Constitution 12/10/24

The __________________________ established a government... outlined a process for admitting new states to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress.

Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation

• To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people

• To create a government based on the principle of federalism

• To create a government with a bicameral legislature

The _________________ protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.

In order to limit the power of the slave states, enslaved people were counted as _____ of a person for purposes related to distribution of representatives

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 3/7

• 1/5

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

• The process of removing natives from their lands

• The process of adding new states to the union

• The process of amending the Constitution

• The process to amend the Articles of Confederation

Select the best answer.

• Great Compromise

• Supported the Constitution; believed it created a more stable Union; Alexander Hamilton and James Madison     

• Federalist

• Agreement that decided how many representatives large and small states would send to Congress

• Articles of Confederation

• First government; Congress could negotiate treaties and declare war; no executive branch        

• Anti Federalist

• Against Constitution; believed it needed a bill of rights; Patrick Henry and George Mason     

The Three-Fifths Compromise concerned which issue below?

• the counting of slaves for determining representation and taxation

• the establishment of upper and lower legislative bodies

• the counting of rights for states in the Bill of Rights

• the creation of bicameral legislature

What was the primary purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• To draft the Declaration of Independence

• To establish the Bill of Rights

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To negotiate peace with Britain

Which compromise at the Constitutional Convention dealt with the issue of representation in Congress?

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

Which of the following was a significant outcome of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• It created a new system of taxation

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery

• It established a process for admitting new states to the Union

• It allowed for the expansion of slavery into new territories