Which statement about Shays's Rebellion is true? Question 5

A.)It started because a large portion of the population remained loyal to Great Britain, despite the fact that the Americans won the Revolutionary War.

B.)It began because many citizens felt that they were being fairly taxed by their state governments.

C.)It led many Americans to recognize the need for a stronger national government than the one created by the Articles of Confederation.

D.)It caused the early leaders of the United States to seek the intervention of the British Army to help the government quell the violence.

Question 6
Why did the leaders of the United States decide to create a new plan of government in 1787?

A.)The American army had finally defeated the British, and the country needed to create its first constitution.

B.)They recognized that the central government created by the Articles of Confederation was too weak.

C.)They felt that the power to collect taxes granted to the federal government was excessive and had to be reined in.

D.)The states collectively decided that their individual needs were more important than the needs of the nation as a whole.

Question 7
Which of the following descriptions belongs with the Great Compromise?

A.)It was not a compromise made during the Constitutional Convention.

B.)Congress would be composed of two houses: one in which representation was based on a state's size, & one in which every state was represented equally, regardless of size.

C.)The population of enslaved people would be only partially represented in a state's official population, which would be used to determine representation and taxation.

D.)The president and vice president would be chosen by a group of delegates chose by votes in each state.

Question 8
Which people were the Federalists?

A.)those who argued that the goal of the Constitutional Convention was to amend the Articles of Confederation, not to write a new document

B.)those who believed that the United States should have a bicameral legislature in which each state’s representation was not based on its population

C.)those who insisted that slaves be counted as full persons when determining state and national population figures

D.)those who supported the ratification of the Constitution as it was written at the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787

Question 9
Which people were the Anti-Federalists?

A.) those who believed that the president of the United States should be chosen by the members of Congress, not the people

B.)those who worried that smaller states would refuse to join the union if they were not granted greater representation in both houses of Congress

C.)those who feared that the Constitution would create an overly strong central government that would strip the states of their individual powers and rights

D.)those who insisted that no compromises be made during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787

Question 10
Which statement is false?

A.) The Federalists initially argued that the Constitution should be ratified without a bill of rights.

B.)The Anti-Federalists insisted that the Constitution include a bill of rights guaranteeing individual freedoms.

C.) Anti-Federalists amended the Constitution by adding a bill of rights before it was ratified.

D.) The Federalists’ promise to add a bill of rights paved the way to ratification of the Constitution.