8-2.5 The Constitutional Convention

Which of the following issues would have been supported by the Federalists?

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    States establishing their own trade agreements with other nations.

• A strong national government that would restore economic stability and influence foreign affairs.

• Strong state governments that could defend themselves more effectively.

• A strong national government that would be controlled by a unicameral government.

Why was the Philadelphia Convention called in 1787?

• to fix the problems under the Articles of Confederation

• to fix the problems under the U.S. Constitution

• to fix the problems under the Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

• to fix the problems under the Magna Carta

In the late 1700's, which group would have continued to oppose a stronger federal government and feared the elite would have too much power?

• Loyalists

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Tories

What was the position of South Carolina leaders at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?  

• They supported the abolition of slavery.

• They supported protective tariffs to encourage manufacturing.

• They supported keeping the Articles of Confederation.

• They supported a strong national government with 3 branches of government.

What did large states like South Carolina stand to gain by voting in favor of the Virginia Plan?  

• It would give slave states as many slaves as they would like.

• It would give populous states more power in the new government.

• It would give less populous states more power in the new government.

• It would give equal representation to all states regardless of size.

Why did small states supporting the New Jersey Plan?  

• The plan gave all states equal representation.

• The plan based representation on population.

• The plan counted 3/5 of slaves for population purposes.

• The plan was created by another southern state.

Which of the following was a problem faced by Upcountry settlers during the ratification of the United States Constitution?

• The ratifying convention was held in Charleston which made it hard for the Upcountry settlers to participate.

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    The ratifying convention was held in Columbia which made it hard for the Upcountry settlers to participate.

•  The Upcountry settlers refused to attend the convention.

• The Upcountry settlers were not allowed to vote on the Constitution.

South Carolinians did not support this compromise because they wanted their slaves to be counted as full individuals, not ⅗ of a person.

This compromise included allowing for a bicameral legislature, had equal representation in the Senate and based the House of Representatives on a state's population?

This compromise was prompted because the South opposed the federal regulation of trade.