Historical Figures
Who is Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
Who is George Washington
How was the government under the Articles of Confederation able to get money from the states?
Had to ask and beg states to cooperate
Who was elected the first President under the Articles of Confederation?
Who is nobody
Each 640x640 acre plot of land is known as what?
What is a section
A tax on imported goods.
What is a Tariff
Who was peacemaker during the Constitutional Convention?
Who is Ben Franklin
City where the U.S. Constitution was written?
What is Philadelphia
Who heads the Executive Branch?
Who is the President
The state where Shay's Rebellion occurred?
What is Massachusetts?
Those who favor power to be shared between the national and state governments.
What is the Federalists
Who was Secretary of the Constitutional Convention?
Rising prices and declining purchasing power of money.
What is Inflation
The Constitution established how many branches of government?
What is three
Which European power controlled access to the Lower Mississippi river and its trade?
What is Spain
Name the two separate plans promoted for both small and large states.
What is the Virginia and New Jersey Plans
This philosopher associated with the idea of a social contract between government and citizens.
Who is John Locke
Resolution for how Slaves will be counted/represented in states?
What is the 3/5ths Compromise
Opposed ratification of the Constitution or wanted stronger protections for individual rights.
Who are the Anti-Federalists
What was the name of the Resolution between Large and Small states in regards to Representation?
What is the Great Compromise
The Magna Carta and the Bill of rights that influenced American constitutional ideas came from which European power?
What is England
Who was the Revolutionary War Veteran who started a rebellion and showed that the Articles of Confederation were weak.
Who is Daniel Shays
Name of the first Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights
What is Ratify
Who restricted American trade and placed high tariffs on goods.
What is England
Who is the first state to Ratify the Constitution?
Who is Delaware