Question

1. What was the initial purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
(1 point)
Responses

to write the Constitution

to amend the Constitution

to amend the Articles of Confederation

to ratify the Constitution

2. So long as any individual state has power to defeat the measures of the other twelve, our pretended union is but a name, and our confederation, a cobweb.

—Noah Webster
Question
What fundamental problem did Noah Webster see in the Articles of Confederation?
(1 point)
Responses

that states would always work in their own self-interest even if it meant harm to the nation as a whole
that states would always work in their own self-interest even if it meant harm to the nation as a whole
that the central government would always favor large states over the smaller states when disputes broke out
that the central government would always favor large states over the smaller states when disputes broke out
that small states would have just as much say in the government as larger states
that small states would have just as much say in the government as larger states
that the states would have no way to stop the central government from imposing harsh taxes on them

Answer 1

1. What was the initial purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
- **to amend the Articles of Confederation**

2. What fundamental problem did Noah Webster see in the Articles of Confederation?
- **that states would always work in their own self-interest even if it meant harm to the nation as a whole**