Unit 6: The Critical Period

Who declared that all people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Mayer

• John Locke

• Mr. Harris

Who stressed the importance of the rule of law and the division of government powers into three branches?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Mr. Harris

• John Locke

• Taylor Swift

What was the first plan for the government of the United States?

• Virginia Plan

• Constitutional Convention

• Articles of Confederation

• New Jersey Plan

What was the uprising led by Daniel Shays and other farmers protesting economic hardships and high taxes? It highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

• Articles of Confederation

• Shays' Rebellion

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

Who were the supporters of the Constitution and a strong national government?

• Virginia Plan

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• Constitutional Convention

Who were the people who opposed the Constitution and a strong national government?

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• Constitutional Convention

• Virginia Plan

What was the gathering of state representatives in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation?

• Constitutional Convention

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Articles of Confederation

Which plan at the Constitutional Convention called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature?

• Virginia Plan

• Northwest Ordinance

• New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

Which plan at the Constitutional Convention called for each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance

What was the agreement at the Constitutional Convention that settled the difference between large and small states?

• New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• Northwest Ordinance