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Unit 3: Crafting a Nation GVHS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

Constitution

Treaty of Paris

Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

strong state government

weak government

strong central government

legslature

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

Legislative branch

the president

the states

national government

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

One

Zero

Two

Three

Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

Create a plan for the Northwest Territory

Negotiate treaties

Levy taxes

Declare war and peace

Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.

National

State

Central

Republican

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

they supported a new Constitution

they questioned the justice of slavery

the feared the power of the national government

the believed that states should have equal representation

What was Virginia's plan?

Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population

All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation

That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive

That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

What was New Jersey's plan?

Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population

All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation

That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive

That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

10.

Determining representation in the House of Representatives & the Senate caused -

conflict between the north and the south

conflict between the large states & the small states

conflict between the middle colonies, the southern colonies & the New England colonies

conflict between all the delegates

11.

What does the political cartoon represent?

3/5 Compromise: every 5 slaves = 3 people for representation & taxation in Congress

5/3 Compromise: every 3 slaves = 5 people for representation & taxation in Congress

3/5 Compromise: every 3 slaves = 5 people for representation in the slave trade taxes

10/8 Compromise: every 10 slaves = 8 people for representation in the Appalachian Mountains

12.

What was the Great Compromise?

The Virginia Plan

The New Jersey Plan

A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

A destruction of the Virginia & New Jersey plans

13.

What was George Washington’s advice in the Farewell Address (1796)?

Stay neutral in foreign affairs

Always choose a side in foreign affairs

14.

What was George Washington’s advice in the Farewell Address (1796)?

Avoid political parties

Political Parties will benefit the country

15.

George Washington's Advice in his 1796 address...

We should be involved in the issues of other countries and let them influence us.

We should NOT get mixed up with other countries and focus on our issues.

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Unit 3: Crafting a Nation GVHS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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