WorksheetsT5 L4 Game USH
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The government faced which of the following problems under the Articles of Confederation?
Lack of power to tax
Strong central leadership
Ability to regulate interstate commerce effectively
Efficient national military
The term 'depression' means
a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
a time when prices rise rapidly and wages increase
a phase of economic growth and prosperity
a situation where government spending is at its highest
Explaining: Why did farmers in Massachusetts rebel in 1787?
Because they were angry about high taxes and debt.
Because they wanted to support the British government.
Because they were seeking new farmland in the West.
Because they opposed the abolition of slavery.
In which parts of the nation did the practice of slavery first come to an end?
The Northern states
The Southern states
The Western territories
The Eastern seaboard
Manumission is the ________ of individual enslaved persons.
freeing
punishment
enslavement
migration
Leaders reshaped the government by:
introducing new laws and reforms
maintaining the status quo
eliminating all government positions
ignoring public opinion
The word 'convention' means ________.
a meeting
a celebration
a punishment
a journey
The word 'amend' means ________.
to change or revise
to destroy
to ignore
to create
What does the word 'proportional' mean?
Having the proper size in relation to other objects or items
Having no relation to size
Being equal in all respects
Being larger than other objects
New Jersey's delegates objected to the Virginia Plan because:
it gave more power to larger states
it supported equal representation for all states
it favored a weak central government
it proposed a monarchy
Summarize the New Jersey Plan in a single sentence.
The New Jersey Plan proposed equal representation for each state in Congress regardless of population.
The New Jersey Plan advocated for proportional representation based on state population.
The New Jersey Plan suggested abolishing the legislative branch entirely.
The New Jersey Plan called for a single executive chosen by the people.
What compromises were reached in the new constitution?
The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise
The Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation
The Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Treaty of Paris and the Monroe Doctrine
A __________ is a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each party giving up some demands.
compromise
argument
contract
verdict
Roger Sherman was an important leader in the early years of the United States because:
He helped draft and sign the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
He led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War.
He was the first President of the United States.
He negotiated the Louisiana Purchase.
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise suggested at the Constitutional Convention?
A plan to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation purposes.
A proposal to abolish slavery in all states.
An agreement to allow only free men to vote.
A suggestion to count enslaved people as full citizens.
Delegates suggested adding a bill of rights to the new constitution because:
they wanted to protect individual freedoms from government power.
they wanted to increase the power of the federal government.
they wanted to eliminate state governments.
they wanted to make the constitution longer.
The national government faced which of the following problems under the Articles of Confederation?
It could not levy taxes effectively.
It had a strong executive branch.
It controlled interstate commerce efficiently.
It maintained a large standing army.
Leaders reshaped the government by:
centralizing power and creating new laws
ignoring public opinion and maintaining the status quo
dismantling all existing institutions
avoiding any changes to the government
What compromises were reached in the new constitution?
The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise
The Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation
The Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Treaty of Paris and the Monroe Doctrine
Summarizing: The Executive Branch under the Virginia Plan for the new constitution would be:
A single executive chosen by the legislature
Multiple executives chosen by the states
A hereditary monarch
An executive chosen by popular vote
