Representation in Congress
This plan proposed representation in Congress based on a state's population.
Virginia Plan
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not do this to raise money for the national government.
raise taxes
Congress passed this 1785 law to divide western lands into townships and sections to be sold.
Land Ordinance
He presided over the Constitutional Convention and was a respected leader chosen as convention president.
George Washington
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution for it to become effective?
9
This was the compromise that created a two-house legislature with one house based on population and the other giving equal representation to each state
The Great Compromise
Name one major leadership problem of the national government under the Articles was that there was no ____.
President
Name the 1787 law that created territories north of the Ohio River and set terms for statehood.
Northwest Ordinance
This Virginian is often called the "Father of the Constitution" for his ideas that influenced the new government.
James Madison
Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
This small-state plan wanted a single-house Congress with equal representation for each state.
New Jersey Plan
This 1786–1787 uprising in Massachusetts showed the weakness of the national government and worried leaders that the nation might fall apart.
Shays Rebellion
According to the law, how many people did a territory need before it could apply for statehood?
60,000
They felt that the Constitution had created a stronger national government for the better.
Federalists
The delegates promised this to those who were opposed to the Constitution, once it was ratified.
Bill of Rights
Under the new Constitution, this house's representation is based on population.
House of Representatives
One economic problem that made interstate trade difficult under the Articles was that every state had this.
Their own currency
Besides rules for statehood, what important rule did the Northwest Ordinance include?
No slavery in the Northwest Territory
This Connecticut delegate proposed the Great Compromise.
Roger Sherman
They were opposed to the Constitution, fearing that it gave the government too much power.
Anti-Federalists
The three-Fifths compromise that decided how enslaved people would be counted for these TWO things.
representation and taxes
THe real reason that Congress couldn't help put down Shays Rebellion was because it lacked money and this.
An army
How many acres were in one section (one square mile) under the Land Ordinance system?
640
The three authors who wrote the Federalist Papers were Madison, Hamilton and this man.
John Jay
Which state was the ninth to ratify, making the Constitution go into effect?
New Hampshire