18 questions
What does the political cartoon represent?
3/5 Compromise: every 5 slaves = 3 people for representation & taxation in Congress
5/3 Compromise: every 3 slaves = 5 people for representation & taxation in Congress
3/5 Compromise: every 3 slaves = 5 people for representation in the slave trade taxes
10/8 Compromise: every 10 slaves = 8 people for representation in the Appalachian Mountains
What made people concerned about the weakness of the central (federal) government under the Articles of Confederation and caused the revision?
The Great Compromise
Constitutional Convention
The 3/5 Compromise
Shay's Rebellion
Which list is in order of when it occurred (earliest to most recent)?
Mayflower Compact, US Constitution, English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Magna Carta, Articles of Confeeration, Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, US Constitution
Articles of Confederation, US Constitution, Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence
What or who did not influence the U.S. Constitution?
-English Bill of Rights
-Articles of Confederation
-Lord Baltimore
-Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
English Bill of Rights
Lord Balitimore
Magna Carta
What was important for the representatives to do at the Constitutional Convention?
Represent 3/5 of their population
Give exactly equal powers to everyone
Be able to represent large populations
Be able to work together and come to compromise
The delegates restructured the federal government by -
writing the Constitution
rewriting the AOC
writing the Second Treatise on Government
writing the Bill of Rights