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WorksheetsArticles of Confederation/Constitutional Convention
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 4mins
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was given to whom?
The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...
did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.
wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.
were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.
wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.
The _________ plan included 3 branches and 1 legislative house.
Virginia
New Jersey
Connecticut
National
How were enslaved people counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?
All enslaved people were counted.
Three-fifths of the number of enslaved people was added to the population.
Enslaved people were not counted at all.
Enslaved were allowed to vote and be elected to represent each state.
The _______________ Plan proposed a strong federal government with 3 branches and 2 legislative houses.
When people give up some of what they want so that they can all agree, this is called ____________.
a convention
a promise
a compromise
Virginia Plan
State that refused to attend the Constitutional Convention
Rhode Island
Virginia
Connecticut
New York
Which of the following were the two rules of the convention? (select two)
Everything must be kept secret
Everyone must have perfect attendance
George Washington will have the final say in all matters
Everything will be voted on before being made official
How many states had to ratify the Constitution before it could go into effect?
7
8
9
all of them
