2.2 New Nation

Why did each state have its own separate government?

• They wanted to operate like separate countries

• to protect the country

• to make the country strong

• They were afraid of having a strong central government - like a king.

What was the first constitution of the United States called?

• The US Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Preamble

• The Articles of Confederation

How did the fear of a strong central government affect the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation were weak

• the national government could not protect the country

• There was no way to pay back debt from the Revolutionary War

• It allowed one person to rule like a king

Why did the Constitutional Convention meet?

• to elect a president

• to fix the Articles of Confederation

• to establish new tax laws

• to decide on a plan of action to defeat the British

Who was the farmer that planned to take over the Massachusetts arsenal as revenge for not being paid by the government after the war?

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Daniel Shays

• James Madison

How did "Shay's Rebellion" show the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• proved the government could not keep order or protect the people

• it showed that the people would rebel if taxes were implemented

• it convinced the people they needed a king to rule

• it made the colonists believe there was no hope at winning the war.

What was the Constitutional Convention?

• where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Deceleration of Independence

• Meeting of 55 delegates from 12 states to write the new US Constitution

• a list of freedoms the government cannot take away

• a rebellion showing the government could not protect the country

What did the members of the Constitutional Convention decide to do about the Articles of Confederation?

• fix the problems that made the Articles weak

• do away with them and start over with a new constitution

• choose a king to make all decisions

• let the countries operate separately like small countries

What was the main argument among delegates at the Constitutional Convention?

• How strong the national government should be

• Who should be the president

• it the government had the right to pass tax laws

• how to fix trade issues between states

What agreement about power did the delegates make at the Constitutional Convention?

• the states and national government would share power

• the states would have more power than the national government

• the national government would be more powerful than the states

• the president would be the most powerful in the government