articles of confederation, federation vs. states’ Rights, and the Three-Fifths Compromise QUIZ

What do the waves represent

The weakness of the articles or confederation

The first ten amendments to the constitution are called

The bill of rights

The three fifths compromise meant that

For every five slaves, three would be counted toward population

What did the great compromise decide

Represention in congress

Why is Shay’s rebellion an important event in us history

It led to the constitutional convention

Which government problem occurred under the articles of confederation

The states frequently did not cooperate with each other

Why was the great compromise created

The states disagreed about how much power each state should have in congress

____ ensured that the free citizens of the slave states would have more influence in congress and the electoral college than their counterparts in non slave states

The three fifths clause

The southern states wanted to count each slate as part of the population because ____

They could get increased representation in the house

Which problem did the articles of confederation cause for the new United States

Congress could not control trade between states