What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

Revise the Articles of Confederation

Federalists supported what?

Constitution and Strong Fed Govt

Which of these was NOT a precedent set by Washington as 1st President?

Runner up becomes Vice President

Why is Marbury vs Madison a big deal?

Supreme Court is used for judicial review

The Three Fifths Compromise refers to what?

Slaves counting as 3/5 person for population purposes

Which of these was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation

There was representation for both states and population

Jays Treaty was in response to what?

Great Britain not remaining neutral

What were the first two political parties?

Federalists and Democratic Republicans

Shay's Rebellion started because why?

Taxes were high to pay for government

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1
Which Battle was when Washington and his men snuck away from the British early in the A.M fog?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
2
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Create the Constitution
Revise the Articles of Confederation
Vote on a President
Make a Bill of Rights
3
Federalists supported what?
The idea of a federal banking system
Constitution and Strong Fed Govt
Bill of Rights and Small Fed Govt
States Rights only
4
"No taxation without representation' came from what?
Red Coats
Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
Articles of Confederation
5
This man represented the Red Coats after the Boston Massacre
Samuel Adams
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
6
Which of these was NOT a precedent set by Washington as 1st President?
Two term limit
Runner up becomes Vice President
Farewell Address
Creation of Cabinet
7
The XYZ Affair refers to what?
Britain dissing our delegates
Adam's affair with another woman
America dissing France's delegates
France dissing our delegates
8
Why is Marbury vs Madison a big deal?
Marbury vs Madison is not a big deal
Supreme Court is used for judicial review
Supreme Court takes government cases
Supreme court tells other branches what can and cannot do
9
This group wrote a letter to King George with their issues, planning to meet again if ignored
Red Coats
Sons of Liberty
Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
10
The Three Fifths Compromise refers to what?
Non-landowning men counting as 3/5 person for population
Women counting as 3/5 person for population purposes
Children counting as 3/5 person for population purposes
Slaves counting as 3/5 person for population purposes
11
This plan also believed in 3 branches of govt but believed one state gets one vote
New Jersey Plan
New York Plan
Virginia Plan
Pennsylvania Plan
12
The Constitution would only get ratified if it contained what?
Three Fifths Compromise
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
13
Which of these was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation
Congress couldn't impose taxes
No branch to enforce passed laws
All states had to agree to pass a law
There was representation for both states and population
14
Act in which the British were officially allowed to pass laws over colonists
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Declaratory Act
Towsnend Acts
15
This document officially ended the American Revolution
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
16
What was the first battle of the Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Valley Forge
Battle of Saratoga
17
Jays Treaty was in response to what?
Great Britain not remaining neutral
Whiskey Rebellion
America not remaining neutral
France not remaining neutral
18
This plan believed in 3 branch govt, and representatives based on population
New York Plan
Pennsylvania Plan
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
19
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and two others wrote which document?
The Consitution
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
20
Who wrote the article 'Common Sense'?
John Madison
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
21
Which of these men was NOT at Valley Forge
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Friedrich von Steuben
22
Which of these documents was the original constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Articles of Capitulation
The Declaration of Independence
23
Roger Sherman is responsible for what?
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
The Great Compromise
The Great Debate
24
What were the first two political parties?
Federalists and Democratic Republicans
Federalists and Anti Federalists
Democrats and Repulicans
Federalists and Republicans
25
Series of Acts that followed the Boston Tea Party
Townsend Acts
Declaratory Act
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
26
Shay's Rebellion started because why?
Taxes were high to pay for government
There was a tax on alcohol
Citizens did not like the new government
Small and Large States did not agree about government

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