People & Leaders
100 — This Virginian was unanimously chosen to lead (preside over) the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington.
100 — The first national government plan that proved too weak and led to the Constitutional Convention was called the ____.
Articles of Confederation.
Why did delegates think a stronger national government was needed after the Revolutionary War? Give one reason mentioned in the presentations.
Because the national government was too weak to enforce laws, collect taxes, or protect the country
100 — The compromise that created two houses of Congress (House and Senate) is called the ____.
The Great Compromise (also called the Connecticut Compromise)
100 — The meeting where delegates worked to replace the Articles of Confederation took place in which city?
Philadelphia
200 — He was a Founding Father born on the island of Nevis who pushed for a stronger national government and later became the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
200 — The plan from Virginia that proposed a strong national government and representation based on population was called the ____.
Virginia Plan
200 — Which group of states did NOT want enslaved people counted fully for representation because they had fewer slaves?
Northern states
200 — Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does every state get?
Two senators.
200 — How many delegates attended the Constitutional Convention in total?
Fifty-five
300 — Name two Virginians from the Convention who later became U.S. Presidents.
James Madison and George Washington (also James Monroe and Thomas Jefferson were from Virginia
300 — Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states needed to agree to make a new law? Answer with a number.
Nine
300 — What event with angry farmers showed the national government under the Articles was too weak?
Shays’ Rebellion.
300 — The compromise that counted three out of every five enslaved people for population totals is called the __.
Three-Fifths Compromise.
300 — In which year did the meeting that evolved into the Constitutional Convention begin? (Use the year shown in the presentations.)
1787
400 — These two important leaders were NOT at the Convention because they were serving as ambassadors in Europe.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
400 — The Virginia Plan proposed creating two new branches in addition to Congress. Name one of these branches.
Executive branch or Judicial branch
400 — Why were smaller states worried about the Virginia Plan’s rule that representation be based on population?
They would have less voice/representation in Congress because population-based representation would favor larger states.
400 — If a state had 5,000 enslaved people, how many would be counted for population under the Three-Fifths Compromise? Show the multiplication step
5,000×0.6=3,0005,000×0.6=3,000.
400 — Name the rebellion in Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays that helped convince leaders a stronger national government was needed.
Shays’ Rebellion
500 — This delegate from New York wrote many essays (the Federalist Papers) that help explain the Constitution; he also served as Washington’s senior aide during the Revolutionary War.
Alexander Hamilton.
500 — What papers did Alexander Hamilton help write that explained and supported the new Constitution? (Two-word answer)
Federalist Papers.
500 — Explain, in one sentence, how counting enslaved people for representation caused conflict between North and South.
Southern states wanted slaves counted to increase representation; Northern states did not because they had fewer slaves and considered slaves property; counting them caused disagreement.
500 — Briefly explain why the Three-Fifths Compromise was considered a compromise.
It split the difference by counting each group of five enslaved people as three for population totals, giving Southern states more representation than if slaves were not counted, but less than if slaves were counted fully.
500 — Which state was the wealthiest and most populous at the time and introduced the Virginia Plan?
Virginia