Lessons 1-2
The Articles of Confederation was the ________ form of government in the United States
The purpose of this 1787 Convention was for delegates to give suggestions for the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitutional (Philadelphia) Convention?
This group supported the Constitution and a strong central government
Who are the Federalists?
This Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, assembly, petition, and the press
What is the First Amendment?
This Amendment protects people from testifying against themselves
What is the Fifth Amendment?
The impact of this war was the end of British control and the birth of the United States.
What is the Revolutionary War?
This man was most famous for his work on the U.S. Constitution and its first ten amendments, the Bill of Rights. He helped shape the U.S. government and secure the freedoms of the people
Who is James Madison?
This group believed in the power of the States, and they feared the constitution would threaten individual liberties and state power.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
The first ten amendments (additions) to the United States Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
A person or people selected to represent a group of people in some political organization in the United States
Who/what are delegates?
The primary purpose of this ordinance was to outline a process for admitting new states to the Union
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
This was the outcome of the 1787 Convention that split representation between the House of Representatives (based on population) and the Senate (2 representatives for each state)
What is the Great Compromise?
This compromise determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This part of the Constitution introduces the goals and principles of the government
What is the Preamble?
Americans were afraid of creating this type of government
What is tyranny/a tyrannical government?
This man was a soldier and former farmer who led a rebellion against the Massachusetts government
A system that provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
What is Checks and Balances?
These were statutes passed by the U.S. Congress in 1793 and 1850 that provided for the capture and return of escaped enslaved people to their owners
What are The Fugitive Slave Acts?
This Amendment states that any rights not allocated to the federal government belong to the states/people
What is the 10th Amendment?
This plan wanted representation to be based on population size
What is the Virginia Plan?
Each territory needed this many inhabitants to apply for statehood
What is 600,000
These are the three branches of the United States government
What is the legislative, judiciary, and executive branches?
These were some of the reasons that framers of the Constitution did not abolish slavery
What are financial gain/protecting the economy and the South joining the Union?
This Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This is the framework for the federal government of the United States that guides how the country work
What is the Constitution?