Challenges of a New Nation

What was the first constitution of the United States called?

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which event led to the realization that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Constitutional Convention

• Shays' Rebellion

• The War of 1812

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

• Large states vs. Small states

• War of 1812

• How slaves were counted as population

• Taxes on Tea

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which state did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

• New York

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What was the main purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To declare independence from Britain

• To draft a new constitution

• To elect a new president

• To amend the Articles of Confederation

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which plan proposed a bicameral legislature during the Constitutional Convention?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Connecticut Plan

• The Hamilton Plan

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Who the leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

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What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It allowed for a strong central government

• It could not tax

• It had a powerful executive branch

• It had a strong military

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What were the two challenges the framers faced?

• The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise

• There were no challenges

• The Treaty of Paris and the War of 1812

• The Boston Tea Party and Shay's Rebellion

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which compromise during the Constitutional Convention resolved the issue of representation in Congress?

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• The Slave Trade Compromise

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept