Historical Development of the Constitution

A form of government in which the people hold power, but elect representatives to speak on their behalf.

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Representative democracy

Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be equal for all states?

• The Virginia Plan

• The Connecticut Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

Which event caused people to demand changes to the Articles of Confederation?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Shays' Rebellion

• Massachusetts Rising

• Lexington and Concord

Some delegates wanted the federal government to outlaw the slave trade, others argued that it was a vital part of their economy. The agreement that was reached was

• The Great Compromise

• The Ban Agreement

• to allow it to continue without interference for at least the next 20 years.

• to stop the slave trade but only in the states with the highest percentage of slaves.

a _____________ government is a government in which power is shared by a strong central government and state governments

States with a small population were in favor of passing this Plan, so as to NOT lose influence in government.

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Constitutional Convention

• Articles of Confederation

This law created a system for territories to become a state

• Townshend Act

• Quartering Act

• Northwest Ordinance

• New Jersey Plan

Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be based on each state's population?

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

Something that the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan had in common was

• creating a bicameral legislature

• keeping Congress the same as it was under the Articles of Confederation

• creating three branches of government

Which of the following is an example of an international problem the U.S. experienced after the American Revolution?

• inflation

• Spain closing the port of New Orleans to U.S. farmers

• New York taxing goods from Massachusetts

• General Washington retiring to his home in Virginia