DELEGATES
Who presented the Virginia Plan?
Edmund Randolph
What was our first Constitution called?
The Articles of Confederation
What word means 2 houses?
bicameral
the action of signing or giving formal consent to the Constitution, making it officially valid.
What is ratification?
What was the name of the plan that called for equal representation and was created to counter the large state's plan?
the New Jersey Plan
Who was responsible for the Great Compromise?
Roger Sherman
One adjective best describes the problem with the Articles. They were too _____________.
weak
In what year was the Convention held?
1787
What were the Federalist Papers? What was their purpose?
85 essays that promoted the Constitution
What was the number of delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
55
Who was President of the Convention
George Washington
What was the main argument between the Big and Little states?
over representation
How long did the Convention last?
4 months
2 men that were Federalists?
Hamilton and Madison
What were the 2 compromises in dealing with slavery? North got ______________; South got __________.
slavery imports would stop in 20 years and slaves would count as 3/5 a person for representation in congress
Who was the "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
What are the 2 houses of Congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
Which state did not attend?
Rhode Island
What did the Federalists have to include in the Constitution to gain the Anti-Federalists' support?
a Bill of Rights
The Philadelphia Meeting to revise the AOC became the ___________ __________.
Constitutional Convention
Who completed the final wording of the Constitution?
Gouveneur Morris
This was the event that led to the Constitutional Convention.
Shays's Rebellion
What were the 2 compromises in dealing with slavery? North got ______________; South got __________.
slavery imports would stop in 20 years and slaves would count as 3/5 a person for representation in congress
2 things the Anti-federalists were afraid of?
President might become a king
& no bill of rights
What was the name of the plan that called for representation in Congress to be based on population?
the Virginia Plan