ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
PROBLEMS WITH THE ARTICLES
SHAYS’S REBELLION
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
CONGRESS & REPRESENTATION
Straight from the Study Guide
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1 What was America’s first government?
✅ What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
Could the national government raise taxes under the Articles?
✅ No.
100
What type of event was Shays’s Rebellion?
✅ A riot.
100
What was the Constitutional Convention?
✅ The meeting where the Constitution was written.
100
👉 What is the legislative branch also called?
✅ Congress.
100
Every U.S. state has the same number of senators.
How Many?
2
200
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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
✅ They were too weak.
200
👉 Could the national government create a single type of money?
✅ No.
200
What did Shays’s Rebellion make American leaders realize?
✅ They needed a stronger government.
200
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
✅ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
200
Which part of Congress is on population?
The House of Representatives.
200
The part of Congress where every state is equal is the:
Senate
300
Which situation would most likely happen under the Articles of Confederation?
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Congress asks states for money and gets ignored
300
Could the national government create an army?
✅ No.
300
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Shays’s Rebellion helped lead to what major meeting?
✅ The Constitutional Convention.
300
What problem between states did the Convention solve?
✅ Arguments between large and small states.
400
300
Which states liked the House of Representatives more?
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✅ Large states
300
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If a state has a larger population, it gets more:
Representatives
400
Why couldn’t the national government pass laws under the Articles?
✅ The states could not agree.
400
What problem happened because the government could not raise taxes?
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✅ It could not pay debts or run the country properly
400
Why was the government unable to stop Shays’s Rebellion easily?
✅ Because it was too weak under the Articles of Confederation
400
What compromise created a two-house legislature?
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✅ The Great Compromise
400
How many senators does each state get?
✅ Two.
400
Which plan believed every state should get equal votes, no matter the size?
New Jersey Plan
500
👉 Why did leaders believe the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced?
✅ Because the government was too weak to run the country effectively.
500
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Which major event showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
✅ Shays’s Rebellion.
500
What was the long-term result of Shays’s Rebellion?
✅ The Articles of Confederation were replaced by the Constitution.
500
Why was the Great Compromise important?
✅ It satisfied both large and small states.
500
Why did small states support the Senate?
✅ Because every state is equal.
500
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Which compromise created a Congress with one part based on population and another part with equal representation for each state?
A. The Three-Fifths Compromise
B. The Great Compromise
C. The Electoral Compromise
Correct answer: ✅ B- The Great Compromise
600
Which statement best explains why the Articles of Confederation failed?
A. The government had too much power over the states
B. The government was too weak to pass laws or raise money
C. The government gave the president too much control
B.The government was too weak to pass laws or raise money
600
Which problem caused multiple failures at the same time under the Articles?
A. No single type of money
B. No national army
C. Inability to raise taxes
✅ C. Inability to raise taxes
600
Shays’s Rebellion proved the Articles of Confederation were too weak because the government:
A. Could not stop a riot
B. Could not write laws
C. Could not create a Constitution
✅ . Could not stop a riot
600
The main reason the Constitutional Convention was held was to:
A. Write the Bill of Rights
B. Replace the Articles of Confederation
C. Elect George Washington
✅ B. Replace the Articles of Confederation
600
Which statement correctly matches the chamber of Congress with who liked it most?
A. Senate — Large states
B. House of Representatives — Small states
C. Senate — Small states
C. Senate — Small states Answer
600
Which part of the Constitution explains why the government exists, not how it works?
A. Articles
B. Amendments
C. Preamble
C. Preamble