Articles of Confederation
Who had most of the power under the Articles of Confederation?
Accepted response: The states
What document comes about as a result of the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution of the United States
Which statement BEST explains why compromises were necessary to create the Constitution?
A) All states wanted the same government
B) Different states had different needs and interests
C) The North needed slavery and the South didn’t
D) The best leaders lived in the North
B) Different states had different needs and interests
Who are the Founding Fathers?
Accepted responses: Leaders who helped create the United States government; the first men to help create the government system, etc.
Why did the Articles of Confederation create a weak central government?
Accepted responses: Colonists were worried about giving one person too much power, worry about tyranny, didn't like what Britain had, etc
Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution" due to him taking detailed notes from the Convention?
James Madison
True or False: Southern states wanted enslaved people to count as "full people" so they could have more members in the House of Representatives.
True: Even though Southern states treated enslaved people as property, they wanted to count them as "people" for the census so their states would have more political power.
Which founding father is known for having wooden teeth?
Answer: George Washington
Name three problems with the Articles of Confederation
Accepted responses:
- Congress could not collect taxes
- Weak central government
- Only a single branch congress
- Unfair representation
- States had most of the power
- Really hard to make/change laws
- Congress could not enforce laws
What was the main purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Accepted response: To fix or replace the Articles of Confederation.
What did northern politicians demand in return for the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Accepted responses: The closing of the slave trade; no more slaves brought into America; get rid of the Middle Passage, etc/
Which founding father was not present for the Revolutionary War because they were off in France as an ambassador for the U.S.?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
What were 4 of the powers Congress had under the Articles of Confederation?
- International relations
- Relations with native Americans
- Post office
- Issue money
- Maintained armed forces
- Borrow money
List 4 values that we can pull from the Hamilton Plan, Mason Objections, New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, and/or Constitution.
Accepted responses:
- Voting/democracy
- Equal representation
- Multiple leaders
- Strong central government
- Rights of the people
- Checks and balances
- Anti-tyranny
What role did slavery play in the debates at the Constitutional Convention?
Accepted responses: Worry about how slaves would affect representation in the House of Representatives; northern politicians wanted to get rid of slavery and replace it with industry while southern delegates wanted to preserve it and spread it; created a barrier to ratifying the Constitution, etc.
Which founding father was the main author of the Federalist Papers?
Answer: Alexander Hamilton
How did problems under the Articles of Confederation lead directly to the Constitutional Convention?
Accepted response: Because there were so many problems with the Articles and it was difficult to change, it was easier to just start from scratch with a new Constitution.
What was the Great Compromise?
A compromise that creates the legislative system which represents states both on population and equality.
What issue did the Three-Fifths Compromise try to solve?
Accepted response: How enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation; states different needs/desires in terms of slavery
Who was the oldest founding father at the Constitutional Convention?
Answer: Benjamin Franklin