of rules for a new ________________ after America became independent.

• war

• government

• peace treaty

• declaration

Because they did not want another overly powerful leader like King George, the colonists wanted a ______________ central government.

• harsh

• large

• strong

• weak

Who had the most power under the Articles?

• The national government

• The state governments

Why were laws difficult to enact (create)?

• There was no set method for making laws

• 9 out of the 13 states had to approve of each law

• 2/3 of the people in the country had to vote to approve laws

• Every single state had to approve of each law

Why did farmers rebel and take over courthouses in Shay's Rebellion?

• They were in debt and their farms were being taken

• They wanted America to return to Great Britain's control

• They were angry about tea taxes

• They wanted to become judges

What was the outcome of Shay's Rebellion

• It showed that the federal government needed to be stronger to defend and fund itself

• It showed that the federal government needed to be weaker to keep the people happy

• It led to the U.S. Civil War

• It showed that the farmers should not have to pay taxes

What was the Great Compromise?

• The Virginia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan
• A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
• A destruction of the Virginia & New Jersey plans

What does the political cartoon represent?

• 3/5 Compromise: every 5 slaves = 3 people for representation & taxation in Congress

• 5/3 Compromise: every 3 slaves = 5 people for representation & taxation in Congress

• 3/5 Compromise: every 3 slaves = 5 people for representation in the slave trade taxes

• 10/8 Compromise: every 10 slaves = 8 people for representation in the Appalachian Mountains

Determining representation in the House of Representatives & the Senate caused - 

• conflict between the north and the south
• conflict between the large states & the small states
• conflict between the middle colonies, the southern colonies & the New England colonies
• conflict between all the delegates

The smaller states wanted - 

• equal representation for all states in Congress
• representation in Congress based on a state's population
• the revision of the Articles of Confederation
• the nation's capitol in New Jersey