Social Studies Q3

Question 1

Define constitution

Answer 1

System of laws/rules

Question 2

Define articles of confederation

Answer 2

the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.

Question 3

What was the main focus of the Articles of Confederation

Answer 3

They didn’t want a overpowered dictator or monarchy

Question 4

Define NW (northwest) ordinance of 1787

Answer 4

chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory

Question 5

Name 2 problems with the Articles of Confederation

Answer 5

1.- Couldn’t tax citizens directly
2.- had weak central government
3.-

Question 6

What issues did the US have with Britain?

Answer 6

British control of border areas and British support of Native American tribes hostile to the United States, as well as British efforts to stop trade with France

Question 7

Congress did not have the power to raise tariffs and could not make states raise tariffs. What problem did this
create?

Answer 7

Congress’ inability to tax its citizens meant it could not generate income

Question 8

What other problems occurred during the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 8

(ANSWER: There is a list in your notes:
high inflation, interstate commerce, economy was bad, major debt)

Question 9

Define Shays Rebellion

Answer 9

violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside during 1786 and 1787, Shays’ Rebellion was brought about by a monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War. Although Massachusetts was the focal point of the crisis, other states experienced similar economic hardships

Question 10

Why could Congress not provide military support during Shays’s Rebellion?

Answer 10

They could ask for help but they couldn’t force them to raise troops

Question 11

extra stuff flip if you want

Answer 11

There were too many problems with the Articles of Confederation and realized they needed a central, federal
government. So the delegates wanted to create a new Constitution.

Question 12

Where was the Constitutional Convention held

Answer 12

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(May 25th 1787)

Question 13

Who was the president of the constitutional convention?

Answer 13

General George Washington

Question 14

Define Virginia Plan

Answer 14

Big state so they wanted representation based off population = House of Representatives

Question 15

What were the four concerns the delegates wanted to address in the new constitution?

Answer 15

representation, federal power, slavery, and commerce

Question 16

Define New Jersey plan

Answer 16

Small state so they wanted Equal representation - 2 representatives per state = Senate

Question 17

Define the great compromise

Answer 17

established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body

Question 18

Define 3⁄5 Compromise.

Answer 18

three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation. (NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION BABYYYY)

Question 19

Why would Southerners want slaves to be considered part of the population?

Answer 19

The Southern proslavery delegates were afraid that the greater population of white citizens in the North would allow the new national government to either limit or abolish slavery. So that’s why the wanted slaves to be considered part of the population