Articles of Confederation/ Constitutional convention

Which of the following was a major problem of the Articles of Confederation

• The central government had no power to raise taxes.

• It made war with France more likely.

• It required the central government to have a navy.

• The President was not chosen by a popular vote.

The Constitution was written in the year (a)   .

• 1607
• 1776
• 1787
• 1861

Match the following descriptions of political desires with the group they describe:

• Desired by royalist sympathizers

• A strong central government

• Desired by Federalists

• Strong state governments

• Desired by certain diplomatic factions

• The creation of an American monarchy

• Desired by Anti-Federalists

• An end to the French alliance

What were the Anti-Federalists afraid of?

• A weak central government that couldn't get anything done

• Strong state governments that would override the central government

• A strong central government that would become a tyranny

• A collapse of the American economy

Which group wanted a bill of rights attached to the Constitution?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Loyalists

• The Sons of Liberty

Which plan at the Constitutional Convention wanted representation to be determined by a state's population?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Massachusetts Plan

• Georgia Plan

Which plan at the Constitutional Convention wanted each state to have equal representation, regardless of population?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Massachusetts Plan

• Georgia Plan

What was Shay's Rebellion?

• An uprising by Native Americans in Georgia

• An uprising by Massachusetts farmers who were angry about taxes

• A boycott of the Virginia state legislature

• Up rebellion by the French people against their king

What impact did Shay's Rebellion have?

• It helped persuade the nation's leaders that they needed a Constitutional Convention

• It overthrew the government of Massachusetts

• It convinced Americans that the Articles of Confederation worked.

• It caused many Americans to settle in the new western territories

The main source of argument between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists was (a)   .

• How powerful the central government
• What should happen with the western
• Whether Shay's Rebellion should be
• Whether Sean Connery or Daniel Crai