Quiz on the Articles of Confederation

What event highlighted the need to change the Articles of Confederation?

• The American Revolution

• The Declaration of Independence

• Shays’s Rebellion

• The Philadelphia Convention

Where did delegates meet in 1787 to write the Constitution?

• New York

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Washington D.C.

What did the Virginia delegates propose during the creation of the Constitution?

• A single house of Congress

• A monarchy

• A plan with a president, courts, and a congress with two houses

• A plan to abolish the presidency

Which state proposed a plan for a one house congress with equal representation among states?

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• Connecticut

• New Hampshire

What was the solution provided by Connecticut delegates to the structure of government?

• One house congress

• Two houses; one with equal representation and one based on population

• Three houses; all with equal representation

• No houses; direct democracy

What is the name given to the solution provided by Connecticut delegates?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The Federalist Papers

Which group supported the Constitution and argued for a strong national government?

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• New Jersey Delegates

• Virginia Delegates

Which state became the ninth to ratify the Constitution?

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• New Hampshire

• Connecticut

What did the ratification of the Constitution by New Hampshire officially make it?

• A suggestion

• A draft

• The law of the land

• A temporary agreement

What was the main concern of small states regarding representation?

• They would have more votes

• They would have very little power

• They would control the government

• They would have equal power