Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
Life in the New Nation
Federalists
Antifederalists
100
Under the Articles of Confederation the power of the government was concentrated here -- not in the national government.
What are State Governments
100
Delegates from 12 states met here to discuss problems with the Article of Confederation.
What is Philadelphia?
100
After the American Revolution, the United States experienced this period of slow economic activity and high unemployment.
What is an economic depression?
100
When it comes to ratification, they would:
What is support it?
100
When is comes to ratification they would
What is be against it?
200
This was the reason that Colonists didn't want a strong central government when they ratified the Articles of Confederation.
What is the fear of a government with unlimited power, such as their experience with the King and Parliament.
200
Created 3 branches of government, the legislative being bicameral and the number of representatives based on a state's population size.
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
This group of Americans found it hard to get their land back into production after the war destroyed many fields.
Who are farmers?
200
The "father of the Constitution:"
Who is James Madison?
200
His speeches made people believe ratification would be a bad thing for the country.
Who is Patrick Henry?
300
This is a statement written in the Articles of Confederation that explains the relationship of the states to each other.
What is a "firm league of friendship?"
300
Large population states opposed this plan on the basis of its one state one vote idea in the unicameral legislature.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
300
This nation stopped American merchants from trading in their West Indies colonies.
What is Great Britain?
300
They were written to gather support for the ratification.
What are Federalist Papers?
300
Protection of the unalienable rights would only happen if they added this document
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
Major weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation.
What is could not directly tax, no executive or President, could not regulate interstate commerce...
400
A Senate with equal representation and a House of Representatives with the number of representatives based on population size of the states
What is how the Great Compromise solved the debate between the New Jersey and Virginia plans
400
This nation obstructed the use of the Mississippi River by controlling the Port of New Orleans.
What is Spain?
400
These rights are already included and don't need a separate document to be protected.
What are unalienable?
400
He led the Sons of Liberty and also the Anti-ratification fight.
Who is Samuel Adams?
500
This is the event that caused the nation to realize that a stronger central government was necessary.
What is Shays' Rebellion
500
Total white population plus three-fifths of the slave population for calculating representation and taxation.
What is who counted in figuring out state population size according to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
500
The central government had to pay foreign debts, but was unable to enforce this power to:
What is directly tax the citizens?
500
Favored a central government that would be this, compared to the state governments.
What is stronger?
500
When this state ratified the Constitution, the Anti-federalist campaign became pointless
What is New Hampshire?
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