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Fall Benchmark 2 US History Exam
Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
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Weakness of the Articles of Confederation - Answer✔1. Lacked power to enforce laws 2. Lacked
power to levy taxes 3. Lacked power to regulate trade among the states 4. Required all 13
states to approve changes to the Articles
Shays rebellion - Answer✔Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in
1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national
government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out.
Antifederalists - Answer✔Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central
government, wanted bill of rights.
Federalists - Answer✔supporters of the Constitution
Great Compromise - Answer✔agreement providing a Bicameral system of congressional
representation
Montesquieu - Answer✔separation of powers
After Shay's Rebellion: - Answer✔there were numerous calls promoting a stronger central
government
3/5 Compromise - Answer✔-each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and
representation purposes
Social Mobility - Answer✔Movement of individuals or groups from one position in a society's
stratification system to another Ben Franklin
The Federalist Papers - Answer✔A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John
Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail.
John Locke - Answer✔English philosopher who advocated natural rights.
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Fall Benchmark 2 US History Exam
Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
Guaranteed Pass.
Weakness of the Articles of Confederation - Answer✔1. Lacked power to enforce laws 2. Lacked
power to levy taxes 3. Lacked power to regulate trade among the states 4. Required all 13
states to approve changes to the Articles
Shays rebellion - Answer✔Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in
1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national
government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out.
Antifederalists - Answer✔Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central
government, wanted bill of rights.
Federalists - Answer✔supporters of the Constitution
Great Compromise - Answer✔agreement providing a Bicameral system of congressional
representation
Montesquieu - Answer✔separation of powers
After Shay's Rebellion: - Answer✔there were numerous calls promoting a stronger central
government
3/5 Compromise - Answer✔-each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and
representation purposes
Social Mobility - Answer✔Movement of individuals or groups from one position in a society's
stratification system to another Ben Franklin
The Federalist Papers - Answer✔A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John
Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail.
John Locke - Answer✔English philosopher who advocated natural rights.
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