What's in a Name
Its all in Numbers
Plans and Problems
"A" is for...
The 13 States
100
He led the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
100
To approve the Constitution, the farmers compromised and decided on a majority of this any states (out of 13).
What is 9?
100
Before the Constitution number of branches of government.
What is one?
100
This document was the first plan of government and created a "firm league of friendship."
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
The first state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Delaware?
200
He was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention at age 81.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
This state was the Ninth State to ratify the Constitution.
What is New Hampshire?
200
3 Problems that the Anit-Federalists had with the Constitution.
What are: weak state governments, no bill of rights, President vs. King?
200
An addition or alteration to a document.
What is an amendment?
200
This state had the largest population in the United States in 1790.
What is Virginia?
300
Helped draft the Great Compromise that determined how states would be represented in Congress.
Who is Roger Sherman?
300
Northern and southern states quarreled over whether to count slaves and Madison came up with this compromise.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
300
Roger Sherman helped construct this compromise which called for two houses of Congress one with equal representation and one based on population.
What is the Great Compromise?
300
Opponents of the Constitution who disliked the new plan and complained about it.
Who are Anti-Federalists?
300
This was the only state to not send delegates to the Convention.
What is Rhode Island?
400
He led a rebellion that shocked Congress into meeting.
Who is Daniel Shays?
400
The Amendment that bars Congress from forcing citizens to keeps troops in their homes.
What is the Third Amendment?
400
This plan called for a central government to have 3 separate branches.
What is the Virginia Plan?
400
He won the second most number of votes in the first presidential election thus becoming the first vice president.
Who is John Adams?
400
The Constitutional Convention took place in this state.
What is Pennsylvania?
500
Supporters of the constitution went by this title.
Who are Federalists?
500
To become a state, a territory required a minimum population of this to apply.
What is 60,000?
500
Many delegates refused the sign the Constitution because it did not contain this.
What are rights for citizens or a Bill of Rights?
500
John Jay, James Madison and _________ published the Federalists Papers in support of the Constitution.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
500
Daniel Shays lead his uprising with farmers from this state.
What is Massachusetts?
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