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Founding Fathers and Constitutional Principles
Interactive Video
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Social Studies
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6th - 8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Paul Vargas
FREE Resource
10 questions
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1.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Categorize the events ofd the American Revolution
Groups:
(a) Lexington & Concord
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(b) Battle of Saratoga
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(c) Valley Forge
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(d) Battle of Yorktown
Final battle of the American Revolution
Convinced France to join the war as an American ally
Washington's winter camp, suffering & disease
Initiated the American Revolution
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The Articles of Confederation created a weak national government after the American Revolution. Which of the following were results of the Articles giving most power to the states?
(Select TWO correct answers.)
The national government could not collect taxes to pay off war debts.
The President gained too much control over the military.
States acted more like independent countries than a united nation.
Congress could easily enforce its laws in every state
The national government could settle disputes between states with ease.
3.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Directions: Drag each event to the correct category — Cause or Effect.
Groups:
(a) cause
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(b) effect
- Leaders called for a stronger national government, leading to the Constitutional Convention.
- Daniel Shays led a rebellion against the state government.
- Farmers in Massachusetts faced high taxes and debt.
- Americans realized the national government was too weak to stop the rebellion.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
5.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Use the table to select which Constitutional plan or compromise is being described.
Groups:
(a) Virginia Plan
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(b) New Jersey Plan
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(c) Great Compromise
Created a two-house legislature (one by population, one equal)
Combined ideas from both large and small states
Favored large states with representation based on population
Favored small states with equal representation for each state
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of the 3/5th compromise?
It decreased the number of representatives southern states could send to Congress
It increased the political influence of southern states in the House of Representatives
It gave enslaved people the right to vote in southern states
It made all states have equal representation regardless of population
7.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Use the table to select which Constitutional compromise is being described.
Groups:
(a) Three-Fifths Compromise
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(b) Great Compromise
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(c) Both
determined disagreements over representation
Determined how enslaved people would be counted for representation
Increased the political influence of southern states in the House of Representatives
Combined the ideas of large and small states to resolve disagreements
Created a two-house legislature: one by population, one equal for each state
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