Articles
Northwest Ordinance
Constitutional Convention
Plans
100
What was the big question about the Articles of Confederation?
Who should have more power between the states and National government
100
What kind of policy was the Northwest Ordinance
Land Policy
100
Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?
The Great Compromise
100
Which plan was not beneficial to the states with a small population?
Virginia Plan
200
When was the Articles of Confederation ratified?
March 1, 1781
200
What was the boundary between free & slave states?
Ohio River
200
Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?
It increased the political influence of the South.
200
This plan called for a unicameral legislature in which each State would be equally represented
New Jersey Plan
300
Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?
Most congressional decisions required the approval of at least nine states.
300
The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a
Process through which states could be added to the Union
300
To reach a compromise between large and small states
300
What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The number of representatives in Congress each state would have
400
Why did many Congressional representatives call for replacing the Articles of Confederation?
It created a government too weak to manage relations among the states.
400
What did the Northwest Ordinance do?
Established a procedure for territories to become states
400
How many delegates attended & which state did NOT attend?
55 delegates
No Rhode Island
400
What was the result of the Great Compromise?
A bicameral legislature
500
What are the provisions of the Articles of Confederation?
1 branch of government
1 vote per state
9/13 states votes needed to make laws
13/13 stated needed to CHANGE LAWS
500
What did the population have to be in order to apply for statehood?
60,000
500
Where and when was the Constitutional Convention held?
Independence Hall
Philadelphia, PA
1787
500
What did both the New Jersey Plan & Virginia Plan agree on?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative