The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
The Great Compromise
100
Who came up with the Virginia Plan?
Edmund Randolph and James Madison
100
Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?
William Paterson
100
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
The Declaration of Independence.
100
Who was Shays' Rebellion really about?
Shays Rebellion was about poor farmers who couldn't pay their debts after the Revolutionary War and were being forced by the Massachusetts government to pay taxes that they couldn't afford, or lose their land.
100
What did the Great Compromise do with the two proposed plans (NJ and VA)?
The Great Compromise combined the two proposed plans in order to come to an agreement.
200
The Virginia Plan wanted _____ houses of Congress.
The Virginia Plan wanted two houses in congress
200
True or False the New Jersey Plan not only represented New Jersey but represented smaller states as well.
True!
200
Where did the delegates meet for the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia, PA
200
Did the Articles of Confederation create a weak central government or a strong central government? (Provide one example.)
A weak central government.
200
What two groups of government made up the Great Compromise?
Senate and The House of Representatives
300
The Virginia Plan favored BIG states because...
Representation in both houses would be based on population. So, the states with the most people would get more representatives and more power in making decisions in government.
.
300
The New Jersey Plan proposed that each state would have ___________ in Congress, rather than being based on population.
The New Jersey Plan proposed that each state would have one vote in Congress, rather than being based on population
300
Why were the delegates originally gathered at the Constitutional Convention?
The amend/fix/change the Articles of Confederation.
300
Meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution was called the ______________.
They met in _______________.
Constitutional Convention
Philadelphia, PA
300
How many branches of government are there? Name each one.
Three Branches.
Legislative. Executive. Judicial.
400
One potential problem with The Virginia Plan was...
(Answers will vary)
400
One negative effect of the New Jersey Plan could be...
Answers will vary.
400
What state did not have any delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island.
400
Shays' Rebellion started when the _________________ of Massachusetts decided to raise _______ instead of issuing paper money to pay off its _______.
Shays' Rebellion started when the government of Massachusetts decided to raise taxes instead of issuing paper money to pay off its debts.
400
A compromise where every 5 enslaved people counted as 3 in the state's population.
Three Fifths Compromise
500
Why was the Virginia Plan written?
For a stronger national government. To fix the Articles of Confederation. To give bigger states more power in government.
500
How is the New Jersey Plan similar to the Articles of Confederation?
The New Jersey Plan is similar to the Articles of Confederation because both ideas only allow states to give one vote in Congress.
500
What was not so unique about the men gathered at the Constitutional Convention. How might this have impacted their decisions?
All white, land-owning, well-educated males with an average age of 44 yrs old.
(impacts will vary.)
500
Why did the rebels in Shays' Rebellion close down county courthouses?
Because with the courts shut down, no one's properties could be taken
500
Was The Great Compromise fair for everyone living in America? (There are many possibilities.)
Yes. Everyone got an equal vote and states with larger populations got fair representation.
But...not if you were a slave living in the United States. None of the freedoms written in the new Constitution applied to you.
(Answers will vary.)