The Convention Ends and the Constitution Goes to the Nation
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What was America's first form of government called?
What is The Articles of Confederation.
100
Where did the Convention meet and why is this place significant?
What is Independence Hall and it is where the Declaration of Independence had been debated.
100
Which proposal did the large states favor and why?
What is the Virginia Plan because it was based on population.
100
According to the Great Compromise, how many houses of Congress are there and which is representing the states.
What is two and the Senate.
100
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution.
What is nine out of thirteen.
200
Why were the powers of Congress limited under the Articles of Confederation?
What is the inability of Congress to impose taxes.
200
How many delegates attended and which state boycotted?
What is 55 and Rhode Island.
200
What is the percentage of slaves that lived in the south?
What is 90%.
200
What was one of the two limitations placed on the power of Congress to control trade?
What is 1) could not place any taxes on exports going to other countries or 2) could not interfere with the slave trade for twenty years.
200
What does ratify mean?
What is approve.
300
What was the Land Ordinance of 1785?
What is a law that divided western lands into six-mile squares called townships, which were then divided into 36 sections of 640 acres each.
300
Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"?
Who is James Madison.
300
Which state convinced delegates to throw out the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution?
What is Virginia.
300
What is the "fugitive slave clause"?
What is a provision that stated that escaped slaves had to be returned to owners.
300
What day was the Constitution completed on?
What is September 17, 1787.
400
The Northwest Ordinance gave settlers the same privileges as other citizens, except for what?
What is slavery was banned in the Northwest Territory.
400
What rule was set in place so that people would be free to speak their minds?
What is a rule of secrecy.
400
Why was the issue over slaves being counted as people or property being considered?
What is because representation is based on population.
400
How is the number of electors per state in the Electoral College determined?
What is the number of representatives and senators in Congress.
400
What were The Federalist Papers, why were they written, and name two of the writers?
What are influential articles written to persuade people to ratify the Constitution which were written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay.
500
What happened as a result of Shays's Rebellion?
What is Congress called for a convention to consider "the situation of the United States".
500
What are two things that the delegates agreed on?
What are natural rights and that the power of government came from the people, or the governed.
500
How did the delegates keep the president from becoming kinglike and who would be elected if the president died?
What is his term was limited to four years and the vice president.
500
What do the electors in the Electoral College do?
What is cast votes to elect the president and vice president.
500
Which group opposed the Constitution and give two reasons for why?
What is the Anti-Federalists and because they feared 1) taxes, 2) kinglike president, 3) power of the judicial branch, and 4) rights of people not listed.