Answer Key Chapter 7 Lesson 2 Reading Check Packet – What do you know? What was Shays’ Rebellion? An uprising by farmers in western Massachusetts when their – lands were taken for not paying their taxes (involved the seizing of farmer’s land, farmers being thrown into prison, courts being shut down by the “Shaysites”) What was the Constitutional Convention? A meeting of delegates from the 13 states in – Philadelphia in 1787 to revise/change the government and make a new Constitution What was the Great Compromise? (Large State/Small State issue) A plan establishing a – legislature. of Representatives (representation was based on population) Senate (representation was equal each state had two senators) – Underline the meaning of depression. Students should have underlined the phrase: a period of time when business slows down and many people lose their jobs. Why did farmers in Massachusetts rebel in 1787? The farmers rebelled because when they could not pay taxes and repay debts, state officials took over their land and threw many of them into jail. Name ways in which free African Americans faced discrimination? Not allowed in public places Few states gave them the to vote Children often not go to the same school with white children What was manumission? The freeing of individual enslaved persons Why was it important for the American people to the work of the Constitutional Convention? The delegates were going to write an entirely new Constitution for the country. How many representatives would each state have under the Virginia Plan? The number of members in both houses would be based on the number of people in each state. Why did New Jersey’s delegates object to the Virginia Plan? New Jersey was a small state and would have few representatives.
Answer Key – Chapter 7 Lesson 2 Reading Check Packet What do you know? What was Shays’ Rebellion? – An uprising by farmers in western Massachusetts when their lands were taken for not paying their taxes (involved the seizing of farmer’s land, farmers being thrown into prison, courts being shut down by the “Shaysites”) What was the Constitutional Convention? – A meeting of delegates from the 13 states in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise/change the government and make a new Constitution What was the Great Compromise? – (Large State/Small State issue) A plan establishing a legislature. of Representatives (representation was based on population) Senate (representation was equal – each state had two senators) Underline the meaning of depression. Students should have underlined the phrase: a period of time when business slows down and many people lose their jobs. Why did farmers in Massachusetts rebel in 1787? The farmers rebelled because when they could not pay taxes and repay debts, state officials took over their land and threw many of them into jail. Name ways in which free African Americans faced discrimination? Not allowed in public places Few states gave them the to vote Children often not go to the same school with white children What was manumission? The freeing of individual enslaved persons Why was it important for the American people to the work of the Constitutional Convention? The delegates were going to write an entirely new Constitution for the country. How many representatives would each state have under the Virginia Plan? The number of members in both houses would be based on the number of people in each state. Why did New Jersey’s delegates object to the Virginia Plan? New Jersey was a small state and would have few representatives.
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