This plan proposed by James Madison proposed that both houses of Congress be proportional with the number of representatives being based on a states population
Virginia Plan
100
How many States had to ratify the Constitution in order for it to take effect
9
200
Supporter of the ratification of the Constitution
Federalists
200
Without this single person the Constitutional Convention would have failed. His presence gave the convention a sense of trustworthiness and honesty allowing the nation to trust what was happening in it
George Washington
200
This power that the Confederation Congress did not possess would actually lead to the destruction of said Confederation Congress
Pass taxes
200
This plan proposed to keep the number of votes in Congress the same as the number of states in the Union.
New Jersey Plan
200
What was the last state to ratify the Constitution
Rhode Island
300
System that keeps any one branch from gaining too much power
Checks and Balances
300
This person proposed the Compromise that would eventually settle the issue of representation in the Congress.
Roger Sherman
300
This event showed that the Articles must be changed or done away with.
Shays rebellion
300
This Compromise settled the issue of Slavery during the Convention
3/5ths Compromise
300
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution
Delaware
400
Opposed the ratification of Constitution
Antifederalists
400
Proposed the New Jersey Plan
William Paterson
400
What was the one bright spot with the Articles of Confederation and would help to provide a successful plan on a very large problem.
Western Settlement
400
What congressional body kept the number of votes each state has equal to the number of states in the union
Senate
400
The book of essays explaining and supporting the Constitution was called
Federalist Papers
500
way of changing the Constitution
Amendment
500
This gentleman led a rebellion against courthouses in Massachusetts for taking farmers lands
Daniel Shay
500
This country closed the Mississippi River which cut off all shipping to people west of the Appalachian Mountains
Spain
500
This was the central issue that would take weeks to debate and nearly destroy the convention until an agreement was reached to settle it.
Representation in the Congress
500
where did the signing and discussion of the Constitution take place. NOT the City but the building