The Articles of Confederation
This Document was the United States' first attempt at a constitution and created a "league of friendship."
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This Massachusetts farmer led a rebellion against high taxes and debt after the revolution.
What is Massachusetts?
This 1787 meeting in Philadelphia was originally called to amend the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This group supported ratifying the new Constitution and favored a strong national government.
Who were the Federalists?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion and the press.
What is the 1st Amendment?
This was one major weakness of the Articles- congress had no money because it could not do this.
What is collect taxes?
Shays' Rebellion took place in this state between 1786 and 1787.
What is Massachusetts?
This earlier meeting in 1786 failed to attract enough states but inspired the later convention in Philadelphia.
What is the Annapolis Convention?
This group opposed the Constitution, believing liberty could not survive under a powerful central government.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This amendment guarantees a trial by jury in civil cases.
What is the 7th amendment?
This law allowed westward expansion and banned slavery north of the Ohio River?
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
Farmers in Shays' Rebellion were upset because the government was favoring these people over struggling citizens.
Who are wealthy merchants?
Large States supported this plan, which proposed representation based on population and a two-house legislature.
The Anti-Federalists pushed for this addition to protect individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This amendment says a no person can be tried twice for the same crime.
What is the 5th amendment?
To pass a law under the Articles, this many states had to agree.
What is nine?
After the Revolution, farmers joined Shays' Rebellion because they struggled with these two major economic problems.
What are high taxes and debt?
This compromise created a two house congress with one house based on population and the other giving each state two senators.
What is the Connecticut (Great) Compromise?
These essays, written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay, defended the Constitution and encouraged ratification.
What are the Federalist Papers?
These two amendments protect both individual rights and state authority.
What are the 9th and 10th amendment?
What are conservative states?
This was the main effect of Shays' Rebellion- it showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and led to this major event.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This agreement settled how enslaved people would count toward population and taxes.
What is the three-fifth compromise?
The Constitution was approved after Federalists agreed to add this safeguard to protect citizens' freedoms and win over the Anti-Federalists.
What is the Bill of Rights?
These amendments are related to arrests and trials.