Articles of Confederation
Name two successful ordinances from the Articles of Confederation.
The Northwest Ordinance in 1787, and the Land Ordinance of 1785.
What was America's financial situation after the war?
The federal government and states had incurred many debts over the course of the war, and due to the limited powers of taxation, the federal government couldn't find many ways to raise that money.
What were the values associated with Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
Federalists wanted a strong centralized government, while Anti-Federalists championed states rights.
What compromise said that slaves would count as 3/5s of a state's total population, introduced as a way to give slave states more representation?
The three-fifths compromise.
When was the Constitution ratified?
June 21, 1788
How were the Articles shaped around popular ideology of the time?(IE; how post revolutionary attitudes affected the powers stated for Congress)
Many Americans believed that due to the overly controlling policies put in by the British government, they should govern themselves.
How did interstate commerce affect resolutions in the constitution?
States would often put tariffs or outright block trade with one another, resulting in restrictions put on the ability to trade with one another.
How did Shays' Rebellion bolster the arguments of Federalists?
Shays' Rebellion asserted that a strong centralized government was necessary to keep the peace and help resolve poor economic situations.
What compromise said that Congress would be a bicameral legislature made up of a population-based House of Representatives and a two-senator-per-state Senate?
The Great Compromise
When was the first meeting of the Constitutional Convention?
May 25, 1787
How did the Articles Of Confederation come to be?
Shortly before declaring independence in 1776, Congress appointed a committee to draft a new constitution, and the result was implemented in 1777
What was the common American attitude about taxes that heavily influenced many parts of the Articles?
Taxes were viewed as unnecessary and would destroy popular democracy if they were implemented.
(Various answers)
How were Anti-Federalists swayed to help ratify the Constitution?
The promise of a bill of rights.
The Supremacy Clause
When was Shays' Rebellion?
1786
Name a problem the Articles had when it came to state representation.
Each state had only one vote, so that tiny Rhode Island had the same voice as larger Virginia.
Describe how Shay's Rebellion came to fruition.
Farmers/Veterans in Massachusetts were angered over their state's increasing efforts to tax them and repay debts.
What was the overall purpose and reasoning of the Federalist papers?
The Federalist Papers were a series of papers that helped promote the ratification of the constitution by saying that it was impossible to extend a republican government over a large territory.
What clause states that Congress has the right to introduce any laws that are deemed "necessary and proper" to the welfare of the country?
The Necessary and Proper Clause
What year did Abigail Adams tell her husband that "the Ladies" were determined "to foment a rebellion" of their own if they were not given political rights?
1776
What did Thomas Jefferson say about the Articles?
He thought the new structure as being the best one "existing or that ever did exist."
Around 75 million dollars, roughly 900 billion dollars in today's currency.
Why did anti-federalists react so severely to the Constitution?
They believed that the sovereignty of states was being removed.
Which article section prohibited Congress from banning the importation of slaves for 20 years?
Article 1, Section 9
What year was the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, a passage supported by Thomas Jefferson, passed?
1786