1. Which house of the U.S. Congress was specifically created by the Great Compromise to satisfy the demands of smaller states like New Jersey?
- A. The Senate
- B. The House of Representatives
- C. The Cabinet
- D. The Supreme Court
2. The creation of a bicameral legislature, consisting of two separate houses, was a key feature of which agreement?
- A. The Articles of Confederation
- B. The Declaration of Independence
- C. The Great Compromise
- D. The Bill of Rights
3. Under the Great Compromise, how is representation determined in the House of Representatives?
- A. Each state receives two representatives
- B. It is based on the state's population
- C. It is determined by the state's geographic size
- D. Representatives are appointed by the Senate
4. The conflict between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention was primarily about what issue?
- A. Judicial power
- B. State vs. federal power
- C. Presidential term limits
- D. Slavery
5. At the Constitutional Convention, what was the primary point of conflict between states with large populations and states with small populations?
- A. The power of the executive branch
- B. The method of electing the president
- C. How states would be represented in the legislative branch
- D. The authority to levy taxes on imported goods
6. What major event was a direct consequence of the national government's inability to handle Shays' Rebellion?
- A. The start of the American Revolution
- B. The signing of the Declaration of Independence
- C. The calling of the Constitutional Convention in 1787
- D. The election of George Washington as the first president
7. In what city did the Constitutional Convention of 1787 take place?
- A. New York City
- B. Boston
- C. Philadelphia
- D. Williamsburg
8. Who was the leader of the revolt in Massachusetts that exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
- A. Thomas Jefferson
- B. George Washington
- C. Alexander Hamilton
- D. Daniel Shays
9. What was the primary reason American leaders created a weak national government under the Articles of Confederation?
- A. They wanted to give the president absolute authority.
- B. They feared creating a powerful central government similar to the British monarchy.
- C. They planned to have each state operate as a completely independent country.
- D. They were following the direct orders of the French government.
10. The uprising known as Shays' Rebellion primarily involved which group of people?
- A. Boston merchants protesting taxes on tea
- B. Enslaved people seeking their freedom
- C. Angry farmers in Massachusetts protesting debt and taxes
- D. British soldiers who refused to leave their forts