Documents
This plan created only a legislative body for governing the nation
Articles of Confederation
Name 3 men who wrote the Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
James Madison
These two plans made up the Great Compromise
Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
Before and during the Revolutionary War, the colonies were governed by this the __________Congress
Continental
This was a section of land consisting of 6 square miles
Township
This document organized Western land sales
Northwest Ordinance of 1785
This state held out to ratify the Articles of Confederation
Virginia
This compromise helped the nation with navigation laws and tariff laws
Commerce Compromise
Collect taxes from the states
This was a tax on imported goods
Tariffs
This document contained the means of adding new states to the Union
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This man was picked as the chairman of the Constitutional convention
George Washington
The most important legislation passed by the Confederation Congress dealt with ...
Western lands
What is the precise name that depicts the government created by the Constitution?
Democratic republic
This is another name for the official count of the population
Census
This document consisted of guarantees that were added to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
This experienced treaty maker went to Spain to negotiate
John Jay
This compromise worked out the counting of slaves for the purpose of representation
3/5's Compromise
This system in the Constitution was put in place to elect the President
Electoral college
This phrase is known as the freedom to stockpile goods temporarily at a foreign location
Right of deposit
This document was an attempt to persuade the states to ratify the Constitution
The Federalist Papers
This group of men favored the ratification of the Constitution
Federalists
The Constitution was written in this building in this city
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
True or False: The Constitution is older than all other constitutions in the world
True
Another definition to this word is: the giving of formal approval to certain documents
ratification