The Need for Change
There was a _____ shortage in the United States.
money
James Madison is called…
the “father of the Constitution“
How many states approved the constitution?
9 states
American farmers could not pay
Taxes and Debts
What is manumission?
Manumission is the lawful freeing of slaves.
Which plan called for a two house legislature?
the Virginia Plan
The Three-Fifths Compromise was..
every 5 slaves freed they would count for 3 people
to stop judges from taking away farmers’ land legally
With the little money the government had left, they…
paid off their debts to foreign countries
The proportional representation in the legislature part of the ____________.
Virginia Plan
What reason did two delegates give for refusing to sign the Constitution?
The Constitution didn’t have the Bill of Rights.
What was the main cause of Shays’ Rebellion?
Farmers couldn’t pay taxes, so the state officials put them in jail and took their land.
In the New Jersey Plan, it gave power the congress the power to…
set taxes and regulate trade
What States objected to the Virginia Plan and why?
Smaller states objected to the Virginia Plan because they would have fewer votes than larger states.
The Great Compromise settled the issue of representation in the legislature by…
appointing a committee to settle the issue
What did the militia do to the farmers who revolted?
The militia fired shots at the crowd and killed 4 people.
Trade fell off when the _______ closed the __________ market to American _________.
British; West Indies; merchants
What month of what year did the Constitutional Convention get called, and when did it actually start?
called: September 1786 & started: May 1787
Including enslaved people as a part of the state‘s __________ would give ________ states more seats in the ________.
population; Southern; Congress
1,200; arsenal; storehouse; Springfield