Subunit 1.2.3 – Quickfire Quiz
1. The incident that did most to destroy many Americans’ faith in government under the
Articles of Confederation was
A. the Whiskey Rebellion.
B. the American Revolution.
C. Shays’s Rebellion.
D. the Loyalist Revolt.
2. The Constitutional Convention plan that advocated a two-house legislature with
representation based on state population was called the
A. Hamilton Plan.
B. New Jersey Plan.
C. New York Plan.
D. Virginia Plan.
3. The Constitutional Convention plan which advocated a single-house legislature
where each state would have an equal vote was called the
A. Virginia Plan.
B. New Jersey Plan.
C. Connecticut Plan.
D. Madison Plan.
4. The Constitutional Convention delegates addressed the issue of slavery by
A. giving Congress the power to abolish slavery.
B. mandating that southern states emancipate their slaves within 20 years.
C. counting slaves as 3/5 of a person in determining the number of congressman a
state could have.
D. requiring that free blacks emigrate to Africa.
Answers: 1. C, 2. D, 3. B, 4. C
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