Creating a New Government

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax

• ask

• demand

• force

This plan for representation presented at the Constitutional Convention was favored by states with larger populations

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch
• only a legislative branch
• only a judicial branch
• an executive and legislative branch

He took detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention, and became known as the father of the Constitution.

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

He proposed the Great Compromise which settled the question of representation at the Constitutional Convention

• Alexander Hamilton

• Roger Sherman

• Thomas Jefferson

• Gouvernour Morris

John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were Federalists, meaning they believed in a

• weak national government

• strong national government

What is liberty?

• open mindedness

• being peaceful

• freedom

• justice

He believed the common man should be represented in government

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

It took so long to approve the Articles of Confederation because ________

• the states wanted all the power

• states did not want to give up their land near the Appalachians

• the Bill of Rights had not been added yet

This plan for representation presented at the Constitutional Convention was favored by the states with smaller populations

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise