The Constitution
"We the People" is the beginning of what part of the U.S Constitution?
The Preamble
This person was the leading General in the Revolutionary war and was quickly placed as the first President of the United States.
George Washington
Who asked to have the Convention in order to meet and discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Alexander Hamilton
Anti-Federalists were _________ the U.S Constitution
and
Federalists were ___________ the U.S Constitution
Anti-Federalists were opposed to or against the U.S Constitution
and
Federalists were for or supportive of the U.S Constitution
Which treaty was signed by both the United States and Britain officially recognizing the U.S as an independent country?
Treaty of Paris 1783
Later added to the constitution these Amendments were added to appease Antifederalists. They are called the____________
Bill of Rights
This person wrote the U.S Constitution
James Madison
What were the names of the two plans presented in the Constitutional Convention?
New Jersey
Virginia
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay all wrote the Federalists papers hoping to get more states to R_____ the U.S Constitution
Ratify
This piece of legislation, or ordinance, was put into place in 1787 providing the basis for governing western lands and developing them into states.
NorthWest Ordinance
Which Article in the Constitution talks about the Ratification process?
Article 7
the last one
This person established the first National Bank
Alexander Hamilton
Two delegates from every state came to the convention except___________
Rhode Island
Which group demanded a Bill of Rights
Anti-Federalists
Named after a bankrupt farmer, this rebellion caused many to fear that the Articles of Confederation were not a strong enough government after citizens tried to steal firearms and march on Boston
Shay's Rebellion
Each state has __________ members in the Senate.
Each state gets 2 members for Senate equaling 100 senate members total.
This man was the main leader of the Anti-Federalists
Thomas Jefferson
What compromise settled the debate about whether or not enslaved people would be counted in a state's population for representation?
The 3/5ths Compromise
Followers of Jefferson who were known as antifederalists before the ratification of the Constitution later became known as __________-____________; while Hamilton's supports remained known as the Federalists.
Democratic-Republicans
John Adams felt pure democracy would take power away from the minority. What system did he suggest putting into place to balance out the powers between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches?
A state's number of representatives in the House of Representatives is based on___________
Population.
1 Representative for every 40,000 people
Who said these inspiring words during the constitutional convention?
“You will become a reproach and by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest.”
Benjamin Franklin
The Great Compromise or the Connecticut Compromise
The Federalist Papers consisted of _____ essays distributed amongst the colonies in support of the new U.S Constitution.
85 essays
How much was America in debt after the Revolutionary war?
Please answer in numerical terms
$40 million owed to citizens
$11.7 million owed to France, Spain, and Netherlands
all together $51.7 million