"What is the 3-5ths Compromise?"

The agreement that every slave would count 3/5 of a person.

Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

They had trouble negotiating treaties.

_____ was one of the causes of Inflation?

The states were printing too much money.

Why did the new American people want a weak government?

They were afraid the government would become too powerful.

Which was NOT a consequence of farmers not being able to pay back money they owed?

They could sell themselves into indentured servitude.

Why did Shays' Rebellion happen?

The american government was threatening to foreclose farms.

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The Government after the American Revolution

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1
Which document was the first American government run under?
The English Bill of Rights.
The Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution.
The Magna Carta.
2
The New Jersey Plan proposed that congress would be _____, meaning it would have only 1 house.
Unicameral
Equal
Unequal
Bicameral
3
What is suffrage?
The suffering of one group of people
The help that one ethnic group gives to another
The right to fight for your independence
The right of vote
4
Which of the following was NOT part of the new American government?
A Department of Justice.
All of the Above.
A National Court System.
A president.
5
After Shays' Rebellion, each state sent delegates to a convention in a building called _____?
Independence Hall
The White House
Rebellion Hall
The Capital Building
6
"What is the 3-5ths Compromise?"
The plan to move 3/5 of the slaves out of the country.
That The New Jersey Plan and The Virginia Plan would split.
The agreement that the slave trade would not end.
The agreement that every slave would count 3/5 of a person.
7
Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation?
They could not pass taxes, or tariffs.
They had trouble negotiating treaties.
They could not get an army together.
They could not coin money.
8
_____ was one of the causes of Inflation?
The government spent all of its money paying France back.
The people were spending too much money.
The states were printing too much money.
The government had no paper to print national money on.
9
Why did the new American people want a weak government?
They did not want the government to get in their way.
They were afraid the government would become too powerful.
They knew they could make more money without a government.
They did not want a president leading the country.
10
_____ was presented by Edmund Randolph from Virginia. It was called the "Large State" Plan.
The Virginia Plan
The South Carolina Plan
The New York Plan
The New Jersey Plan
11
After the American Revolution, most states only allowed which group of people to vote?
All men
White men and women
White and Native American men
White land owning men
12
In the Virginia Plan, representatives would be chosen on the basis of _____?
Workers
Equal Representation
Populations
Slaves
13
which of the following things did NOT inspire the new United States government?
The Enlightenment
The English Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
The Communist Manifesto
14
The executive branch is run by _____.
President
Congress
The People
Supreme Court
15
Which was NOT a consequence of farmers not being able to pay back money they owed?
They could go to debtor's prison.
They were forced to sell their land.
They had to move so their debtors could not find them.
They could sell themselves into indentured servitude.
16
_____ is when the value of dollars rise so you have to use more money to buy a cheaper good.
Depression
Recession
Deflation
Inflation
17
Most states agreed that they each needed a state government and _____ a government.
Wide-Ranging
National
Limited
International
18
Why did Shays' Rebellion happen?
Daniel Shays hated the government.
George Washington was angered at the new government.
The government asked the men to rise up and fight.
The american government was threatening to foreclose farms.
19
Americans wanted republicanism and _______________ government.
Limited
Lots
No
Heavy
20
In the _____, every state would get 2 representatives in congress.
The State Compromise
The Great Compromise
The Slave Compromise
The 3-5ths Compromise

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