WorksheetsQuiz 1/31
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
Determined how slaves would count as a part of each state's population, each slave would count 3/5ths of a person
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Why did small states support the New Jersey Plan?
The plan based representation on population.
The plan gave all states equal representation.
The plan counted 3/5 of slaves for population purposes.
The plan was created by another southern state.
