3rd-9 9W WEBWORK Social Studies 3-8-24

What was Shays Rebellion?

• A peaceful protest by urban workers demanding higher wages
• A military coup led by the state government
• A diplomatic negotiation between the colonies and the British government
• An uprising led by farmers in western Massachusetts against increased taxation and lack of economic relief for war veterans.

What is a delegate?

• putting in place by a government

• keyword in Python

• built-in function in Java

• a person who represents another

Although the convention's purpose was to fix the Articles of Confederation, delegates soon began to...

• Write a new Declaration of Independence

• Write a new Constitution

• ship papers back to England

• Write the Emancipation Proclamation

Who was elected to lead the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams

What was the three-fifths compromise?

• An agreement where enslaved individuals were counted as one-fifth of a person for representation and taxation purposes.
• An agreement where enslaved individuals were counted as a full person for representation and taxation purposes.
• An agreement where enslaved individuals were counted as two-thirds of a person for representation and taxation purposes.
• An agreement where enslaved individuals were counted as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation purposes.

Who is James Madison?

• A famous actor.

• A renowned scientist.

• Aprofessional athlete.

• Father of the Constitution

What was the Great Compromise?

• An agreement to abolish slavery in the United States
• A treaty signed between the United States and Great Britain to bring peace to Spain and its allies

• A compromise to establish a monarchy in the United States. Where a King and Queen would rule over the people and their lands

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that proposed a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with equal representation for each state.

The national government is divided into 3 branches which are...?

• judicial, state, legislative

• executive, legislative, judicial
• legislative, executive, administrative
• executive, legislative, military

The first 7 words of the Constitution is....

The representatives serve for two-year terms. What is a term?

• The number of laws passed by the representative
• Duration of time a representative serves in office
• The size of the representative's office
• The amount of money a representative earns