People
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Challenges of the Constitution
Mystery
100
He was elected President of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia, PA
Who was George Washington
100
Under the Articles of Confederation, most powers were left to this group
What is the states
100
The 55 delegates who created the Constitution are known by this name
Who are the Founding Fathers
100
This plan proposed a government with 3 separate branches
What was the Virginia Plan
100
This group supported the Constitution
Who were the Federalists
200
This delegate from Virginia created the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution
Who was James Madison
200
This group created the Articles of Confederation
Who were the Continental Congress
200
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as this
What are the Bill of Rights
200
This plan called for a government where each state had 1 equal vote
What was the New Jersey Plan
200
This word means to approve
What is ratify
300
This man from Massachusetts led a group of angry farmers in a rebellion against the government and tried to take over a federal arsenal
Who was Daniel Shays
300
Lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were called this
What was the Northwest Territory
300
This group opposed the Constitution
Who were the Antifederalists
300
This agreement said that three-fifth's of a state's slave population would be counted for representation
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise
300
After the Revolutionary War, The United States had problems with which 2 countries
Who were Britain and Spain
400
Name 2 of the 3 politicians who wrote the Federalist Papers
Who were Madison, Hamilton, and Jay
400
The Articles of Confederation were officially ratified in what year
What is 1781
400
He took detailed notes about the events and conversations that occurred at the Constitutional Convention
Who was James Madison
400
This deal was designed to satisfy the demands of both the large and small states
What was the Great Compromise
400
Name the 3 branches of government
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
500
A committee led by this man from Connecticut created a deal known as the Great Compromise
Who was Roger Sherman
500
This state was the last to ratify the Articles of Confederation
What is Maryland
500
The delegates passed the Constitution in this year
What was 1787
500
Which groups of people were not recognized as citizens during the creation of the Constitution
Who were Native Americans, African Americans, and Women
500
This bill, written in 1787, outlined how the Northwest Territory was supposed to be governed or managed
What was the Northwest Ordinance
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