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What was the primary cause of Shay’s Rebellion?

• Anger over high taxes and debt among farmers

• Opposition to the U.S. Constitution

• A conflict between northern and southern states

• A British attempt to retake the colonies

How did Shay’s Rebellion expose the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• It showed the government could not suppress a rebellion due to a weak national army

• It led to the immediate adoption of the U.S. Constitution

• It proved that state governments had no power over their citizens

• It showed that the British were still in control of the U.S. economy

Under the Articles of Confederation, how were laws enforced at the national level?

• Congress enforced all laws

• The President enforced laws

• There was no national enforcement of laws

• The Supreme Court enforced laws

Why did the Articles of Confederation make it difficult to pass laws?

• Every state had to approve a law for it to pass

• A two-thirds majority was required in Congress

• A unanimous vote was required to amend the Articles

• Congress could pass laws easily but could not enforce them

What type of legislature did the New Jersey Plan propose?

• Bicameral (two houses)

• Unicameral (one house)

• No legislature

• A direct democracy system

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It created a strong executive branch

• The federal government could not enforce laws or collect taxes

• States had no power under the government

• It gave too much power to the president

What was one major reason the American colonies won the Revolutionary War?

• The British army was too small to fight

• The Americans had better weapons

• The Americans had strong leadership and foreign alliances with France

• The British surrendered immediately

A Meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of Confederation but created a new government, the US Constitution.

• Constitutional Convention

• Continental Congress

• Senate

• House Meeting

A plan for representation that was supported by larger states since representation would be based on a state's population

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

A plan for representation that was supported by smaller states since representation would be equal for all states

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise