Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Short Answer
Random
100
What did the states hope to gain under the Articles of Confederation?
What is freedom, independence, and a league of friendship?
100
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
What is to revise the Articles of Confederation?
100
Which group wanted a strong national government, like that set forth in the Constitution?
What is the Federalists?
100
How did the Articles of Confederation affect relations between the United States and European nations?
What is the Articles of Confederation kept the United States from forming strong trading relationships with European nations because Congress could not pass laws making rules for trade? Some governments had little respect for the United States.
100
What applied to the Northwest Ordinance?
What is the Northwest Territory had to be divided into smaller territories, a governor and judges were named to govern the territory, and slavery was prohibited (not allowed) in the territory?
200
Describe the government under the Articles of Confederation?
The government was weak and Congress could not pass laws to collect taxes.
200
Which point in the Virginia Plan was not agreed upon by the supporters of the New Jersey Plan?
What is that larger states should have more representatives in Congress?
200
What would best describe the Antifederalists?
What is people who were unhappy with the Constitution?
200
In what ways was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 successful?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was successful because it was a plan for allowing a large piece of land to become states that were the equals of the original 13 states.
200
What was the main reason that many states wanted the Bill of Rights to be part of the Constitution?
What is because the Bill of Rights places specific limits on government? Some people still feared that strong government would become too powerful and the Bill of Rights took away this fear.
300
What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
What is the government had only one branch?
300
Describe the Great Compromise.
The Great Compromise made equal representation for the Senate, representatives based on population in the House of Representatives, and has Congress made up of two houses.
300
How would you describe the Bill of Rights?
What is ten Constitutional amendments specifying freedoms?
300
How did Shay's Rebellion and other protests affect the government?
What is Shay's Rebellion and other protests cause concern among the nationalists? They believe a stronger national government was needed. Eventually the Articles of Confederation were replaced with the Constitution.
300
What do you think was meant when it was said that the Constitution provided the framework for a stronger central government?
What is that the Constitution provides the basics, but not the details? The details can be added when necessary to make the Constitution relevant to the current society.
400
What caused Shay's Rebellion?
What is the Massachusetts property taxes were hard on farmers?
400
What was the outcome of the Constitutional Convention?
What is the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation?
400
What happened when Congress pledged to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
What is many states signed the Constitution?
400
Why was it important for the delegates to be able to change their minds at the Constitutional Convention?
What is because the delegates had to compromise to come up with a plan with which most would agree. Sometimes a compromise means a person has to chance his or her mind.
400
What were major goals of the Constitution?
What is to defend the nation, ensure peace, and establish justice?
500
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 order?
What is that the territory be divided into smaller territories?
500
What goals are stated in the Preamble to the Constitution?
What is to provide people's liberty, etc.?
500
How did Benjamin Franklin describe the government under the Constitution?
What is, "A republic, if you can keep it."?
500
Why did the delegates draft a new plan instead of revising the Articles of Confederation?
What is because some delegates thought that a revision would not make the national government strong enough? By proposing the Virginia and New Jersey plans, delegates indicated that they were not happy with the Articles of Confederation and supported the idea of a new plan.
M
e
n
u