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Worksheets5th Grade Making of the Constitution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
After Shay's rebellion, America decided that--
a)
They needed a stronger national government
b)
Give farmers more money
c)
They needed a weaker national government
d)
farmers need more land
2.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
3.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
4.
Who was happy with the Virginia plan?
a)
Small States
b)
Large States
c)
States with slaves
d)
States without slaves
5.
The Virginia Plan had how many houses in it?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
6.
What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?
a)
1 House that controls everything
b)
2 Houses that have no power
c)
2 Houses that both vote on laws
d)
2 Houses that take turns being in charge
7.
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
a)
Representation in the Senate
b)
How slaves should be counted for representation
c)
How states should be represented
d)
Borders of states
8.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one is based on population?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
9.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one has equal representation of 2 representatives per state?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
10.
Before the 3/5 Compromise, Northern states wanted slaves to count for--
a)
Taxes
b)
Population
11.
Before the 3/5 Compromise, Southern states wanted slaves to count for--
a)
Taxes
b)
Population
12.
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise were both resolved by the Delegates of the--
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Parliament
d)
Constitutional Convention
13.
Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
the Government
c)
all of the farmers were leaders
d)
Thomas Hobbes
14.
America's first plan of government was called _________ .
a)
the US Constitution
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Articles of Confederation
d)
the Magna Carta
15.
How many branches did the national government have under the AoC?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
16.
Shays' Rebellion started in Massachusetts because...
a)
Western MA farms were being foreclosed at a rapid pace
b)
the MA legislature lowered taxes to boost economic growth
c)
Daniel Shay's got into a fight with Samuel Adams
d)
the Eastern MA economy was more commercial
17.
"Rebellion against a king may be pardoned... but the man that rebels against the laws of a republic ought to suffer death."
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Henry Knox
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
George Washington
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