Articles of Confederation and Constitutional Convention

What was the first form of American government before The Constitution?

• The Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set up a process to create how many new states?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 outlawed _______ in all five new states.

• Taxes

• Slavery

• Trade

• War

What was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• Strong central government

• Federal government could not collect taxes

• Too many amendments

• Lack of state representation

Where and when did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• New York, 1789

• Philadelphia, 1787

• Boston, 1776

• Washington D.C., 1800

How many delegates attended the Constitutional Convention?

• 45

• 50

• 55

• 60

The term length for the Senate is ______ years.

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 8

How was the conflict regarding the power of large and small states resolved?

• 3/5 Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Missouri Compromise

Slave states wanted to count enslaved individuals towards population for what purpose?

• Determining representation in the House of Representatives

• Taxation

• Military service

• Trade benefits

The significance of counting enslaved individuals was to give slave states more ______ in government.

• Power

• Wealth

• Land

• Trade