Ch. 12 Social Studies Review

The Articles of Confederation formed a __________ central government.

• Strong

• Weak

What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention?

• revise the Articles of Confederation
  

• create a new plan for the United States

  government

What did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention decide to do instead?

• revise the Articles of Confederation

• create a new plan for the United States

  government

Why did some of the Constitutional Convention delegates insist on adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

• They wanted to give the national government more control over Americans.

• They wanted to make the new government more like the British Parliament.

• They wanted to raise taxes to collect money for the new American government.

• They wanted to protect individual liberties like freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

After years of being denied representation
in British Parliament as colonies, it is not surprising that states wanted to be fairly represented in the new U.S. government. However, states disagreed about what was fair. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention worked together through debates and compromises to find solutions. Their decisions become part of the U.S. Constitution.

Large states wanted representation to be ________.

• equal for all states

• based on population
  

After years of being denied representation
in British Parliament as colonies, it is not surprising that states wanted to be fairly represented in the new U.S. government. However, states disagreed about what was fair. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention worked together through debates and compromises to find solutions. Their decisions become part of the U.S. Constitution.

Small states wanted representation to be ________.

• equal for all states

• based on population

After years of being denied representation
in British Parliament as colonies, it is not surprising that states wanted to be fairly represented in the new U.S. government. However, states disagreed about what was fair. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention worked together through debates and compromises to find solutions. Their decisions become part of the U.S. Constitution.

Northern states wanted enslaved people __________ toward representation.

• to count

• not to count

After years of being denied representation
in British Parliament as colonies, it is not surprising that states wanted to be fairly represented in the new U.S. government. However, states disagreed about what was fair. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention worked together through debates and compromises to find solutions. Their decisions become part of the U.S. Constitution.

Southern states wanted enslaved people __________ toward representation.

• to count

• not to count

After years of being denied representation
in British Parliament as colonies, it is not surprising that states wanted to be fairly represented in the new U.S. government. However, states disagreed about what was fair. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention worked together through debates and compromises to find solutions. Their decisions become part of the U.S. Constitution.

The debate between large states and small states was resolved by the __________.

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

After years of being denied representation in British Parliament as colonies, it is not surprising that states wanted to be fairly represented in the new U.S. government. However, states disagreed about what was fair. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention worked together through debates and compromises to find solutions. Their decisions become part of the U.S. Constitution

The debate between northern states and southern states was resolved by the __________.

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise