Which items were included in the Land Ordinance of 1785? Select ALL THAT APPLY (3)
The land would be surveyed and divided into townships
Basic rights were guaranteed to all settlers
Each township would be divided into 36 individual square mile sections to be sold at $640 per plot
Outlawed slavery
Each township would set aside one plot for a public school
Allowed for the territory to be divided into separate territories
Once a territory reached 60,000 settlers, they could apply for statehood
Which items were included in the Northwest Ordinance? Select ALL THAT APPLY (4)
Who wrote the Virginia Plan?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
One reason the meetings for the new government were kept a secret is because they didn't want any outside pressure.
Another reason the meetings for the government were kept a secret is because they were afraid that if the information leaked they would receive death threats.
Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?
William Patterson
What does ratify mean?
To approve
To disapprove
To argue
To give up
How many houses did the New Jersey Plan call for?
1
2
32
4
How many houses did the Virginia Plan call for?
How did the Virginia Plan want representatives counted?
By population
Each state would get 1 vote regardless of population
Each state would get to choose how many votes it would get
Each state would get 2 senators
How many votes would the states receive under the New Jersey plan?
It would depend on population
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What was the name of the plan that settled the representation argument in Congress?
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Who wrote the Great Compromise?
Roger Sherman
Daniel Shays
What was the name of the plan that settled the dispute over slavery?
Shay's Rebellion
It was agreed that slaves in any state would be counted and that every out of slaves would be added to the population.
What were the TWO conditions of the Three-Fifths Compromise? CHOOSE 2.
Congress could not ban slavery for 20 years
Northern states could not hide runaway slaves
Slaves could never be set free
Slavery could never be banned
What was Shay's Rebellion?
A fight between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
When a group of former militiamen began burning down banks and courthouses in protest
Another name for the Revolutionary War
A dispute over slavery
Why did Daniel Shay and the group of militiamen destroy banks and courthouses?
To prevent farms from being seized (taken)
To protest slavery
To protest rising taxes
To protest the new Constitution
How did Shay's Rebellion end?
Another militia was called in to stop it
A treaty was signed
Shay and his militiamen claimed victory
What were the arguments the FEDERALISTS had for APPROVING the Constitution? Check ALL THAT APPLY (3)
They thought the Articles made for a weak government.
The Constitution protected the rights of the people.
The Constitution protected the rights of the states.
They thought the Constitution made the states too weak.
They believed it gave the president too much power.
It did not include a Bill of Rights.
What were the arguments that the ANTI-FEDERALISTS had AGAINST the Constitution? Check ALL THAT APPLY (3).
They thought the Articles made for a very weak government.
It did not include the Bill of Rights.
Which of the following did NOT help write the Federalist Papers?
